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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
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Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Due Diligence ,
Failure to Prevent ,
Financial Crimes ,
Fraud ,
Fraud Prevention ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
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On 13 February 2024, Nick Ephgrave gave his inaugural public speech as the new Director of the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO). With a background in law enforcement, including as assistant commissioner of the Metropolitan...more
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• The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (the “Act”) is part of a wide legislative package to prevent abuse of UK corporate structures and tackle economic crime and received Royal Assent on 26 October...more
10/30/2023
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Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Criminal Liability ,
Failure to Prevent ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Markets ,
Fraud ,
Impact Assessments ,
Ministry of Justice ,
Senior Managers ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK ,
UK Bribery Act
In the final Quarterly Review of 2021, we reflect on a year that has seen the UK acclimatise to life outside of the EU, whilst, like the rest of the world, contending with the difficulties brought on by the global coronavirus...more
12/15/2021
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Bribery ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Credit Suisse ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Crimes ,
Fraud ,
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) ,
Sanctions ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
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
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) ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Sanctions ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
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