In our Quarterly Review, we bring you important UK developments relating to business crime, investigations, and regulatory enforcement from the last three months.
As the UK gets used to life outside the EU and implements...more
3/29/2021
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Money Laundering ,
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Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs)
On 5 February 2021, the UK Supreme Court handed down its judgment in the case of SFO v KBR, in which it unanimously held that the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) cannot use its statutory power to gather information under section...more