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Criminal sanctions for insider dealing?
European justice ministers meeting in the Council of the European Union last week reached agreement on proposals for a Directive on insider dealing and market manipulation that will criminalise such behaviour. Insider dealing occurs when a person who has price-sensitive inside information trades in related financial instruments. Market manipulation takes… Read more ...Seasonal warning to knife carrying criminals
A prosecution service campaign targeting knife carrying offenders over the seasonal period has been launched by the Lord Advocate, Frank Mulholland QC. Last year during the festive period the Lord Advocate introduced a zero tolerance knife crime prosecution policy. Anyone caught in possession of a knife in Scotland’s town or… Read more ...Drilling company fined £5.6 million after corruption report
The Crown Office has reported that the Civil Recovery Unit is to recover £5.6 million under Proceeds of Crime legislation after a Scottish drilling company accepted that it had benefited from unlawful conduct. Abbot Group Limited (“Abbot”), which is based in Aberdeen, admitted that it had benefited from corrupt payments… Read more ...Detailed analysis of religious hate crime
Statistics published by the Scottish Government have provided a detailed picture of the scale of religious hate crimes across Scotland. The figures show that: The proportional spread of religions targeted has remained similar, with the two main religious beliefs targeted being Catholicism and Protestantism. There were 19 attacks on… Read more ...Overconfident UK investors fall prey to fraud
A national campaign has been launched to warn UK investors they risk falling victim to thousands of pounds worth of fraud if they fail to take simple steps to check who they’re investing with. The campaign, led by Action Fraud, the national fraud and internet crime reporting centre estimates that… Read more ...Equal rights for foreign prisoners
An international conference in Rome is to bring together the directors of prison administrations and probation services of the 47 Council of Europe member States to consider issues around foreign prisoners. Management of imprisoned foreigners poses a problem whose severity varies between countries. The Council of Europe 2010 statistics indicate… Read more ...Developments in Europe’s anti-drug laws
The EU Drugs Agency’s (EMCDDA) Annual Report for 2012 has highlighted a variety of measures that are being developed by countries to reduce the demand for, and supply of, new drugs. This includes legislative and enforcement changes. The report reveals that Europe is faced with an increasingly complex stimulant… Read more ...Abu Qatada wins deportation appeal
The Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) has allowed Mohammed Othman’s (Abu Qatada) appeal against the Home Secretary’s decision to refuse to revoke the deportation order against him. Mr Othman had taken his case to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) after unsuccessfully challenging the Home Secretary’s decision to deport… Read more ...Homicide in Scotland
Scotland’s Chief Statistician has published information on crimes of homicide as recorded by the police in Scotland in 2011-12. The main findings are: In 2011-12, there were 88 homicide cases recorded by the police in Scotland, a decrease of 11% compared to 2010-11. The 88 homicide cases recorded in… Read more ...