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21 July 2020

On 5 March 2020 it was widely reported in several media outlets that a leaked Home Office report had concluded that cuts to police figures were a significant contribution to an increase in murders since 2014. Public Prosecution v Private Prosecution | Rosenblatt’s Private Prosecutor’s Many other crimes such as fraud, other financial crime and sexual offences have risen over […]

20 July 2020

Following the Government’s guidance that businesses work from home, reports of cybercrime have increased exponentially with criminals targeting staff working remotely through fraud, phishing and cyberattacks. With businesses reluctant to return to the office cybercrime will continue to grow. According, to the Office of National Statistics fraud and cybercrime represent almost half of all crime in the UK. Phishing Scams […]

15 July 2020

Ian Rosenblatt OBE, along with Senior Associate Christopher Allen, of Rosenblatt Limited led a team acting for Simon Cowell in buying out Sony Music Entertainment’s 75% stake in Syco Holdings Ltd. The transaction brought an end to their longstanding joint venture. Syco Holdings, to be renamed Syco Entertainment, is an independent entertainment company which owns TV formats such as Got […]

14 July 2020

First Arrest for Furlough Fraud | Rosenblatt Financial Crime Team The first arrest for furlough fraud has taken place, as HM Revenue and Customs take action. Criminal Prosecutions | Rosenblatt’s Financial Crime Team On 8 July, a person from the West Midlands became the first to be arrested for furlough fraud as part of allegations they had defrauded the government […]

01 July 2020

On 26th June 2020 the Financial Conduct Authority issued a public censure to Redcentric Plc for committing market abuse between 9th November 2015 and 7th November 2016. Financial Conduct Authority Findings | Rosenblatt’s Financial Crime Team Redcentric, a publicly listed company founded in 1997 is a managed IT service provider offering network, cloud and collaboration solutions to a range of […]

22 June 2020

As anticipated in my article “Coronavirus and Commercial Rent – Who Bears the Cost in a Time of Crisis?”, the Government has taken further action in advance of the June quarter day to protect commercial tenants unable to pay their rent. The Government announced on 19 June 2020 that it will be extending the package of protections for commercial tenants […]

08 June 2020

According to new figures from HM Revenue and Customs there have been almost 1,900 reports of furlough fraud. Company Directors Facing 10 Years Imprisonment | Rosenblatt’s Financial Crime Team Those reports to HM Revenue and Customs come as it is revealed that employees are being furloughed without their knowledge and consent, only discovering upon receipt of 80% of their monthly […]

22 May 2020

Updated to include the changes proposed by the Corporate Governance and Insolvency Bill which had its first reading on 20 May 2020.  As a result of the raft of social-distancing measures introduced by the government to slow the spread of COVID-19, many commercial tenants have been forced to close their premises.  For the vast majority, the obligation to pay rent […]

11 May 2020

It was announced yesterday that the Government’s approach to COVID-19 was shifting away from the “Stay at Home” policy to “Stay Alert”. What are the changes? | Rosenblatt’s Crime Team Step One Some of the key changes that form “step one” (of three steps) in force from Wednesday 13th May are as follows: Work All workers who cannot work from […]

05 May 2020

Newgate Communications and Rosenblatt Limited recently co-hosted a webinar with Lord Bernard Hogan-Howe, former Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police and Special Adviser to Rosenblatt Limited / RBG Holdings plc, in conversation with Emma Kane, CEO of Newgate Communications. To watch Episode 6 – Online Safety and Cyber Security during COVID 19, click here.