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Contessa 32 National Championship at the Royal Lymington Yacht Club Original
Contessa 32 National Championship at the Royal Lymington Yacht Club by Peter Binning 28 Sep 19:42 BST 2026 Season closes out in tempestuous then shifty Western Solent September sees the end of the Contessa 32 inshore racing programme, this year warmly hosted by the Royal Lymington Yacht Club.
Contessa 32's celebrate 50 at Cowes Week 200 Original
Contessa 32's celebrate 50 at Cowes Week 200 by Peter Binning 17 Aug 15:12 BST The irresistible allure of one design racing, especially at Cowes Week, is that people just keep coming back to it year after year and try to win the thing (or just their bit of the thing, for there is something in it for everyone); it becomes an inevitable part of your year; for many, year after year, such is the attraction of the Solent with all its tradition, unpredictability of wind and tide and fascinating...
Contessa 32 2026 racing season so far and looking ahead to the summer highlights Original
Contessa 32 2026 racing season so far and looking ahead to the summer highlights by Peter Binning 21 Jun 17:46 BST The racing season is now well under way for the Contessa 32 class as this well-known racing fleet prepares for the big events of the season, Round the Island Race on 11 July and the 200th anniversary of Cowes Week from 1-7 August sponsored by North Sails featuring the 50th class start for the iconic Contessa 32.
Contessa 32 class at Cowes Week 2025 Original
Contessa 32 class at Cowes Week 2025 by Peter Binning 18 Aug 16:54 BST The 199th year of Cowes Week is fast slipping astern as the Contessa fleet spreads its summer wings for cruising in and beyond the Solent before returning in September for more closely contested one design class racing, with two events; at Cowes Corinthian followed by the Nationals at Royal London.
Contessa 32 season so far and Cowes Week 2025 preview Original
Contessa 32 season so far and Cowes Week 2025 preview by Peter Binning 1 Aug 16:15 BST As the season reaches its peak with Cowes Week starting this Saturday, what better time to look back at the 2025 season and provide a preview of next week's regatta. The Contessa 32 fleet has enjoyed a fine season of racing to date with a wide variety of weather conditions to which the design is so well suited.
Solo Centenary Open Meeting at Dell Quay Sailing Club
Solo Centenary Open Meeting at Dell Quay Sailing Club by Peter Binning & Lawrence Kies 7 Jul 11:02 PDT The clouds cleared and the sun shone for Dell Quay's breezy Centenary National Solo Open on 28 June 2025. As the 25 boat fleet crossed the start line a curious seal took in the stunning sight from the windward mark. This was marvellous champagne sailing to mark the Club's centenary year.
Round the Island Race 2025 - Contessa 32 class in tightly contested racing in exciting conditions
Round the Island Race 2025 - Contessa 32 class in tightly contested racing in exciting conditions by Peter Binning 11 Jun 03:11 PDT In the end the threat of another very windy race for a second year in a row dissolved as the weather system moderated to give the fleet a classic beat down the Western Solent under grey skies.
Contessa 32 Class set for the Round the Island Race 2025 Original
Contessa 32 Class set for the Round the Island Race 2025 by Peter Binning 6 Jun 08:21 BST The Contessa 32 class has a long and proud association with the annual Round the Island Race run by the Island Sailing Club since 1931. This year's race promises to be another windy edition although the forecast is nothing like as extreme as last year's race which saw the smaller classes cancelled and many boats wisely retiring from the race or deciding not to start.
Contessa 32 2025 Racing Season Preview Original
Contessa 32 2025 Racing Season Preview by Peter Binning 25 Apr 11:49 BST The evergreen modern classic, the Contessa 32, continues to attract significant numbers to one design class racing in the Solent. This weekend sees the season opener, the first of the Inshore Series on Saturday and Sunday 27-28 April at the Island Sailing Club in Cowes with dinner for competitors at the Max Aitken Museum. All Contessa 32s are welcome to join the racing fleet.
Securing evidence from overseas: competition investigations and new law for the digital age
The ordinary citizen instinctively recoils from being subjected to trial in another country or to any form of overseas process (such as a requirement to answer questions or produce documents) without recourse to the protection of their own legal system. Underpinning this response is a fundamental legal principle: the presumption against extraterritorial effect.
Could Prince Andrew be extradited to the US on sex trafficking charges?
1 November 2019 Could Prince Andrew be extradited to the US on sex trafficking charges?
Whistleblowers: The UK Perspective
19.1 Introduction Firms should look to cultivate a working environment within which their employees feel confident in raising concerns about potential failings or misconduct. Fostering the right culture is key in identifying and combating damaging behaviours. Employees should feel able to raise issues without fear of retaliation or being disadvantaged in some way, whether within their current role or with a future employer.
