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Leveson Report: A Blueprint For A More Efficient And Equitable Criminal Justice System

The criminal justice system in England and Wales is under immense strain. With Crown Court backlogs exceeding 75,000 cases as at the end of 2024 – double the volume seen in 2019...

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Shifting The Dial – New SFO Guidance On Corporate Cooperation

In April [2025] the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) published its "External Guidance on Corporate Cooperation and Enforcement in relation to Corporate Criminal Offending" (the Guidance).

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BCL Solicitors LLP

Extension Of Corporate Criminal Liability In The United Kingdom

In recent years, the United Kingdom has become increasingly aggressive in its approach to holding corporate persons criminally liable for the acts of their employees.

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Bracewell

UK Serious Fraud Office Issues New Self-Reporting And Corporate Cooperation Guidance

On 24 April 2025, the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) issued new guidance to encourage companies to self-report suspected corporate wrongdoing. The guidance states that self-reporting, combined with full cooperation...

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WilmerHale

Disclosure In The Digital Age: Independent Review Of Disclosure And Fraud Offences

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BCL Solicitors LLP

Failure To Prevent Fraud: What Is The Risk To Overseas Companies?

United Kingdom Criminal

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Peters & Peters

Enhancing Corporate Fraud Prevention: Guidance On The Failure To Prevent Fraud Offence

United Kingdom Criminal

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

UK Government Publishes Guidance On New Failure To Prevent Fraud Offence

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WilmerHale

UK Corporate Criminal Liability: Guidance Issued On New Failure To Prevent Fraud Offence

United Kingdom Criminal

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Mayer Brown

Supply Chains And Tainted Funds: Applying The New Law On Money Laundering

United Kingdom Criminal

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BCL Solicitors LLP

FCA Gives Starling The Bird

United Kingdom Criminal

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BCL Solicitors LLP

How To Prevent Bribery, Fraud And Other Economic Crime: Corporate Culture, Innit?

United Kingdom Commercial

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BCL Solicitors LLP

NCA Recovers £780,000 In The First UK Forfeiture Of Sanctioned Funds

United Kingdom Criminal

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Peters & Peters

Corporate Criminal Liability – Economic Crime And Corporate Transparency Act 2023

United Kingdom Commercial

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Kuits Solicitors

UK Immigration Overhaul – Key Changes From 22 July 2025

United Kingdom Immigration

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WestBridge Business Immigration

Requirements For Skilled Worker Visa Settlement (Video)

United Kingdom Immigration

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Latitude Law

S5:E10 – Kate Rose: Seeing The Beauty In Everything With TUTTI & CO (Video)

United Kingdom Commercial

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Square One

UK To Tighten Immigration Rules: Highlights From The 2025 White Paper

United Kingdom Immigration

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Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

ThinkHouse TUPE Club: Key Questions On A Service Provision Change (Video)

United Kingdom Employment

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Gowling WLG

If Craig David Made Court Cases…

Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev was sentenced to 64 months for money laundering. The Dutch court found TC's design inherently facilitated laundering, with Pertsev and co-founders neglecting to prevent its misuse. The ruling raises concerns about liability for DeFi developers.

United Kingdom Criminal

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Peters & Peters

The Economic Crime And Corporate Transparency Act: What Do UK Employers Need To Know?

The ECCTA is introducing wide-ranging reforms aimed, among other things, at tackling economic crimes (which the Government says make up over 40% of crime in the UK).

United Kingdom Criminal

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Withers LLP

UK Corporate Criminal Liability: Changes So Far And Changes Coming - Have You Prepared?

On 26 October 2023, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (the "Act" or "EECTA") received royal assent and became law. The Act introduced a number of changes, some of which came into

United Kingdom Criminal

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Mayer Brown

The Economic Crime And Corporate Transparency Act: Latest Developments

On 26 October 2023, the long anticipated Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (the "Act") was granted Royal Assent.

United Kingdom Criminal

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Arthur Cox

Corporate Crime: The Year Ahead

United Kingdom Criminal

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Pallas Partners

Economic Crime And Corporate Transparency Act 2023: Who Is An Associated Person For The Failure To Prevent Fraud Offence?

United Kingdom Criminal

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Implementation Of The Whistleblower Directive – A Roadmap For Multinational Companies

European Union Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

FCA Proposals To Increase Transparency On Enforcement Action

United Kingdom Criminal

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Changes At Companies House The Economic Crime And Corporate Transparency Act

United Kingdom Commercial

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DMH Stallard

Rahman Ravelli To Hold Conference To Analyse The Current Challenges In Corporate Crime

United Kingdom Criminal

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

New Year, New Powers: Serious Fraud Office Gains Greater Powers To Compel Information At An Early Stage

United Kingdom Criminal

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Macfarlanes LLP

Economic Crime And Corporate Transparency Act 2023

United Kingdom Commercial

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

The Fraud Files: Decoding The Economic Crime Act – Bonus Episode On Companies House And POCA Reform (Podcast)

United Kingdom Criminal

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Corporate Criminal Liability Reform: How Much Further Can The UK Go?

