News & Briefings
Government of India Fraud Extradition Request Refused
After two years of litigation the Chief Magistrate has rejected the Government of India’s request to extradite two individuals in an important fraud case.
BSQ Success in Indecent Images Crown Court Acquittal
Another success for BSQ’s private crime department in an indecent images prosecution.
BSQ instructed in Potential Landmark Police Powers Challenge
BSQ has been instructed in a potentially ground breaking judicial review of police powers on behalf of a media company.
Amicus Team including BSQ partner files Appeal in Radovan Karadavic Case
BSQ partner Roger Sahota is part of a team of academics and practitioners who have filed a challenge to the law governing the work of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and other ad hocs tribunal.
BSQ Court of Appeal Quash Conviction and Acquittal on Re-trial
BSQ Serious Crime partner Goran Stojsavljevic has recently secured the quashing of a conviction on appeal and an acquittal on re-trial in an important firearms prosecution.
Roger Sahota Speaks at Cambridge University Economic Symposium
BSQ Partner Roger Sahota was invited to speak at the 35th Cambridge Economic Symposium at Jesus College, Cambridge last Friday.
BSQ Success as Competition Appeal Tribunal Decides Preliminary Issue in UKRS Case
Acting on behalf of UKRS Ltd, BSQ secured a significant judgment for our clients in the CAT.
Indecent Images Prosecution Discontinued
In another notable result for our private crime department we have been notified that the police have discontinued an indecent images investigation.
Court of Appeal Reviews Sentencing Guidelines in Downloading Indecent Images Cases
BSQ partner Roger Sahota comments on a recent important Court of Appeal decision - R v Pinkerton [2017] EWCA Crim 38 - in which the Court reviewed the operation of sentencing guidelines in downloading indecent images cases.
New Corporate Tax Facilitation Offence - Part 2 of our Criminal Finances Act 2017 Summary
Roger Sahota's summary of the new corporate tax facilitation offence as published in this weeks Law Society Gazette.
Unexplained Wealth Orders and Changes to POCA - Criminal Finances Act 2017 - Part 1
Part 1 of Roger Sahota's two-part summary of the provisions of the Criminal Finances Act 2017 as published in the Law Society Gazette on the 23rd May 2017.
Roger Sahota writes on Criminal Finances Act for the Law Society Gazette
Roger Sahota's guide to the Criminal Finances Act 2017 has been published in this week's Law Society Gazette.
City Professional Cleared of Assault
Following an intervention and pre-charge representations by BSQ’s private client department partner Roger Sahota a police investigation into an allegation of assault against our client, a senior city finance professional has been discontinued.
Immigration Adviser Cleared in Regulatory Prosecution
BSQ’s private client department reports another success.
Tougher Penalties For Internet Piracy – Digital Economy Act 2017
Illegal downloading and file sharing is now rife.
Private Client Success - CPS Discontinue Case Against Professional Client
BSQ can report another successful outcome for our private client department.
Online Justice Proposals for Fare Evasion Prosecutions Dropped
With the General Election looming, a lack of parliamentary time has forced the Government to drop proposals for those charged with fare evasion to be tried online.
BSQ Election Briefing – Will BREXIT mean the end of the EAW?
If the opinion pollsters are right there will be a Tory landslide at the impending General election.
India Extradition – Closing Submissions
After a week long hearing before the Westminster Magistrates Court, closing submissions have concluded in BSQ’s contested fraud extradition case concerning a request made by the Government of India.
Roger Sahota appears at ICTY War Crimes Appeal
BSQ partner Roger Sahota is due to appear at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) next week to deliver closing submissions in the appeal against sentence and conviction of Berislav Pusic.