Welcome to our festive edition of news@ONE.

One Paper Buildings is proud to announce that the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners directories have both filled our Christmas stocking by including us in their highest accolades, with a number of practitioners singled out for special mention as ‘rated individuals’ – this is a great achievement for all involved.

Our interactive blog now attracts plenty of interest and comment: it’s easy to get email notifications of new posts/comments by clicking here and putting your tick at the foot of the page – why not have your say too!

In-house seminars have been conducted on RIPA and the Bribery Act and our team is always available for advice on a ‘quick and dirty’ basis, or for more formal presentations upon request.

The POCA section of .news@ONE has now been updated with new headings to help you to find the relevant material more quickly. We hope that you enjoy rustling through the new articles.

Enjoy

Again our thanks go to our Marketing Director, Brett Carver, who has done the hard work of co-ordinating the whole process.

To access the full articles simply click on the hyperlinks.

If you have topics that that you would like covered please do let my fellow editor Alastair Malcolm  QC or I know and we will do our best to provide you with all the answers in a future edition.

Karim Khalil QC

A rough guide to avoiding an Attorney-General’s Reference

In our latest review of the A-G referencing powers, Robert Bryan and Lydia Waine focus on top tips to help you to avoid the A-G’s chill from spoiling the results of fine mitigation. Click here to access the full article.

Corporate Manslaughter – All Bark: Few Bites?

Barnaby Hone has a first shot at considering the wisdom and effects of the legislation surrounding the offence of corporate manslaughter, including the overlap between the criminal and health & safety perspectives.Click here to access the full article.

Section 27 Directions – The “Temporary ASBO”
– What do they do and how you can challenge them?

Barnaby has also produced a quick guide to the implementation of Section 27 Directions – so called Temporary ASBOs – who can make them and how can they be challenged? Click here to access the full article.

What the F? – historic abuse of process

Risking an ASBO for the title, “What the F … ?”, Andrew Shaw focuses on the conceptual distinctions between abuse of process and half time submissions as he guides practitioners through the latest authorities, with particular reference to ‘historical’ allegations.Click here to access the full article.

POCA update

POCA has received its usual attention with Quinton Newcomb’s ‘Case in Focus’ article on the crucial authority of Gale v SOCA. Click here to access the full article.

Our regular POCA novella has been prepared by Quinton Newcomb and Barnaby Hone – this area of law continues to attract most of the hotly argued points as the far-reaching financial consequences of orders are challenged in ever more imaginative ways.This section has been updated with new section headings for ease of reference. Click here to access the full article.

Below are the new section headings, sections in bold and marked with a * have an update this issue.

1. Restraint
2. Receivership*
3. Criminal Benefit*
4. Recoverable Amount*
5. Enforcement*
6. Appeals
7. Abuse of Process
8. Asset Forfeiture
9. Cash Forfeiture
10. Procedure
11. Variation