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How To Demonstrate The Effectiveness Of Your Internal Controls For Fraud Prevention

From September 2025, the UK's new failure to prevent fraud (FTPF) offence will put the onus onto organisations to be proactive with their fraud risk management activities, or face potential fines should a breach occur

United Kingdom Criminal

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Forensic Risk Alliance

Rising Risks Of Fraud And Financial Misstatement: Key Changes For Boards And Legal Teams

Reporting fraud and the misstatement of financial accounts – these are not events that audit committees, general counsels or boards go looking for, but they happen. Recent developments are raising the stakes, and consequences are becoming more severe.

United Kingdom Criminal

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Forensic Risk Alliance

Corporate Failure To Prevent Fraud

The new corporate ‘Failure to Prevent Fraud' offence under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) will come into effect on 1 September 2025.

United Kingdom Criminal

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Spencer West

LIBOR Convictions Under Scrutiny: Tom Hayes And The Case For Malicious Prosecution (25 July 2025)

The recent quashing of criminal convictions against former traders Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo has reignited discussion around the legal...

United Kingdom Criminal

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

The SFO Publishes Its 2024-25 Annual Report

United Kingdom Criminal

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK Independent Review Of The Criminal Courts – Part 1

United Kingdom Criminal

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WilmerHale

A 16th-century Painting Stolen More Than 50 Years Ago Is Returned

United Kingdom Criminal

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

Understanding ECCTA: The New Duty To Prevent Fraud, What Should HR Be Thinking About?

United Kingdom Criminal

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Gowling WLG

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

United Kingdom Criminal

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The UK's Failure To Prevent Fraud Offence: Private Fund Managers, Portfolio Companies, And Placement Agents

United Kingdom Criminal

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Understanding ECCTA: New Corporate Offence Of 'Failure To Prevent Fraud' – What Impact Could This Have On Your Insurance Requirements?

United Kingdom Criminal

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Gowling WLG

Fraudulent Insurance Claim Under Consideration

United Kingdom Criminal

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

DOJ's New FCPA Guidelines: Key Takeaways For Companies

United Kingdom Criminal

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NAVEX

When Can The Police Stop And Search Someone? (10 July 2025)

United Kingdom Criminal

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

Arts & Culture Guide (Video)

United Kingdom Immigration

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Latitude Law

The Long-awaited Draft Framework For The UK Regulatory Regime For Cryptoassets Has Arrived

United Kingdom Finance

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Addleshaw Goddard

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

United Kingdom Commercial

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Square One

If A Child Has An EHCP In Place, Do They Also Need A Care Plan? (Video)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

Proposed Changes To ILR: What UK Businesses Need To Know

United Kingdom Immigration

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Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

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Anti-Corruption & Bribery

White Collar Crime, Anti-Corruption & Fraud

How To Demonstrate The Effectiveness Of Your Internal Controls For Fraud Prevention

From September 2025, the UK's new failure to prevent fraud (FTPF) offence will put the onus onto organisations to be proactive with their fraud risk management activities, or face potential fines should a breach occur

United Kingdom Criminal

FR

Forensic Risk Alliance

Rising Risks Of Fraud And Financial Misstatement: Key Changes For Boards And Legal Teams

Reporting fraud and the misstatement of financial accounts – these are not events that audit committees, general counsels or boards go looking for, but they happen. Recent developments are raising the stakes, and consequences are becoming more severe.

United Kingdom Criminal

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Forensic Risk Alliance

Revenue Recognition Fraud - And Why It Matters

Revenue is often cited as a quick snapshot of a company's success, but how that revenue is recognized is not so simple for many industries

United Kingdom Commercial

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Forensic Risk Alliance

Corporate Failure To Prevent Fraud

United Kingdom Criminal

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Spencer West

Money Mules, Dirty Cash, And Crypto: The FCA And NCA's 2025 Economic Crime Hit List

United Kingdom Government

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Macfarlanes LLP

LIBOR Convictions Under Scrutiny: Tom Hayes And The Case For Malicious Prosecution (25 July 2025)

United Kingdom Criminal

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

The SFO Publishes Its 2024-25 Annual Report

United Kingdom Criminal

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

From Watchdog To Enforcer: The Insolvency Service Targets Financial Crime

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Macfarlanes LLP

UK Independent Review Of The Criminal Courts – Part 1

United Kingdom Criminal

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WilmerHale

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Corporate Crime

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...

