Animal Charity’s Private Prosecution Held as ‘Perverting the Course of Public Justice’ | Rosenblatt’s Financial Crime Team
Private Prosecutions brought by the Animal Protection Services (APS) and specialist law firm Parry & Welch, have been ruled as an abuse of the court’s process by Manchester Crown Court. Proceedings brought by the animal rights charity and Parry & Welch, against Alex-Kaye Carrigan and Elisha Brown, have been stayed. The case in point Ms Carrigan and Ms Brown were […]
Read MoreADVFN Financial News: Two years on from the UK’s big legal gambit to attract the cryptosphere
In this ADVFN Financial News article, Senior Associate Tom Spiller OBE discusses the UK’s big play to attract the attention of the crypto community back in 2019, its impact and what’s happening now. https://uk.advfn.com/newspaper/tomspiller/62222/two-years-on-from-the-uk-s-big-legal-gambit-to-attract-the-cryptosphere We at RBG Holdings/Rosenblatt support and encourage free/independent thinking in relation to issues which are sometimes considered to be controversial subject matters. However, the views and […]
Read MoreTom Spiller OBE was featured in Danish financial newspaper, Borsen
Rosenblatt’s Tom Spiller OBE was recently featured in a debate on the contrasting approaches taken to the regulation of cryptocurrencies by the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Denmark, in Danish financial newspaper, Borsen. https://borsen.dk/nyheder/opinion/danmark-er-i-et-limbo-med-kryptovalutaer We at RBG Holdings/Rosenblatt support and encourage free/independent thinking in relation to issues which are sometimes considered to be controversial subject matters. However, the views […]
Read MoreFinancial Crime Update: Serious Fraud Office | Rosenblatt’s Financial Crime Team
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is a prosecuting authority that investigates economic crime cases spanning serious or complex fraud, bribery, and corruption. In this article, we roundup the latest developments regarding the SFO. SFO investigates £150 million investment schemes The Alpha and Green Park group of companies are under investigation by the SFO for suspected fraud regarding student accommodation investment […]
Read MoreRosenblatt uncovers $70m Bitcoin scam
Cryptocurrency remains a risky business for investors, even experienced investors can still be vulnerable to fraud. In this recent case, Rosenblatt’s Tom Spiller acted for an investor in cryptocurrency who had unwittingly fallen foul of a highly sophisticated and plausible Ponzi scheme. The investor was promised that, in return for the deposit of Bitcoin for a fixed period of time, […]
Read MoreCorporate Governance and Reporting | Increased Tidal Wave of Climate Change Obligations | Rosenblatt’s Financial Crime Team
Regulatory requirements placed on corporates in the UK have steadily been increasing. Following on from obligations imposed upon corporates by various statutes including the Bribery Act 2010, Modern Slavery Act 2015, Senior Managers & Certification Regime, and Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Regulations 2020, next in the wave of regulations are climate change reporting obligations. It is likely that companies […]
Read MoreCryptocurrency | $2.7 Million Allegedly Stolen by Anonymous NFT Developer | Rosenblatt’s Financial Crime Team
A developer only known as ‘Evil Ape’ has disappeared with $2.7 million in funds raised by the sale of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The NFTs were paid by investors for primate characters in a proposed fighting game. NFT | Rosenblatt’s Financial Crime Team Evolved Apes was launched as a project in late September offering a ‘collection of 10,000 unique NFTs trapped […]
Read MoreFraud Losses in UK Rise by 30% | Rosenblatt’s Financial Crime Team
The Covid-19 pandemic has sparked a significant rise in fraud to the point that it now arguably poses a national security threat. The Banking and Finance industry is calling for Government-coordinated action across all sectors to tackle the issue and request that all economic crime is brought within the scope of the Online Safety Bill. Fraud | Rosenblatt’s Financial Crime […]
Read MoreFinancial Conduct Authority | Richard Faithfull Sentenced for Money Laundering | Rosenblatt’s Financial Crime Team
On 9 September 2021 Richard Faithfull was sentenced to 5 years and 10 months’ imprisonment for money laundering offences. Mr Faithfull was also disqualified from acting as a company director for a period of 10 years. The case in point Mr Faithfull was charged under section 327 of the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) which makes it an offence to […]
Read MoreLitecoin: Trademark application can be an actionable misrepresentation
In a legal first, Litecoin Foundation Limited (“LFL”), the developer of Litecoin, has won the appeal in its claim that an application for a trademark itself and alone, can amount to a passing off. LFL is a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency and open-source software project and a spinoff of bitcoin. It is an illustration that crypto businesses are no exception. They need […]
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