On 26 October 2023, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act received royal assent. The new law is designed to fight corruption, money laundering and fraud, and has major implications for businesses, including:...more
As the world watched in horror over the atrocities occurring in the war zones of Ukraine this week, global leaders re-doubled their efforts to bring increasing sanctions pressure to bear on Russian industry, the Russian...more
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Without fanfare, DOJ recently published a “declination and disgorgement letter,” the first FCPA declination published by the Department since August 2020.
As disclosed in the letter, DOJ has declined to prosecute Jardine...more
Threats to cybersecurity and data privacy are constantly increasing both in volume and complexity. This trend is expected to continue in 2022. In a bid to protect cybersecurity and ensure data is properly safeguarded,...more
Global expansion without adequate controls is asking for trouble. That’s the lesson of a $19 million settlement between WPP, the world’s largest advertising agency, and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to...more
On 3rd March 2021, UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a £100 million Taxpayer Protection Taskforce (Taskforce) to scrutinise claims made under Government financial business support schemes designed to help companies and...more
Following the UK government’s announcement on 22 February 2021 of an exit roadmap of the current lockdown and phased relaxation of social distancing rules, the UK Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) will be extended by a...more
In today’s budget, UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a £100 million Taskforce to scrutinise claims made under business support schemes designed to help companies and workers navigate their way through the economic impact of...more
Fraud has reached epidemic levels in the UK and should be seen as a national security issue, says think tank the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in a paper published last week. It is the crime to which UK citizens are...more
Since Brexit, the relationship between the European Union (EU) and the UK concerning law enforcement cooperation is now governed by the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (the Agreement)....more
On 5 November 2020, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK’s financial services regulator, announced that it has permanently banned three men convicted of criminal offences from ever working in the financial services...more
This month, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) released its Business Plan for 2020/2021, setting out its objectives for the next three years. Its highest priority is to deal with the financial implications of the...more