United Kingdom Criminal

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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).

European Union Criminal

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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.

United Kingdom Criminal

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Bracewell

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

United Kingdom Criminal

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WilmerHale

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

United Kingdom Criminal

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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

United Kingdom Criminal

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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

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Terrorism & National Security

Counter-Terrorist Financing: The Role of the Solicitor

It might be tempting to imagine that solicitors have many more pressing concerns than the problem of counter-terrorist financing.

United Kingdom Government

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Peters & Peters

Counter-Terrorist Financing: The Role of the MLRO

Counter-terrorist financing would appear to be the poor cousin of anti-money laundering. It is not uncommon for the two to be lumped together as if they were virtually identical.

United Kingdom Government

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Peters & Peters

Impact of President Obama’s April 13, 2010 Executive Order on Somalia and Piracy on US and non-US Insurance Companies

On April 13, 2010, President Barack Obama issued an Executive Order "Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Conflict in Somalia" (the "Executive Order") stating that:

United Kingdom Insurance

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Clyde & Co

Impact of President Obama’s April 13, 2010 Executive Order on Somalian Piracy - The UK Insurance Perspective

United Kingdom Insurance

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Clyde & Co

Paying Ransoms - Could The US Make This More Difficult?

United Kingdom Transport

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Ince & Co

Compass 2010 Global Aerospace & Defense Sector Outlook

United Kingdom Government

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Deloitte

Fingerprint Checks To Be Introduced On Entry To The UK

United Kingdom Employment

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Speechly Bircham LLP

Defence Procurement: The Emergence Of A Single Market

United Kingdom Government

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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Down To The Wire

United Kingdom Government

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Russell Jones & Walker

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Crime

Corporate Failure To Prevent Fraud

The new corporate ‘Failure to Prevent Fraud' offence under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) will come into effect on 1 September 2025.

United Kingdom Criminal

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Spencer West

Inquest Into Death Of Nottinghamshire Teen Raises Concerns Over Emergency Response

The family of 17-year-old Finlay James Turner-Smith have spoken of their heartbreak following the conclusion of an inquest into his death. The inquest into his tragic death on 23rd March 2024...

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Rothera Bray

LIBOR Convictions Under Scrutiny: Tom Hayes And The Case For Malicious Prosecution (25 July 2025)

The recent quashing of criminal convictions against former traders Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo has reignited discussion around the legal...

United Kingdom Criminal

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

FCA Enforcement: End Of Term Report

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

From Watchdog To Enforcer: The Insolvency Service Targets Financial Crime

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Macfarlanes LLP

A 16th-century Painting Stolen More Than 50 Years Ago Is Returned

United Kingdom Criminal

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

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

United Kingdom Criminal

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Greece Successfully Tracks And Recovers Stolen Cryptocurrency From Cyber Criminals

United Kingdom Technology

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Giambrone & Partners

Understanding ECCTA: New Corporate Offence Of 'Failure To Prevent Fraud' – What Impact Could This Have On Your Insurance Requirements?

United Kingdom Criminal

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Gowling WLG

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Latest Videos

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A Major Shift In US International Anti-bribery Enforcement: Nick Vamos On Times Radio (Video)

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Peters & Peters

Will You Be Deported For A Criminal Offence In The UK?｜Criminal Sentences And UK Deportation (Video)

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Latitude Law

5 Top Tips To Protect Your Business From Business Crime (Video)

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Gunnercooke

Deliberate & Potentially Fraudulent Fires (Video)

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BLM

Financial CrimeCast: James Walker

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Reynolds Porter Chamberlain

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