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Q&A: The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act

Headlines- • The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (the “Act”) is part of a wide legislative package to prevent abuse of UK corporate structures and tackle economic crime and received Royal Assent on 26 October...more

UK Government Details Proposed “Failure to Prevent Fraud” Offence

The UK government has tabled an amendment to the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill so as to introduce a “failure to prevent” fraud offence. Details in the amended bill provide the greatest clarity to date of the...more

UK Quarterly Review: Business Crime, Investigations, and Regulatory Enforcement - April 2022

As the world watches in horror as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to unfold, the UK, as well as its allies and partners, has introduced a number of sanctions and trade restrictions in response. In this Quarterly...more

UK Quarterly Review: Business Crime, Investigations, and Regulatory Enforcement - December 2021

In the final Quarterly Review of 2021, we reflect on a year that has seen the UK acclimatise to life outside of the EU, whilst, like the rest of the world, contending with the difficulties brought on by the global coronavirus...more

UK Quarterly Review: Business Crime, Investigations, and Regulatory Enforcement (June - August 2021)

During the course of the last three months, there has been a significant focus on the activity of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). The SFO has achieved its objectives in some instances; see, for example, our article below...more

UK Quarterly Review: Business Crime, Investigations, And Regulatory Enforcement - June 2021

In our Quarterly Review, we bring you important UK developments relating to business crime, investigations, and regulatory enforcement from the last three months. With this month marking half a year since the UK left the EU,...more

UK Quarterly Review: Business Crime, Investigations, And Regulatory Enforcement

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

Serious Fraud Office Document Requests Not Effective Against Non-UK Companies

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

UK Quarterly Review: Business Crime, Investigations And Regulatory Enforcement - UPDATED September 2020

In our Quarterly Review, we bring you important UK developments relating to business crime, investigations and regulatory enforcement from the last three months. We commented last month that the scale of the impact of the...more

UK Quarterly Review: Business Crime, Investigations And Regulatory Enforcement

In our Quarterly Review, we bring you important UK developments relating to Business Crime, Investigations and Regulatory Enforcement from the last three months. Please contact us if you would like to discuss any of these...more

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