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The Crime and Policing Bill 2025: further reforms to be made to the identification principle

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The Crime and Policing Bill 2025, published by the UK Government on February 25, 2025, proposes extending the new ‘senior manager’ test of corporate criminal attribution to all criminal offences, not just economic crime...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Preparing Organisations for the New UK Failure to Prevent Fraud Offence

Fraud is the most common offence in the UK, amounting to 41% of all crime.  On 26 October 2023, the UK’s long-awaited Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 20232  (the Act) received Royal Assent, setting out...more

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Radical reforms of UK corporate criminal liability receive Royal Assent

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After a laborious passage through the United Kingdom Parliament, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (the Act) received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023. The Director of the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) hailed...more

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The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act receives Royal Assent

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The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA) introduces a suite of wide-ranging reforms to tackle economic crime and improve transparency over corporate entities. Under the ECCTA, Companies House will have...more

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UK Limited Partnership Reform Becomes Law: A Practical Guide of How Best To Get Ready To Comply

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The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA) became law on 26 October 2023, having completed the legislative process and received Royal Assent. Part 2 of ECCTA introduces significant reforms to UK limited...more

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Failure to Prevent Fraud for UK Corporates

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The UK Government yesterday introduced a new corporate “failure to prevent fraud” offence into draft legislation, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (“the Bill”). This is a significant development in UK...more

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