Former Post Office call for former chiefs to face prison time following Horizon scandal February 15, 2022 Former Post Office sub-postmasters and mistresses have called for former bosses to face prison time as they continue to provide evidence for the public inquiry on the Horizon scandal, which started this week. More than 700 branch managers were given criminal convictions between 2000 and 2014 when faulty accounting software called Horizon made it look [...]
Public inquiry begins into Post Office scandal that saw 700 managers face criminal convictions February 14, 2022 Former Post Office sub-postmasters and mistresses started giving evidence as part of a public inquiry on the Horizon scandal today. It comes after more than 700 branch managers were given criminal convictions between 2000 and 2014 when faulty accounting software called Horizon made it look as if money was missing. The system, developed by the [...]
Serving Met Police officer arrested and charged with rape October 3, 2021 A serving Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with rape, the Crown Prosecution Service said late on Sunday evening. David Carrick, 46, from Stevenage will appear in court tomorrow. The CPS said: ‘The CPS has today authorised Hertfordshire Constabulary to charge serving Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick, 46, with one count of rape following an [...]
Labour plans to scrap hereditary peers… but they’ll be able to keep some perks April 1, 2024 Labour is reportedly planning to scrap all hereditary peers in the House of Lords in its first term in office.
Clifford Chance to wind down Moscow offices amid scrutiny over law firm’s links to oligarchs March 10, 2022 Magic Circle law firm Clifford Chance has set out plans to close its Moscow offices, as City of London law firms face mounting pressure to sever all ties to Russia. Clifford Chance’s decision to “wind down” its Moscow offices comes just an hour after Magic Circle law firm Allen & Overy said it would be [...]
London law firm BCL Solicitors sent legal threats to Foreign Office on behalf of Russian oligarch March 9, 2022 London law firm BCL Solicitors has been named as one of the law firms that sent letters to the Foreign Office, on behalf of Russian oligarchs seeking to challenge the government’s sanctions regime. In a written response to Labour MP Margaret Hodge, Conservative minister James Cleverly said BCL Solicitors had sent letters to the Foreign [...]
Best and the brightest welcome? Home Office tells Canary Wharf couple to move to China January 17, 2022 The Home Office has told a British Canary Wharf computer expert that he should move to China and live with his PhD-studying girlfriend’s family in Shanghai, after rejecting her visa application. Robert Evans, 30, from Aberdeen met his girlfriend, Lisa Li, 31, from Shanghai, whilst studying for a master’s degree in computer science in the [...]
Nearly 60 Bank of England staff accept offers to relocate for work in Leeds June 26, 2024 Nearly 60 workers at the Bank of England have accepted offers to work at the central bank's expanded office in Leeds.
Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo: Criminal appeal to start for ex-UBS and Barclays traders convicted of rigging March 13, 2024 Both men were investigated and prosecuted by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) along with others in the Eibor case.
Piers Corbyn arrested after encouraging people to burn down MPs’ offices December 19, 2021 The Metropolitan Police have arrested Piers Corbyn after he called for MPs' offices during a speech at an anti-lockdown rally yesterday.