The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, (‘The ACFE’), based in Texas, USA, published their 13th bi-annual report last year, which is a Report to the Nations in occupational fraud and abuse: The 2024 Global Study. 2024 ACFE Report to the Nations. What is occupational fraud? Occupational fraud is fraud that occurs in and around the
This blogpost is written in advance of my forthcoming lecture at Brunel University of London Law School, concerning investigative discourse analysis: An analysis of the construction of a sentence, the length of that sentence, choice of tenses and propositions, choice of words and structure generally to identify changes inconsistent with the usual course of language
Occupational fraud accounts for billions of pounds of lost revenue globally. The ACFE 2024 Report shows that 5% of revenue is lost to fraud in each year.
Interest on court judgments. How very interesting… This blogpost addresses interest charged by the courts upon judgment debts. That means that there has been a claim before a court. Proceedings have been issued. Judgment has been obtained either by consent between the parties, or by order of a Judge, and there is a judgment sum
This is a blog post relating to the development of mediation in civil / commercial litigation. Following in the path, post-Churchill (Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil [2023]), it will soon become a requirement to mediate as a pre-requisite to bring a small claim in the courts of England and Wales. Civil Mediation ‘As It Could Be’
Why such a glum perspective on marriage to start the new year? Well, part of my work involves divorce, helping couples navigate a relationship crossroads. It is commonly known that statistically, when a series of bank holidays are upon us in the winter months, that families find themselves spending more time together without interruption of
Foundations for The Future Are today’s law students going to be fit to practice as solicitors? I read the corporate strategy of the Law Society with intrigue and trepidation. Intrigue because I am excited about what the future holds. Trepidation, because underlying our great profession is an assumption that our fellow members hold high professional
Two cases of significance have been ruled. One in the High Court. One in the Court of Appeal in November 2023, the consequences of which are that: Mediation is compulsory, if the Court orders ~ And ~ Failure by one party to engage in mediation because you are sure of success at trial, is not an excuse. Alternative
Historically, in the jurisdiction of England and Wales, the Married Women’s Property Act 1870 provided that a woman owning jewellery provided by her husband remained his, because all he was doing was decorating his wife, akin to baubles on a Christmas tree…Such an Act of Parliament was thankfully short-lived and was repealed by the Married Women’s Property Act 1882.
We all have a sense of what is good and what is just, and what is justice. Even if we are wrongdoers, do we convince ourselves as sound rational thinkers, that we are still right and just in our actions, sufficient to convince a court of law?
