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•The UK government has published its guidance on the new Failure to Prevent Fraud offence which will come into effect on 1 September 2025.
•Similar to the UK Bribery Act, the provisions introduced by the Economic...more
11/8/2024
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Due Diligence ,
Failure to Prevent ,
Financial Crimes ,
Fraud ,
Fraud Prevention ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
UK
The UK government has tabled an amendment to the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill so as to introduce a “failure to prevent” fraud offence. Details in the amended bill provide the greatest clarity to date of the...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned cryptoasset firms marketing to UK consumers (including from overseas) to start preparing now to comply with the UK financial promotions regime, which is soon to be expanded...more
As expected, the UK Government has announced, in its January 2022 consultation response (“the Response”), that the promotion of cryptoassets to UK consumers is to be regulated. This represents a significant step towards...more
On 21 October 2021, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) announced that it had fined Credit Suisse (the “Bank”) £147,190,200 for “serious financial crime due diligence failings” in connection with loans that the Bank...more
During the course of the last three months, there has been a significant focus on the activity of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). The SFO has achieved its objectives in some instances; see, for example, our article below...more
In our Quarterly Review, we bring you important UK developments relating to business crime, investigations, and regulatory enforcement from the last three months.
With this month marking half a year since the UK left the EU,...more
6/28/2021
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Autonomy ,
Bribery ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Services Act ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Ministry of Justice ,
Money Laundering ,
National Crime Agency (NCA) ,
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Regulatory Agenda ,
Sanctions ,
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UK ,
UK Brexit
On 29 April 2021, the Financial Services Bill received Royal Assent in the UK, becoming law as the Financial Services Act 2021 (the “Act”). This is the first significant step for the UK in shaping its financial services...more
In our Quarterly Review, we bring you important UK developments relating to business crime, investigations, and regulatory enforcement from the last three months.
As the UK gets used to life outside the EU and implements...more
3/29/2021
/ Asset Freeze ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Justice Act ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Foreign Corporations ,
HMRC ,
Human Rights ,
Money Laundering ,
NCAs ,
Popular ,
Sanctions ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Travel Ban ,
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UK Brexit ,
Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs)
The FCA has announced its first criminal prosecution under the UK’s Money Laundering Regulations. This is undoubtedly a very significant development for the FCA and should be seen as a warning to firms within scope of the...more
On 5 February 2021, the UK Supreme Court handed down its judgment in the case of SFO v KBR, in which it unanimously held that the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) cannot use its statutory power to gather information under section...more