Whistleblowers: The UK Perspective
the worker must have a reasonable belief that the facts tend to show one or more of six categories of failure (it does not matter that they subsequently turn out to be untrue), which are: • the commission of a criminal offence; • failure to comply with any legal obligation; • miscarriage of justice; • putting the health and safety of an individual in danger; • damage to the environment; or • deliberate concealment of any of the above.
Manslaughter Definitive Guideline | Corker Binning
Today (1 November 2018) the Sentencing Council’s Manslaughter Definitive Guideline (‘the Guideline’) comes into force. The Guideline is part of the series issued since 2004 and which, by virtue of the Coroners & Justice Act 2009, a sentencing court must follow except where it is in the interests of justice not to do so.
Edward Grange discusses establishing identity in extradition
On 24 June a Divisional Court (Aikens, LJ & Kenneth Parker, J) handed down judgment in the case of Prendi (aka Kola) v The Government of the Republic of Albania. For once, the central issue in this Albanian case was not whether the appellant would be entitled to a retrial, having been convicted in his absence. The appellant disputed being Mr Prendi. He asserted that he was Mr Kola and that the request for extradition from Albania was not for him.
Extradition Lawyer | Irish Court refuses US extradition | Corker Binning
“I am also fully satisfied that by being denied the opportunity for meaningful contact with others, the prisoner in solitary confinement is prevented from being fully human.
Edward Grange on the absence of an extradition treaty
A common misconception in international law is that if there is no extradition treaty in existence between two countries, then you cannot be detained pursuant to an extradition request or extradited. The recent arrest of Ahmed Mansour illustrates this misconception clearly. Mansour – an Al-Jazeera journalist – was arrested and detained in Germany as a result of an Egyptian arrest warrant.
Fast Track Extradition just got faster
The Chief Magistrate of England and Wales has proposed moving to a system of listing extradition cases within 21 days of the requested person’s arrest in an attempt to meet the UK’s international obligations. There are likely to be implications to this policy for defence practitioners, who are accustomed to having the luxury of several months in which to prepare their case, gather evidence and present arguments to challenge extradition requests in European Arrest Warrant (EAW) cases.
Extradition to Russia
Fyodor Dostoyevsky once said, “The degree of civilisation in a society is revealed by entering its prisons”. 136 years after his death, Russian civilisation would not be judged well by these standards. This article examines the impact of the decision of the High Court in the case of Dzgoev v. Russia on future arguments that Russian prison conditions violate a prisoner’s art.3 rights.
A thief is not necessarily a fraudster. A fraudster is not necessarily a thief. | Lexology
Fraud and theft have the obvious common element of dishonesty. Whilst the Supreme Court last year in Ivey v Genting[1] ruled that the test for dishonesty in criminal cases should be an objective one, proof of dishonesty alone, whether for theft or fraud, is not enough to secure a criminal conviction. As well as establishing dishonesty, the prosecution needs a clear understanding of the conduct constituting the actus reus of the offence to avoid the kind of upset experienced in R v Darroux[2].
Why UWO's and tax evasion are not what really matter
The Criminal Finances Act 2017 (CFA) is probably the most significant statute in relation to criminal fraud since the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA). Whilst the Criminal Justice Act 2003 effected widespread changes in the criminal law in relation to hearsay, bad character and disclosure, none of these were focussed on fraud in particular. The Fraud Act 2006 and of course the Bribery Act 2010 are both significant but their effects are limited.
Lights, Camera, Legislative Action?
Recent months have seen a tidal wave of issues consuming the public consciousness on sexual misconduct and women’s rights. The Harvey Weinstein scandal, the #MeToo movement, the recent collapsed rape trials and the demise of the Presidents Club following sexual harassment allegations all feed into a growing concern about the disconnect between gender equality and the perceived sufficiency of the criminal law.
Money, money everywhere and not a coin to seize | Lexology
‘Dirty money’ is increasingly a target of law enforcement agencies across the developed world and the rise of cyber crime means that it is increasingly digitised rather than physical. This can make it much more difficult for prosecutors to trace or seize cash and those accused of holding dirty money are facing ever more draconian powers and increasingly tenacious enforcement.
Lauri Love Extradition | Forum Bar | Corker Binning
Reverend Alexander Love, father of Lauri Love, was quoted as saying that his son had to face the music for his actions, but that it should be to the tune of a British band. Following the decision of the High Court on 5 February 2017 to find in Lauri Love’s favour – and specifically to prevent his extradition to the USA by reason of “forum” — it is possible that it will be the Crown Prosecution Service rather than the US Department of Justice that put him on trial.
Whistleblowers: The UK Perspective
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