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Legal column The government wants to create a clear offence of fraud to simplify this complex area of law. Here we highlight some of the implications of attempting such a mammoth task.

The Home Office consultation Fraud Law Reform, first published in May this year, aims for the first time to create a clear offence of fraud in English law. Under the proposals the new offence would be based on misrepresentation, non-disclosure and abuse of trust. There would also be an offence of obtaining services dishonestly that would not require proof of...

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