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2 years ago

Judge Malcolm Simmons Appointed to Council of Commonwealth Lawyers Association

Commonwealth countries share a substantial common ground in their legal systems. The Commonwealth Lawyers Association (‘CLA’) is committed to the preservation of the highest standards of ethics and integrity and…

2 years ago

His Honour Judge Malcolm Simmons is a judge at His Majesty’s Courts Service and international justice reform consultant

Judge Malcolm Simmons was Team Leader of the successful European Union project, a four-year project launched in February 2019 to provide technical assistance to targeted institutions and actors in the…

3 years ago

UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office pays six-figure Damages in a whistleblower Case Days before Judge Malcolm Simmons was expected to Give Evidence

Bronwyn Jones, writing for Birn, re-hashes the tired fiction and distortions of truth that for so long have been circulated by the EU press. Let’s not forget: Birn is funded…

3 years ago

Judge Malcolm Simmons Appointed to Senior Overseas Judicial Role

In February 2022 Judge Malcolm Simmons was appointed resident judge and Her Majesty’s Coroner of the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, the South Sandwich Islands and the British Antarctic Territory. He is also Acting…

3 years ago

UK Foreign Office Obstructs Corruption Investigation

In proceedings brought before an English court by a former employee of the UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, it was alleged Foreign Office staff failed to protect or support…

3 years ago

Judge Malcolm Simmons Trains Senior Judiciary in Maldives

On 8th January 2022 the Maldives Judicial Academy welcomed Judge Malcolm Simmons upon his return to Malé to conduct further training of senior judges. The training was led by Judicial…

6 years ago

Judgecraft

What is ‘Judgecraft’? Judge Malcolm Simmons described ‘Judgecraft’ as the art of judging. It encompasses everything that you will not find in a book on law, evidence or procedure. Judgecraft…

6 years ago

Privilege in Internal Investigations

In SFO v ENRC [2018] EWCA Civ 2006 the Court of Appeal held that legal professional privilege applies to internal investigations. The Court found that interview notes on the facts…

6 years ago

Criminal Finance Act 2017 and Corporate Failure to Prevent the Facilitation of Tax Evasion

Malcolm Simmons The corporate offence of failure to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion came into force on 30 September 2017. Under the Act a company or partnership could be…

6 years ago

Malcolm Simmons discusses the Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Act 2019

In a major departure from the current regime of Mutual Legal Assistance, the Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Act received Royal Assent in February 2019. This Act, and the agreements that…