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BHANDARI v GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

[2026] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 1

Extradition – India – Money laundering – Tax evasion – European Convention on Human Rights, articles 3 and 6 – Prison conditions – Reverse burden of proof.

R v BDI AND OTHERS

[2026] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 2

Private prosecutions – Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 – Orders for costs.

R (BATES) v HIGHBURY CORNER MAGISTRATES’ COURT

[2026] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 3

Costs – Judicial review – Criminal cause or matter – Senior Courts Act 1981, section 51 – Whether there is a test of "exceptionality" before inter partes costs should be awarded in judicial review proceedings in a criminal cause or matter.

TAKTOUK v R (BENHERST FINANCE LTD AND CHESTONE INDUSTRY HOLDING)

[2026] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 4

Appeal – Confiscation – Costs – Private prosecution.

R v ZHIMIN QIAN (ALSO KNOWN AS YADI ZHANG) AND SENG HOK LING

[2026] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 5

Money laundering – Cryptocurrency – Possession – Conversion.

IMPACT CONTRACTING SOLUTIONS LTD v COMMISSIONERS FOR HIS MAJESTY’S REVENUE AND CUSTOMS

[2026] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 6

Revenue – Value Added Tax – Registration – Fraud.

CRIMINAL ASSETS BUREAU v ROUTEBACK MEDIA (TRADING AS LOCAL MART) AND HARRY ZEMAN

[2026] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 7

Evidence – Unrepresented litigants

R (THE CHIEF CONSTABLE OF CAMBRIDGESHIRE POLICE) v CROWN COURT AT PETERBOROUGH, ADRIAN KIMBER, INTERESTED PARTY

[2026] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 8

Firearms certificate refusal – Appeal against Chief Constable's decision not to renew shotgun certificate – Chief Constable asserted public interest immunity over sensitive material on which decision based – Circuit judge discharged lay magistrates, sat alone and refused to adopt closed material procedure – Whether Crown Court lacked jurisdiction – Whether Crown Court erred in refusing to adopt closed material procedure – Firearms Act 1968, section 44 – Senior Courts Act 1981, section 74 – Crown Court Rules 1982 (SI 1982 No 1109), rule 4.

R v GONCALVES

[2026] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 9

Fraud – Good character – Bad character – Proof of previous convictions – Judicial interventions.

R v MIAH

[2026] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 10

Proceeds of Crime – Live links – Exercise of discretion.

ADVOCATE GENERAL FOR SCOTLAND v MCCARTNEY, THE SCOTTISH MINISTERS, INTERVENERS

[2026] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 11

Civil Recovery – Account freezing order – Order recalled – No forfeiture – Compensation – Exceptional circumstances – Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, sections 240, 241, 242, 278, 303Z1, 303Z3, 303Z4, 303Z5, 303Z14 and 303Z18.

GURALP SYSTEMS LTD v DIRECTOR OF THE SERIOUS FRAUD OFFICE

[2026] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 12

Deferred Prosecution Agreements – Enforcement – Bribery Act 2010 – Serious Fraud Office – Crime and Courts Act 2013.

R (TM EYE) v HALL R (TM EYE) v RADU AND TEDORESCU

[2026] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 13

Costs – Private prosecutions – Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 – Criminal Cases (General) Regulations 1986 (SI 1986 No 1335), regulation 10 – Legal Services Act 2007.

ZEBRACKI v REGIONAL COURT IN TORUN, POLAND

[2026] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 14

Extradition – Extradition Act 2003 – Dual criminality – Handing stolen goods – When conduct ceases to be “in the course of stealing”.

R v GILL

[2026] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 15

Sentencing – Sentencing guidelines – Bribery – Being bribed.

LLR: Financial Crime Plus