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Understanding Dishonesty at the Dawn of the New UK Failure to Prevent Fraud Offence

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Anti-fraud measures are assuming a new level of significance for many large businesses with a UK nexus. The new failure to prevent fraud offence comes into force in the UK today. It means that a large business can be...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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The Upcoming Expansion of Corporate Criminal Liability in the UK

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After several years of discussion and consultation, the UK Government now appears to be close to reforming the law on corporate criminal liability via the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill. These changes, if...more

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New UK ‘failure to prevent’ corporate criminal offence

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In the House of Lords yesterday evening the Government confirmed that it intends to propose a new ‘failure to prevent’ corporate criminal offence to be inserted into the Economic Crime Bill. We consider the backdrop to this...more

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Proposed reform of UK corporate criminal liability – a failure to grasp the nettle?

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Following mounting calls for reform of the UK's corporate criminal liability regime, the Government is expected to consult later this year on potential reforms, which are likely to include a new corporate offence of failing...more

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Corporate Criminal Liability – Perspectives from the US, UK and France

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Shakespeare’s observation that the “past is prologue” certainly applies to corporate criminal liability in the UK and France, as these jurisdictions embrace with gusto corporate prosecutions akin to those pursued in the US...more

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