Industry News - Company and Commercial Law - E-crime unit to tackle fraud

03/07/2009
Redundancy law queries 'could continue to rise'
The number of people seeking redundancy law advice could remain high over the course of the year, new data from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has indicated.

03/07/2009
Discrimination law ruling made by House of Lords
The House of Lords has made a ruling on disability discrimination that may impact divorce lawyers in London.

03/07/2009
Heiress wins in pre-nuptial divorce case
The Court of Appeal has ruled that a German heiress should not have to pay her ex-husband the £5.8 million decided in their divorce settlement because of the pre-nuptial agreement that had been signed beforehand.

02/07/2009
'Dual discrimination' employment law changes proposed
A new employment law has been proposed by the government that it wishes to make part of the equality bill.

02/07/2009
Right to appeal for ex-wife in divorce case
A woman has won the right to appeal against a judge's decision to make her pay £5 million to her ex-husband, whose finances have been hit by the economic downturn.

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09/10/2008
E-crime unit to tackle fraud

A specialist e-crime unit is to be established to help tackle the problem of electronic crime and internet fraud.

By co-ordinating a series of initiatives and providing specialist officer training, the Police Central e-crime Unit (PCeU) hopes to reduce online crime.

E-crime minister Vernon Coaker explained that the unit will "work closely with the National Fraud Reporting Centre to tackle electronic crime reported to it”.

Mr Coaker also said the unit would give police forces nationwide the "skills and techniques" they need to fight e-crime effectively.

The centre will cost £7 million to build and is due to open in 2009. City of London Police Commissioner Mike Bowron said he welcomed the government's decision to give financial backing to the e-crime unit.

Previously the police had the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit for tackling internet crime but it was disbanded in April 2006. ADNFCR-1805-ID-18819051-ADNFCR

21/05/2009
Britons 'expecting bottom of commercial property market soon'
The bottom of the UK commercial property market is widely perceived as being close, real estate firm Knight Frank has said.

24/02/2009
Commercial property insolvencies 'could hit 1,600'
It has been claimed that insolvencies in the commercial property market will soar this year.

12/02/2009
FSB: Delay new laws
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has urged the government to postpone the introduction of a raft of new laws.

06/02/2009
House of Lords 'blasts the rise of the surveillance nation'
The nation's freedom is being undermined by pervasive surveillance techniques and the building of a DNA database, peers have claimed.

26/01/2009
Children database launches 'despite risks'
A database that holds the details of every child in the UK has been launched today.

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