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In this issue Criminal procedure and evidence Proceeds of crime Appeal and judicial review Bribery, corruption, sanctions and export controls Environmental offences Fraud, forgery, tax and theft offences Health and safety and corporate manslaughter offences Local authority prosecutions Money laundering Corporate Crime in Scotland International Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Criminal procedure and evidence CTJ issues updated Crown Court Compendium The Courts and Tribunals Judiciary (CTJ) has released a revised Crown Court Compendium, Parts I and II. This ninth edition reflects the position as at July 2024. See: LNB News 02/08/2024 82. Proceeds of crime SFO recovers funds from convicted property developer On 2 August 2024, Britain’s white-collar crime prosecutor confirmed it had recovered £86,000 (US$110,000) from a former commercial property developer, convicted of fraud over a decade ago, after identifying his acquisition...

Raising the minimum skill level to RQF6 The uplift in the minimum skill threshold for sponsoring Skilled Workers is set to be a significant shift. Our analysis indicates that 171 roles would cease to meet the Skilled Worker visa criteria (see the full list below). The Technical Annex to the White Paper projects a 23% drop in Skilled Worker visa applications—around 17,000 fewer applicants. Sponsors should calm concerns among existing sponsored staff in these roles: their current leave will not be cut short and they will remain eligible to extend. It also appears they may change employers, and undertake supplementary work, in roles below the new RQF6 benchmark. Given the sizeable contraction in qualifying roles, sponsors must reassess pipeline hiring and ensure enough Undefined Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) are on hand, noting the Home Office expects precise vacancy particulars and frowns on speculative allocation asks. Bringing hires forward for roles likely to be taken out of the Skilled Worker route is a sensible step, particularly as the...

In this issue: Local government reorganisation Local government finance Social housing Planning Governance Education Children's social care Adult social care Licensing Pensions Environmental law and climate change Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Local government reorganisation MHCLG withdraws postponement of 30 council elections and announces £63m support package The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has confirmed that the previous move by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Rt Hon Steve Reed OBE MP, to delay local polls for 30 councils due in May 2026 has been reversed. In a letter to council leaders, the Secretary of State explains that, following fresh legal advice, the deferral has been cancelled. He adds that the housing minister, who did not take part in the original decision, was asked to review the issue urgently and has determined that the elections should go ahead in...

The UK’s choice to exit the European Union has made a comprehensive reassessment of the country’s immigration framework necessary. On 18 September 2018, the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) released its final report on European Economic Area (EEA) migration in the UK, designed to provide an evidence base for shaping a new migration system to operate after the end of the implementation period from 1 January 2021. The report sets out multiple conclusions on the effects of EEA migration to the UK, together with a series of proposals which, if taken forward, would have a significant bearing on the way EEA nationals are permitted to participate in the UK labour market once Brexit has taken effect. However, the document does not tackle whether EEA nationals ought to be treated differently within the family migration system, observing only that there could be large effects which should be taken into account. The key findings The report considered a vast body of evidence on the impact of migration from the EEA...

FORTHCOMING CHANGE: This Practice Note sets out the law as it currently stands; nonetheless, be aware that parts will be affected by the Digital Omnibus proposals issued on 19 November 2025, aligned with the European Commission’s ‘simplification’ programme, in due course and beyond. For further details, see Practice Note: EU Digital Omnibus—tracker. This Practice Note outlines EU data protection rules as they relate to the use of artificial intelligence (AI). It concentrates on guidance produced within the EU and does not cover the various strategies and policies in the UK. For more on UK policies, see Practice Note: Artificial intelligence—data protection. This Practice Note does not address Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AI Act) in detail. For more on that act, see Practice Notes: The EU AI Act, EU artificial intelligence—key developments tracker and EU artificial intelligence—horizon scanner. If you are unfamiliar with AI terminology, Practice Note: Artificial intelligence—glossary of terms for legal professionals supplies a glossary of principal terms and ideas to help legal...

An investment trust is a collective investment vehicle structured as a quoted UK tax-resident company. Despite the name, it is not a trust in legal terms. Where HMRC approval is obtained, investment trusts benefit from exemption from tax on chargeable gains. For further detail on what investment trusts are, as well as the qualifying conditions and ongoing obligations they must meet, see Practice Note: Tax and investment trusts—what are investment trusts? This Practice Note sets out the specific tax rules for approved investment trusts in relation to: tax on chargeable gains tax on income, in particular the treatment of: distributions received trading versus investment transactions loan relationships and derivative contracts holdings in non-reporting offshore funds management expenses the elective streaming regime under which an approved investment trust may designate a distribution to investors as interest VAT Unless indicated otherwise, references in this Practice Note to an...