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Criminal Prosecution Failure to Prevent Fraud

Mayer Brown

Eye on Economic Crime: New Strict Liability Corporate Criminal Offence of Failure to Prevent Fraud Comes Into Effect

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1 September 2025 marks the day that the new strict liability corporate criminal offence of failure to prevent fraud comes into effect. From today onwards, corporate entities can be held criminally liable for failing to...more

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Eye on Economic Crime: HMRC Brings Forward First Corporate Prosecution Under Failure to Prevent Tax Evasion Offence

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On 11 August 2025, HM Revenue & Customs ("HMRC") initiated its first corporate prosecution under the failure to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion offence, which was introduced by the Criminal Finances Act 2017.  Bennett...more

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UK Authorities Revamp Joint Corporate Prosecution Guidance

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On 18 August 2025, the UK’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) announced the updated version of the joint guidance in relation to the prosecution of corporate entities (the “Guidance”). The...more

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UK Failure to Prevent Fraud Offence to Come into Force - Is Your Organisation Prepared?

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The new strict liability corporate criminal offence of Failure to Prevent Fraud (FTPF) comes into effect in England and Wales on 1 September 2025. ...more

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CPS and SFO publish joint corporate prosecutions guidance – what it means for UK corporates

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The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and Serious Fraud Office (SFO) have overhauled their Corporate Prosecutions guidance – clarifying how prosecutors will handle charges, forum and case strategy going forward. The previous...more

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Top Tips for Global Companies Preparing for the UK’s New “Failure to Prevent Fraud” Offence

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Companies in the US and around the world should consider their potential for UK exposure and assess their compliance programmes in light of that risk. On 1 September 2025, the UK will implement a new corporate criminal...more

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