Jury Trial in UK Law
-
The FCPA has its first jury trial, after 34 years – will the Bribery Act take the same time to come before the courts?
Although there have been many hundreds of prosecutions under the FCPA, particularly over the past 10 years or so, this was, we are told, the first such case against a company which had made it all ...
-
UK: Defamation case provides ‘trial run’ of the future position on trial by jury
A recent defamation decision, Christopher McGrath v Independent Print Limited [2013] EWCH 2202 (QB) provides some insight into the future availability of jury trials once the Defamation Act 2013 r...
-
Man jailed for blackmail and contaminating baby food
A man who put metal in some jars of baby food in the United Kingdom has been jailed for 14 years. Nigel Wright, a father of two, was convicted of blackmail and contaminating baby food by a jury fol...... ... of two, was convicted of blackmail and contaminating baby food by a jury following a nine-day trial in August at the CentralCriminal Court of ... ...
-
SFO Prevails In First Contested Overseas Corruption Trial
The U.K.’s Serious Frauds Office prevailed in its first overseas corruption trial, securing a jury verdict in its favor and against two former Innospec executives. The case stems from a referral by...... The U.K.’s Serious Frauds Office prevailed in its first overseas corruption trial, securing a jury verdict in its favor and against two former Innospec executives. The case stems from a referral by the DOJ following FCPA investigation conducted by ... ...
-
Tesco trial collapse highlights dangers of an early deferred prosecution agreement
On 6th December 2018, the trial of two Tesco executives accused of false accounting collapsed. The judge concluded that the SFO's evidence, taken at its highest, was such that a jury could not prop...... ... The judge concluded that the SFO's evidence, taken at its highest, was such that a jury could not properly convict. The SFO subsequently offered no evidence at the trial of a third director, leading to a third not guilty verdict. Tesco ... ...
-
Two Acquitted of Money Laundering
James Campbell Sutherland and Jack William Flader were found not guilty of money laundering by a jury at Southwark Crown Court. The nine week trial was the last in a series of three "boiler room fr...... ... Jack William Flader were found not guilty of money laundering by a jury at Southwark Crown Court. The nine week trial was the last in a series of ... ...
-
The trial of SFO’s case against former Serco executives collapses
The prosecution of two former Serco executives by the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) collapsed earlier today after failures in the SFO’s disclosure process. The SFO applied to adjourn the trial – wh...... ... The SFO applied to adjourn the trial which began on 30 March in order to resolve those issues, but the application was refused and the jury was directed to return not guilty verdicts. The judge also criticised the SFOs case more generally, saying that there are real concerns in relation ... ...
-
FCA Obtains Two Criminal Convictions in High-Profile Insider Dealing Trial
The jury in the so-called ‘Tabernula’ (“Little Tavern”) case has on Monday delivered its verdict after a 12-week trial. Two of the five defendants have been convicted, whilst the other three have b...... ... FCA Obtains Two Criminal Convictions in High-Profile ... Insider Dealing Trial ... The jury in the so-called ‘Tabernula’ (“Little Tavern”) case has on Monday delivered its ... verdict after a 12-week trial. Two of the five ... ...
-
Fatal Claims In Scotland - Putting A Value On Death
...A series of recent jury decisions in Scotland has underlined the disparity between the levels of ... pursuing such claims in the Court of Session have a right to a jury trial (except where "exceptional circumstances" exist), there has always been a ... ...
-
Proposed Reform Of Fraud Trials
... ... drawn from a panel established by the Lord Chancellor, instead of a jury. This recommendation arises out of special factors posed by fraud cases ... with other recommendations in the Review which limit the right to trial by a judge and jury, has been heavily criticised by those who believe that ... ...
See all results