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Corporate Crime – Failure To Prevent Fraud Offence Now In Force

The new corporate offence of failure to prevent fraud came into force on 1 September 2025.

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK/US White‑Collar Enforcement: Collaboration Reaffirmed

As UK and US white-collar enforcement agencies reaffirm their commitment to joint working, corporates face evolving compliance expectations...

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

One In Four Firms Has Reportedly Lost $1 Million-plus In A Fraud Attack

One in four businesses lost over $1 million in a single fraud incident in the past year, according to a report.

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

Failure To Prevent Fraud: Reasonable Procedures Guidance Published

The UK Government has published long-awaited guidance on reasonable procedures to prevent fraud, starting the clock on the enforcement of the new corporate failure to prevent fraud offence introduced in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023.

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Burness Paull

Online Casino Ordered To Pay £1 Million For Money Laundering Failings

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

Facing The Fraud Challenge: How UK Charities Must Adapt To The New Failure To Prevent Fraud Offence

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Eye On Economic Crime: New Strict Liability Corporate Criminal Offence Of Failure To Prevent Fraud Comes Into Effect

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Mayer Brown

Criminal Appeals Reform: What The Law Commission's Consultation Could Mean For Your Case

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Carson Kaye

The UK's New Failure To Prevent Fraud Offence - Global Organisations Take Note

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Dechert

New Anti-fraud Laws Come Into Force In The UK On 1 September 2025

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Withers LLP

Failure To Prevent Fraud: What You Need To Know

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Case Comment On Arcadia v Bosworth, Hurley & Kelbrick [2025] EWHC 91 (Comm)

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CANDEY

New Sentencing Guidelines For Blackmail, Kidnap, False Imprisonment, Aggravated Vehicle Taking, And Driving Disqualifications

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Carson Kaye

Failure To Prevent Fraud: What The New Legislation Means For Your Organisation

United Kingdom Criminal

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Carson Kaye

Future Network Strategy For CO₂ Transport And Storage

United Kingdom Environment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

FinTech Global FS Regulatory Round-up - W/e 29 August 2025

United Kingdom Technology

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK Immigration Salary List 2025

United Kingdom Immigration

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Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

AI In The Healthcare Sphere: Public And Private Considerations

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Browne Jacobson

Evolving Regulation For CO₂ Storage: A Call For Evidence From Ofgem

United Kingdom Environment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Anti-Corruption & Bribery

White Collar Crime, Anti-Corruption & Fraud

Corporate Crime – Failure To Prevent Fraud Offence Now In Force

The new corporate offence of failure to prevent fraud came into force on 1 September 2025.

United Kingdom Criminal

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

July – August Regulatory Round-Up

HM Treasury issued a consultation on 15 July 2025, "Regulatory Environment Pillar – Cross‑Cutting Issues," which complements the Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy,

United Kingdom Finance

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

High Court Finds "Retrieval Duty" Arguable Against Sending Bank In An APP Fraud Context

The High Court has ordered partial strike-out of a claim brought by the alleged victim of an authorised push payment (APP) fraud against the sending bank: Dawn Barclay-Ross v Starling Bank Limited [2025] EWHC 2158 (KB).

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

English Court Restrains Enforcement Of Its Own Judgment

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Macfarlanes LLP

Sanctions Update Mandatory Reporting For Art Market Participants And High Value Dealers

United Kingdom Government

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CANDEY

UK/US White‑Collar Enforcement: Collaboration Reaffirmed

United Kingdom Criminal

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

One In Four Firms Has Reportedly Lost $1 Million-plus In A Fraud Attack

United Kingdom Criminal

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

Failure To Prevent Fraud: Reasonable Procedures Guidance Published

United Kingdom Criminal

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Burness Paull

UK CPS And SFO Issue Updated Corporate Prosecution Guidance: What Corporates Need To Know

United Kingdom Commercial

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K&L Gates LLP

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Corporate Crime

Corporate Crime – Failure To Prevent Fraud Offence Now In Force

The new corporate offence of failure to prevent fraud came into force on 1 September 2025.

United Kingdom Criminal

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Eye On Economic Crime: New Strict Liability Corporate Criminal Offence Of Failure To Prevent Fraud Comes Into Effect

Given the wide-ranging nature of this new offence, we discuss what your organisation needs to know and do as soon as possible - especially in light of recent prosecutorial action...

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Mayer Brown

New Anti-fraud Laws Come Into Force In The UK On 1 September 2025

The Bribery Act 2010 heralded the dawn of a new era in how corporates are held to account for crimes committed on their watch with advent of the "failure to prevent" model.

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Withers LLP

UK Authorities Revamp Joint Corporate Prosecution Guidance

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Ropes & Gray LLP

The Fraud Files Podcast Series

United Kingdom Criminal

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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

Shifting The Dial – New SFO Guidance On Corporate Cooperation

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BCL Solicitors LLP

Extension Of Corporate Criminal Liability In The United Kingdom

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Bracewell

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

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WilmerHale

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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.

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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.

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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:

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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

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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

Criminal Risk Under Scrutiny In The Boardroom

Business leaders have always faced the spotlight of market and media criticism for their board decisions, but now the spectre of court proceedings is an ever-present threat, following recent high-profile cases.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Addleshaw Goddard

UK Non-disclosure Agreements Under The Spotlight: What Employers Need To Know

NDAs are facing a wave of reform, prompting employers to reassess how they manage sensitive workplace issues. Many employers have already updated their settlement agreement templates...

United Kingdom Employment

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A&O Shearman

Criminal Appeals Reform: What The Law Commission's Consultation Could Mean For Your Case

Change is on the horizon for the criminal justice system in England and Wales. In February 2025, the Law Commission launched a consultation proposing wide-ranging reforms...

United Kingdom Criminal

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Carson Kaye

New Sentencing Guidelines For Blackmail, Kidnap, False Imprisonment, Aggravated Vehicle Taking, And Driving Disqualifications

United Kingdom Criminal

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Carson Kaye

Failure To Prevent Fraud: What The New Legislation Means For Your Organisation

United Kingdom Criminal

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Carson Kaye

'Scattered Spider' And The Rise In Global Cybercrime

United Kingdom Criminal

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Carson Kaye

UK Prosecutors Update Corporate Prosecution Guidance Ahead Of New Anti-Fraud Laws

United Kingdom Criminal

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Arnold & Porter

The Strasbourg Court Opines On Russian Actions In Ukraine

United Kingdom Government

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BCL Solicitors LLP

Hawala Banking: A Legal Perspective On Risks And Compliance In The UK

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Spencer West

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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

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

Deliberate & Potentially Fraudulent Fires (Video)

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BLM

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