R (DAS UK Holdings) v Paul Asplin & Others: On 8 July 2018, following a three-month private prosecution at Southwark Crown Court, Paul Asplin (formerly DAS UK Chief Executive Officer), David Kearns (formerly DAS UK Assistant General Manger) and Sally … Continue reading
What information does a private prosecutor have to put forward to get a proper summons issued? Typically in a private prosecution the defendant will not be put on notice that the prosecutor seeks to apply for a summons. To protect … Continue reading
To succeed in a private prosecution you need a high standard of evidence. Just like a Police/CPS prosecution, the jury must be convinced beyond reasonable doubt that an individual is culpable for the offence to find that person guilty. The … Continue reading
Whether you are a budding young designer just about to leave University or internationally recognised, you may well have considered that your creativity was now being recognised and your rights strengthened with the passing of the Intellectual Property Act 2014.[1] … Continue reading
Kate is the Senior Vice Chair of the Asset Recovery Subcommittee and was invited to speak at the 16th Annual IBA Anti-Corruption Conference on the subject of “How to recover assets but avoid confronting the corrupt politician directly”. She was … Continue reading
Robert Hunter, Partner at Edmonds Marshall McMahon, will chair the first day of this year’s C5 Fraud, Asset Tracing and Recovery Conference in Geneva. Over the past 15 years, Robert’s much anticipated opening talk introducing C5’s Geneva Forum has become a tradition. … Continue reading
On Monday 29th January 2018, following a private prosecution, Andrew John Camilleri was unanimously convicted by a jury at Manchester Crown Court of making false representations in an Individual Voluntary Arrangement (“IVA”)[1] proposal contrary to section 262A of the Insolvency Act … Continue reading
This article was first published on Lexis®PSL Dispute Resolution on 22 January 2018. Click for a free trial of Lexis®PSL. Dispute Resolution analysis: What is the court’s role in dealing with a commercial deal gone sour? Kate McMahon and Sofie Hoffman, partners at Edmonds Marshall McMahon, explain the judgment in … Continue reading
On the 13th December 2017, Andrey Kulich was unanimously convicted in a private prosecution for his involvement in a $1 million conspiracy to defraud Argyn Khassenov, following a four-week trial at Birmingham Crown Court. Andrey Kulich, a Russian and British … Continue reading
Edmonds Marshall McMahon’s Tamlyn Edmonds and Ashley Fairbrother were delighted to feature in the Intellectual Property Magazine, following an interview with the Deputy Editor, Tom Phillips The published interview is set out below and can be found here. With the … Continue reading