United Kingdom Commercial

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Cooley LLP

New Year, New Powers: Serious Fraud Office Gains Greater Powers To Compel Information At An Early Stage

As of 15 January 2024, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) can now compel individuals and companies to provide them with information before an investigation...

United Kingdom Criminal

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Macfarlanes LLP

Economic Crime And Corporate Transparency Act 2023

On 26 October 2023 the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCT Act) received Royal Assent. Through a broad range of measures, it aims to strengthen the UK's response...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

The Fraud Files: Decoding The Economic Crime Act – Bonus Episode On Companies House And POCA Reform (Podcast)

We have recorded a special bonus episode of the Fraud Files podcast which departs from our analysis of the failure to prevent fraud and identification doctrine reform elements of the Economic Crime Corporate Transparency Act 2023.

United Kingdom Criminal

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Corporate Criminal Liability Reform: How Much Further Can The UK Go?

The landscape for tackling corporate crime in the UK is undergoing significant change, with a focus on empowering enforcement agencies to further hold large corporates to account...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Cooley LLP

Play Your Cards Right: Betting Company Secures DPA In Relation To Historic Bribery

United Kingdom Criminal

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Macfarlanes LLP

Sanctions Tracker: FCA Reports On Review Of Firms' Sanctions Controls

In this post, we provide a round-up of key recent Russia sanctions developments in the UK and EU, including the findings from the Financial Conduct Authority's...

Worldwide Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Economic Crime And Corporate Transparency Bill: Where Are We Now?

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (the "Bill"), which is set to introduce, among key reforms, a new failure to prevent fraud offence ("FTP Fraud"), is in the final stages of the Parliamentary process.

United Kingdom Criminal

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Economic Crime And Corporate Transparency Bill

On 4 September 2023, all eyes will be on the House of Commons as it considers the Lords' amendments to the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill in the third and final stage.

United Kingdom Criminal

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TLT Solicitors

Biggest Shake Up In Corporate Criminal Law In 100 Years Is On The Cards

As the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill ("the Bill") reaches the final stages of its journey through the UK Parliament, we consider what may be the biggest shake-up to corporate criminal law in 100 years.

United Kingdom Criminal

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Holman Fenwick Willan

Corporate Criminal Liability – What Is Next For The United Kingdom?

United Kingdom Commercial

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K&L Gates LLP

Biggest Reform Of The Identification Doctrine In More Than 50 Years

United Kingdom Criminal

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Norton Rose Fulbright

The UK Government Proposes Reform To The Identification Doctrine To Combat Economic Crime

United Kingdom Criminal

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Steptoe LLP

Further Significant Reform Of UK Corporate Criminal Liability

United Kingdom Criminal

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WilmerHale

Rahman Ravelli To Hold A Webinar Examining The Economic Crime And Corporate Transparency Bill

United Kingdom Criminal

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

Government Proposes New Offence Of Failure To Prevent Fraud

United Kingdom Criminal

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Failure To Prevent Fraud – What Are The Implications Of The New Offence?

United Kingdom Criminal

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Sanctions Tracker – EU Announces Details Of Proposed Eleventh Sanctions Package

European Union Criminal

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The "CCO": Corporate Offences Of Failing To Prevent The Facilitation Of Tax Evasion

United Kingdom Criminal

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Norton Rose Fulbright

Investigate: A 360 Degree View Of Investigations – Employment And Whistleblowing Issues (Podcast)

United Kingdom Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

A New "Failure To Prevent" Corporate Criminal Offence Into UK Law

United Kingdom Criminal

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Steptoe LLP

Investigate: A 360 Degree View Of Investigations – Episode 3 (Podcast)

United Kingdom Criminal

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Investigate: A 360 Degree View Of Investigations – Episode 2 (Podcast)

United Kingdom Criminal

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Failure To Prevent Offence May Be Introduced In The UK In The New Economic Crime And Corporate Transparency Bill

United Kingdom Criminal

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Bring Up The Bodies, Renewed Expectations For Corporates From The US Department Of Justice

United Kingdom Criminal

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BCL Solicitors LLP

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Anoushka Warlow Speaks To LexisNexis On Changes In Corporate Crime 2022 And Discusses What We Can Expect In 2023 (Video)

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BCL Solicitors LLP

Richard Reichman On The Shifting Landscape Of Corporate Crime And Regulation (Video)

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BCL Solicitors LLP

On Your Radar? Preparing For The New HMRC Corporate Criminal Offence (Video)

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Deloitte

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