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Fraud is the making of false representations or engaging in deceptive behavior in order to unlawfully secure financial or personal gain. 
Ropes & Gray LLP

UK and EU Money Laundering Risk Assessments 2025: Key Findings for Asset Managers

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In July 2025 HM Treasury and the Home Office issued the UK National Risk Assessment of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing 2025 ('NRA 2025'), while the European Banking Authority (EBA) published its fifth Opinion on...more

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Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023: where are we and what’s next?

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The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) has made, and will continue to make, significant amendments to company law in the UK. Since the first raft of company law changes implementing parts of ECCTA...more

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UK Supreme Court Clarifies Basis of ‘Knowing Receipt’ Claims Arising From Breach of Fiduciary Duty

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"The law on 'knowing receipt' has perplexed judges and academics alike for several decades" – Lord Burrows (paragraph 99). In a decision with significant implications for claims involving fraud and breach of fiduciary duty...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

UK Corporate Transparency - Sweeping Changes on the Horizon

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In February 2022, the UK Government published the Corporate Transparency and Register Reform White Paper (the “White Paper”), which set out its plans to reform Companies House and increase the transparency of UK corporate...more

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Sanctions, Fraud is Coming to Town: 2022 in Review

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In 2022, the UK was forced to reckon with the charge of being soft on economic crime and being the destination of choice for kleptocrats seeking to launder their ill-gotten funds. No longer able to turn a blind eye to these...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Elizabeth Holmes Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison 

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Elizabeth Holmes Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison - On November 18, 2022, former Theranos CEO, Elizabeth Holmes, was sentenced to 11 years and three months in prison for defrauding investors regarding Theranos’ blood...more

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Fraud Unravels All – Even Post-Judgment

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English Supreme Court rules that there is no reasonable diligence requirement barring a fresh action to set aside a judgment obtained by fraud. Introduction - In Takhar v Gracefield Developments Limited and others...more

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