Typically, the legal profession is slow to take up new technology, so using blockchain in the legal world is not widespread. But there are potential uses that may become more popular in the near future.
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How can we use the blockchain in law?
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Hearsay Evidence: Is it Admissible in Court?
The regulations that surround its admissibility in court is a topic in which Harewood Law is well informed, and we know exactly when hearsay evidence can be used to aid your defence.
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Legal Expenses Insurance: Everything You Need to Know
Legal expenses insurance is a crucial asset for individuals grappling with the complex legal issues and extensive fees that occur when an unexpected legal matter arises.
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What is a solicitor?
A solicitor is a legal professional who offers expert advice, guidance, and representation to clients on various legal matters.
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Unexplained wealth orders: an in-depth guide
An unexplained wealth order (UWO) is a tool used by investigating authorities to crack down on money obtained through crime.
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What to do if you have been served with a restraint, production or freezing order
If you have received a freezing, restraint, or production order, you need to understand what it means and what steps you should take. Ignoring it, or breaching it could lead to a fine or even imprisonment. We can guide you through the legal process, and help you challenge it if possible.
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Civil recovery orders: What you need to know
A civil recovery order (CRO) allows an authority to seize a person’s assets without first getting a criminal conviction against them. It happens in situations where the authority believes that a person has got hold of the assets through unlawful means.
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What is a section 172 notice?
What should you do if you are issued a section 172 notice? Harewood Law has explained everything you need to know below.
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How to get cash returned after it is seized
The police can seize money from you if they suspect that you got hold of the money through crime, or you intend to use the money for crime. But how do you get it back after it has been seized?
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Cash seized from car. What do I do now?
When the police seize cash from your car, it’s because they suspect that the cash is linked to criminal conduct. The police have the right, and the power to seize this cash under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (usually referred to as ‘POCA’).
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The UK’s confiscation regime: your rights explained
If you’ve been convicted of a crime (especially something fraud, or drug related), you may also be given a confiscation order. The confiscation order is the legal way of making you repay the ‘benefit’ you received for carrying out the crime you were convicted for. It’s like a large fine that you pay to the […]
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Drink Driving Penalty: What to Expect
Driving under the influence of alcohol is a serious offence that can have life changing consequences. Despite the severity of the crime, drink driving is among the most common offences committed by UK citizens. If you have been arrested for driving whilst over the legal limit, then you will have questions about what comes next. […]
What does Released Under Investigation mean?
If you or someone you know has been released under investigation, you might be wondering what that means and what the implications are. In this article, we’ll take you through what happens after a police interview, what options the police have and what each of those options mean. What happens after a police interview? When […]
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I’ve been asked to attend a voluntary police interview. Do I need a solicitor?
The short answer is yes. Many people confuse a voluntary police interview with being interviewed as a witness — but they’re not the same thing. A voluntary interview can be just as serious as an interview following an arrest, so you need to make sure you have the best legal advice. What is a voluntary […]
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International conspiracies to import and supply drugs, firearms and money laundering
25 Mar Luton Crown Court 2021 Harewood Law acted for a principal defendant in a case concerning international drugs conspiracies to import and supply class A and B drugs, associated money laundering, and possession of prohibited firearms and ammunition. The case was prosecuted and investigated by officers of the Organised Crime Partnership – a collaboration […]
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Money Laundering Trial, Leeds Crown Court 2021 – Acquittal
This case began in 2016, a lengthy and complex investigation of an accountant who had been employed by a national firm. The accountant had set up a complex web which involved multiple companies, various banks and resulted in just short of a million pounds being redirected to various different bank accounts, controlled by him but […]
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EncroChat Update – The Court Of Appeal
Background: Operation Venetic EncroChat was one of the world’s largest encrypted communication services and estimated to have 60000 users across Europe, including 10000 users in the UK. A modified mobile device was provided called an EncroPhone, primarily used to send text or photo messages. These devices each had a unique ‘handler’ name and conversations were […]
Terrorism offences 2021 – Defence teams positive engagement with the opposition, in a terrorism trial, results in a just outcome.
The prosecution offered no evidence at trial, in a case where Harewood Law’s client was charged with two counts of encouraging terrorism contrary to section 1 Terrorism Act 2006. It transpired that their client was a young man whose mental health deteriorated during the covid pandemic and went undetected. The prosecution alleged that the client […]
DNA evidence and the shortened report format (SFR)
Shortened forensic reports whether that be SFR1s (Streamlined Forensic Report Stage 1), Abbreviated Forensic Statements or Results Reports are being encountered with increasing regularity in cases involving DNA and more widely amongst different areas of forensic science. These short report formats give the results of the DNA analyses undertaken, often in a piecemeal approach. Sometimes, […]
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Hundreds arrested as UK organised crime network is cracked
British and European Law enforcement agencies gained critical access to crypto-communications among organized crime groups, and significant insight into the manoeuvres and actions of various suspects involved, including many ‘Gangland Untouchables’ who “thought they would never be caught,”. It has dealt a major blow to organized crime groups in the UK and led to seizures […]
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Police gain real-time access to organized crimes Cryto-Communications
EncroChat unlocked: Gangland Untouchables exposed as police read secret texts of assassins and drug smugglers. This is a landmark moment in the battle between detectives and the criminals and cartels whose antics cause misery across Merseyside. Smashing through the previously impenetrable EncroChat messaging service is one of the biggest breakthroughs in the war on crime this century. […]
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Inside top-secret £3k-a-year EncroChat phone system
‘Marketed as the “world’s most secure handset,” ,’ banks, online shops, even WhatsApp use end-to-end encryption. What most people will see if they try and hack into the system is jumbled up data which is unintelligible. The phones have two modes; normal operating mode and encryption mode. Operation Venetic was described by the NCA as […]
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What is EncroChat?
Operations were carried out across Europe as a result of police accessing millions of messages sent using the encrypted messaging network, EncroChat. 746 suspected top tier criminals who are believed to be involved in murder, gun smuggling and drug trafficking crimes were arrested, 54 million in cash was seized and 1.45 tons of cocaine seized. […]
Paul Massey’s killing
‘The gangland figures murdered the hits ordered on EncroChat: How killings of Salford’s ‘Mr Big’ Paul Massey and mob ‘fixer’ John Kinsella were called in using encrypted phone network’. Secret phone system EncroChat was used in some of the UK’s most notorious murders and crimes, it was revealed today. The shadowy underground network used by […]
