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Victor Smith

Author of Consumer Crime Cases a database of several hundred digests of appeal cases relating to Trading Standards prosecutions.

Author of Consumer Crime Cases a database of several hundred digests of appeal cases relating to Trading Standards prosecutions.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
Victor Smith charts the fall of the decision in Woolworths… and its unexpected rise again in a recent case
Victor Smith ponders a recent case suggesting that the troublesome 2002 decision in Woolworths may still be unduly influential, despite the Court of Appeal having declared it wrongly decided
Victor Smith considers abuse of process & breaching an assurance of no prosecution
Victor Smith examines the circumstances in which a prosecution does not proceed when the accused has faced that same or similar peril before
Victor Smith considers when inference, from inferred knowledge to intent, can result in conviction
Victor Smith looks at when inference can result in conviction

In his second article on the challenges of amending a defendant’s name, Victor Smith considers the distinction between entities that are truly different & the same defendant merely misnamed

In the first of a two-part series, Victor Smith traces the origins of the principle that a charge cannot be amended by substituting one defendant for another

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Hugo Plowman, Mishcon de Reya

NLJ Career Profile: Hugo Plowman, Mishcon de Reya

From global fraud cases to fishing off-grid, Mishcon de Reya’s chair of dispute resolution Hugo Plowman discusses mentors, management switching off

Maguire Family Law—Jennifer Hudec, Ciara Florey, Alice Ferguson & Ruth Wynn

Maguire Family Law—Jennifer Hudec, Ciara Florey, Alice Ferguson & Ruth Wynn

Maguire Family Law announces partner promotion and new hires amid a record year for enquiries

Switalskis—Rebecca Parry & Hannah Gamble

Switalskis—Rebecca Parry & Hannah Gamble

Switalskis wills and probate team extends reach with two appointments

NEWS
Restrictions on workplace non-disclosure agreements could make settlements slower, more complex and more expensive when reforms expected in 2027 take effect
Private prosecutors face closer scrutiny under Crown Prosecution Service guidance designed to strengthen accountability and consistency when intervention is requested
Foreign states cannot necessarily claim immunity for cyber operations launched abroad against computers in Britain, following a divided Supreme Court ruling
Defendants who make unsupported complaints about their lawyers risk losing legal aid while confiscation proceedings continue without representation
Lawyers advising Russian clients face different sanctions restrictions across the UK, EU and US, despite their shared objective of increasing pressure on Russia
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