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Am I committing VAT fraud?
Not only is VAT fraud taken seriously by HMRC, it can cause untold damage to a company’s reputation, not least due to the fact that taxpayers resent it when they find out someone else hasn’t been paying their way towards the running of essential services in the UK...
A guide to modern cyber crime and its consequences
As we have become more dependent on technology in both our professional and personal lives, the threat of cyber crime has risen significantly. In fact in 2018 alone a total of £1.2 billion was stolen by criminals committing cyber fraud according to a report by...
Guide: Consequences of tax fraud
Last October, the chancellor Philip Hammond announced new measures to clamp down on tax evasion, with a target of raising £2.1 billion by 2023. Narrowing what’s known as the ‘tax gap’ has already resulted in success, with Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC),...
The process: being interviewed under caution
If the police decide they wish to speak to you in connection with a crime that has allegedly been committed, the process entails an interview where you are formally placed under caution using the wording from the Police and Criminal Evidence Act. The process of being...
Driving without due care and attention: a guide
The issue of driving without due care and attention has been making headlines thanks to the Duke of Edinburgh’s unfortunate accident in which his Range Rover was involved in a collision with another vehicle containing two women and a baby near the Sandringham Estate...
Avoiding a driving ban
The first question we hear from clients who have been accused of a motoring offence such as speeding or drink driving is ‘will I lose my licence?’ Every case we deal with is different, so there is rarely a short or straightforward answer to that question. However, the...
American law terminology
Anyone who looks at what words and phrases people are searching for online when they’re looking for a defence solicitor quickly realises that a lot of the phrases used to search the internet for criminal defence services in the UK are American. This phenomenon has...
Your legal guide: Motoring offences and their penalties
A motoring offence is by far the most common reason for usually law-abiding people to find themselves falling foul of the law. Of these offences around 70% are related to speeding. The possible consequences of a motoring offence varies hugely according to how serious...
What are the consequences of benefit fraud?
Benefit fraud costs UK taxpayers millions of pounds every year. Offenders are often caught when people they know report them to the Benefit Fraud Hotline or during routine checks. If action is being taken against you following a benefit fraud investigation, it’s...
Guide to white collar offences
The phrase ‘white collar offence’ was first coined by sociologist Edwin Sutherland, who defined it as ‘a crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation’. This description is clearly dated, but nearly 80 years on,...