Over 800 suspected criminals have been arrested worldwide following a global crime sting using the FBI-encrypted messaging app, ANOM. A joint investigation by Australia and the FBI saw devices with the ANOM app secretly distributed among criminals, which...
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17 men were arrested in Leicester on Thursday 14 January, on suspicion of drug and money laundering offences. An investigation by the East Midlands Special Operations Unit (EMSOU) into a suspected Class A conspiracy led to 14 warrants being handed out. ...
Have you or a partner been caught up in the Encrochat police hack? Our specialist criminal defence solicitors can help. Having the right legal representation as soon as possible can mean the difference between a criminal conviction and freedom. Our team can...
UK Home Secretary, Priti Patel, has teamed up with her US and Australian counterparts to criticise Facebook’s end-to-end encryption policy. End-to-end encryption allows users to have private conversations which only the participants can read. In an...
Bird and Co are delighted to announce that Stuart Wild has accepted an invitation to join Bird & Co Solicitors LLP as a Partner with effect from 1st February 2019. Stuart started at Bird & Co in April 2004 and was soon appointed Head of the...
22 people have been arrested and 10 charged following raids targeting illegal drugs suppliers operating in Cumbria, according to police reports . The arrests happened in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, as well as in Coventry and London on 8 and 9 January,...
Significant changes to the law around police bail came into force across England & Wales on Monday 3rd April 2017 and nowhere more important have these changes affected the investigation of crime than in large scale conspiracies. This has resulted in...
A criminal conspiracy exists when two or more people agree to commit almost any unlawful act, and then take some action towards its completion. The action taken need not itself be a crime, but it must indicate that those involved in the conspiracy knew of...