Lottery Offences in UK Law
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Guilt by lottery: Criminal failure to prevent facilitation of tax evasion under the Criminal Finances Act 2017
The corporate criminal offences of failure to prevent facilitation of tax evasion punish the unlucky, unpopular, and large more than genuine tax evaders or facilitators. This article argues the off...... ... : Criminalfailure to prevent facilitationof tax evasion under theCriminal Finances Act 2017Harry StrattonUKAbstractThe corporate criminal offences of failure to prevent facilitation of tax evasion punish theunlucky, unpopular, and large more than genuine tax evaders or facilitators. This article ... ...
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Policing Young Offenders: What Role Discretion?
Although police exercise wide discretionary powers when carrying out their general patrol duties, it is with respect to young people that these powers are the most extensive. The present research e...... ... in which theyroutinely dealt with, or planned to deal with,four offences commonly committed by juvenileoffenders. Results show that police ... the law,especially in relation to minor offending, isbecoming more lottery-like.INTRODUCTIONWithin Australia (and the Western world ingeneral), ... ...
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Recent Judicial Decisions
... ... 1005) in respect of an alleged lottery outside a shop by means of a bubble gum machine. In allowing ... of the promotion and conducting of a lottery to be offences. If the defendant company had been charged under s. 22 it ... ...
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Recent Judicial Decisions
... ... A LAWFUL LOTTERY "GAMING" ON LICENSED PREMISES Smith v. Wyles A LOTTERY may be a lawful ... convicted of aiding and abetting the commission of the offences. In upholding the convictions the Court held that the drawing ... ...
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A typological study on money laundering
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to make objective descriptions on various money‐laundering techniques and to put forward countermeasures in order to combat money laundering more effectively a...... ... Nowadays, criminals also turnto real estate, lottery, international trade, offshore company to launder money. Sometimes ... Law, which added graft and embezzlement into thepredicated offences of money laundering (Wei, 2008).Case twoA lucky lottery buyer won 14.3 ... ...
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Lottery Camouflage
... ... proceedings were brought under Section 22 of the Betting and Lotteries Act, 1934, and were taken against the promoter, the offences alleged being as follows : I. During the month of July, 1944, in connection with a lottery known as Victory Imaginary Pool for ... ...
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Regulatory Offences and Reverse Burdens: The ‘Licensing Approach’
The recent case law on burdens of proof and the presumption of innocence has been inconsistent and, at times, unclear. This article argues that where legislation appears to create a reverse legal b...... ... Mitchell J. said [in London Borough of Harrow v Shah ] that he did not regard the offence of selling a lottery ticket to a child under 16 as ‘truly criminal in character’ although it was punishable on indictment with two years’ imprisonment. This is a ... ...
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In the Scottish Courts
... ... They pointed out that the18.1-5and1889 Actscreated two separate offences, with different penalties,andwithdifferent procedures. For example, the ... (Sh. Ct.) 85) wasconcerned with the meaning of "lottery" in s.42(I)of the Betting,GamingandLotteries Act 1963, which creates ... ...
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Divisional Court Cases
... ... "Itwasfurtherallegedthatthescheme constitutedanunlawful lottery ... 230THEJOURNALOFCRIMINALLAWcontraryS.42oftheAct.Onthe 23and24 ... wereheardby aCardiffstipendiarymagistrate who found the offences proved.Thedefendants appealedby case stated in whichthemagistrate ... ...
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The impact of cybersecurity on the financial sector in Jamaica
Purpose: Jamaica continues to experience financial crimes particularly in cyberspace including e-fraud, identity theft, credit card forging, money laundering and terrorist activities. Spoofing, spa...... ... The 2015 Actprovides for new offences such as computer-related fraud or forgery, use of computers formalicious ... a large number of financial crimes,particularly related to lottery scams, corruption, extortion and cybercrime. Moneylaundering in Jamaica is ... ...
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