News & Briefings
New Confiscation provisions in the Serious Crime Act 2015
Roger’s summary of the new provisions written together with Nicholas Yeo, barrister of 3 Raymond Buildings is published on the blog Fraud Focus.
Roger Sahota writes for the Law Society Gazette
The Serious Crime Act 2015 came into effect on the 1st June 2015.
Client Guide to Financial Statements During the Confiscation Process
Confiscation law is one of the most complicated areas of criminal law.
Confiscation Order Blogs – Reviewing the History of the Proceeds of Crime Act
The Proceeds of Crime Act legislation is the most commonly used confiscation law.
Client Guide to the Confiscation Order Process
Confiscation law is one of the most complicated areas of criminal law. Roger Sahota is one of the leading criminal solicitors in this narrow field.
Client Guide to Cannabis Cultivation Cases Part 2 – What Happen When It All Goes Wrong?
This client guide has been prepared in response to numerous queries from clients who have approached us having been dissatisfied with the advice that they have received from other sources when they have been prosecuted for cannabis cultivation offences.
Drink-Driving Client Guide
This guide is prepared to provide our clients with answers to FAQs about drinking and driving offence.
DWP Announces That Maximum Administrative Penalty To Rise To £5000
Enforcement agencies investigating benefit fraud will now have more flexibility in deciding whether or not to prosecute those accused of benefit fraud.
Expert Evidence Must Be “Sufficiently Reliable” To Be Used In Criminal Proceedings
New criminal procedure rules came into effect in October 2014 which set out best practice for the use of expert evidence in criminal proceedings.
Client Guide to Cannabis Cultivation Cases Part 1 – Challenging the Police Experts Report
This client guide has been prepared in response to numerous queries from our criminal defence clients who have approached us having been dissatisfied with the advice that they have received from other sources when they have been prosecuted for cannabis cultivation offences.
Client Bulletin – Election Promises on the Human Rights Act
The Labour Party and the Conservatives have now published their Election manifestos.
Are The Police Cracking Down On Home Cannabis Cultivators?
Very little data is available on the numbers of prosecutions in this area and we are undertaking research at the moment on this topic.
Client Bulletin – Changes to the Law on Pre-charge Bail
One of the most frequently raised concerns we are asked to address is the inordinate length of time many of our clients in more serious cases are kept on bail whilst the police conduct their enquiries.
Client Guide to Benefit Fraud Law
In repsonse to many FAQs from our clients we have prepared our guide to Benefit Frauds. This is a general guide to the law and for advice on your specific case you should consult a lawyer.
SFIS takes over Benefit Fraud Investigations
Continuing our series on the latest Benefit Fraud Law updates we report on the work of the SFIS, the Government agency that has taken over conduct of all Benefit Fraud investigations.
Confiscation Orders Blog – Section 22 of POCA
Anecdotal evidence suggests that there has been an significant increase recently in the number of applications recently made under Section 22 of POCA 2002.
Client Guide to Benefit Fraud Interviews
Our guide has been prepared in response to concerns raised by many of our clients at advice they have been given not to attend this process - we would urge potential clients to be wary if they are given such instructions.
Roger Sahota Lectures Law Society on International Criminal Law and ECHR
Roger Sahota was invited together with prof. William Schabas to lecture the Law Society on the intersection between international criminal law and the work of the European Court of Human rights.
How Will EU Exit Impact on White Collar Crime Enforcement - Global Investigations Review
Global Investigations Review is a magazine which focuses on white-collar crime.
Al-Jazeera Interviews Roger Sahota on Human Rights Situation in Egypt
Following a press conference to announce the findings of the ICFR human rights delegation to Egypt between 11-15 October 2015, Roger Sahota was interviewed on Al-jazeera English and Arabic and Arabic as well as many other media outlets.