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Indecent Images and Social Media - Solicitors

Indecent Images and Social Media: Kik, Telegram and Snapchat

The distribution of indecent images of children through Social Media is a common allegation we represent clients for. People are regularly accused, sometimes falsely, of viewing and distributing indecent images of children on social media platforms. These platforms include Kik, TikTok, Snapchat, and Telegram. In a freedom of information request made to the Essex Police, […]

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Indecent Images on Social Media - Solicitors

Indecent Images on Social Media

The internet has transformed our lives in many positive ways, however, it has also flung open the doors of opportunity for those involved in child abuse, grooming, and trafficking. People are regularly accused, sometimes falsely, of viewing, distributing, and/or facilitating indecent images of children on social media platforms, including Kik, TikTok, Snapchat, and Telegram. If […]

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Stealthing and Conditional Consent - Solicitors

Stealthing and Conditional Consent

Stealthing is the intentional removing of a condom during sexual intercourse without the consent of the sexual partner. The offence is an example of ‘conditional consent’; a non-consensual act against the conditions of consent given. In 2019, Lee Hogben from Bournemouth was sentenced to 12 years in prison for raping a woman in a hotel. […]

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Reeds Solicitors LLP - Press Release

Press Release: Reeds Solicitors in Northampton

Leading national law firm Reeds Solicitors LLP (Reeds) has today opened its doors to its newest office in Northampton. The Northampton solicitors team will be led by criminal defence solicitor Waqar Ali. Previously based in Reeds’ Milton Keynes office, Waqar is an experienced duty solicitor covering the Northampton, Kettering, Wellingborough, and Corby areas. Waqar specialises […]

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Crypto Asset Tracing and Recovery

Cryptoasset Tracing and Recovery for the Financial Industry

The world is only just waking up to the brand new opportunities and challenges posed by cryptoassets and cryptocurrencies; especially those in the legal sector. Entirely new crypto regulation frameworks are being developed from base principles around the world because existing financial approaches are not fit for purpose. Solicitors specialising in the area of asset […]

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FCA Crypto Regulation

Will the FCA’s Regulatory Approach to Crypto Do More Harm Than Good?

Striking a balance between free and regulated markets has always been challenging. Left without enforced regulation, how can we be sure that businesses will regulate themselves in the genuine interests of consumers? And on the contrary, to what extent does regulation stifle creativity and competition? These are relevant questions right now in the highly lucrative […]

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FCA Prosecutions

Three High Profile FCA Prosecutions

Unlike the embattled Serious Fraud Office (SFO) the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has achieved considerable recent success in the prosecution of financial crime. This fact should put those organisations regulated by the FCA on alert. The regulator has a wide range of disciplinary and enforcement tools in its armoury including private warnings and public censures. […]

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