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Fraud's New Frontline: Why Civil Litigators Are Thinking Criminal

The traditional divide between civil and criminal enforcement is blurring, particularly in complex fraud cases. With public agencies overwhelmed and sophisticated fraud on the rise...

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Devonshires

Top 5 Takeaways: Crime And Policing Bill Breakfast Briefing

On Wednesday 25 June, we held an informative Breakfast Briefing on the Crime and Policing Bill ("The Bill") chaired by Rebecca Brady and Charlotte Knight.

United Kingdom Criminal

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Devonshires

An NCA Money Laundering Investigation That Led To A £17.5M Forfeiture

Syed Rahman of Rahman Ravelli outlines the case and the likely reasons for the National Crime Agency's course of action.

United Kingdom Criminal

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

The SFO Aims To Help UK Economic Growth

Niall Hearty of Rahman Ravelli outlines the Serious Fraud Office's approach to supporting the economy.

United Kingdom Criminal

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

Signed, Sealed, Prosecuted: The UK Post Office Scandal (Podcast)

United Kingdom Criminal

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Wiley Rein

Shifting The Dial – New SFO Guidance On Corporate Cooperation

European Union Criminal

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BCL Solicitors LLP

Tariffs, Bribery & The Risk Of Regress: Why Anti-Bribery Efforts Can't Wait

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NAVEX

New UK SFO Guidance On Corporate Cooperation And Enforcement

United Kingdom Criminal

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A&O Shearman

Understanding ECCTA: New Corporate Offence Of 'Failure To Prevent Fraud' – What Do You Need To Know?

United Kingdom Criminal

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Gowling WLG

APP Fraud Meets AI: A Smarter Threat Needs A Smarter Response

United Kingdom Criminal

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Devonshires

Benefit Fraud Investigations: What You Need To Know (11 June 2025)

United Kingdom Criminal

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

Navigating Fraud In Insolvent Companies: Lessons For The UK

United Kingdom Criminal

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Can You Sue Police If They Lose Evidence When Investigating Your Criminal Allegation? (6 June 2025)

United Kingdom Criminal

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

How To Commit Accounting Fraud — Part 1

United Kingdom Criminal

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

EVisas Soon To Replace Visa Stickers For Certain UK Visa Routes

United Kingdom Immigration

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Lewis Silkin

Financial Regulation - In The Know: Payments

United Kingdom Technology

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Addleshaw Goddard

A Practitioner's Perspective: Four Keys To Success For A AssS-To-AI Transition

United Kingdom Technology

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AlixPartners

UK Government Announces Proposals For Reforming Immigration System

United Kingdom Immigration

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Temu's Back On Top... But For How Long? 2025's Retail Growth Story

Worldwide Commercial

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AlixPartners

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Anti-Corruption & Bribery

White Collar Crime, Anti-Corruption & Fraud

Fraud's New Frontline: Why Civil Litigators Are Thinking Criminal

The traditional divide between civil and criminal enforcement is blurring, particularly in complex fraud cases. With public agencies overwhelmed and sophisticated fraud on the rise...

United Kingdom Criminal

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Devonshires

Who's Policing The Platform? Platform Liability And The Rising Tide Of Online Fraud

Online fraud is now the UK's most common crime. And while victims once bore the brunt alone, attention is turning sharply toward the platforms and telecoms networks that enable it.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Devonshires

Protecting Yourself From Property Scams

Keeping you and your money safe is our top priority, and we have stringent safeguarding measures in place to help protect all our customers. But there are also steps you need to take to protect yourself from fraud.

United Kingdom Real Estate

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IR Global

Beware The Risks Associated With The Investigram Trading Platform - Legal Considerations For Investors

United Kingdom Finance

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Giambrone & Partners

An NCA Money Laundering Investigation That Led To A £17.5M Forfeiture

United Kingdom Criminal

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

The SFO Aims To Help UK Economic Growth

United Kingdom Criminal

RR

Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

Signed, Sealed, Prosecuted: The UK Post Office Scandal (Podcast)

United Kingdom Criminal

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Wiley Rein

FinTech Global FS Regulatory Round-Up - W/e 20 June 2025

Worldwide Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Failure To Prevent Fraud: What Businesses Need To Know (23 June 2025)

United Kingdom Commercial

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

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Corporate Crime

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

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...

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

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

United Kingdom Criminal

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BCL Solicitors LLP

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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

New UK Guidance On Restrictions On Non-disclosure Agreements

On 2 June 2025, the Ministry of Justice published guidance on forthcoming changes to non-disclosure agreements ('NDAs').

United Kingdom Employment

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Withers LLP

Fraud's New Frontline: Why Civil Litigators Are Thinking Criminal

The traditional divide between civil and criminal enforcement is blurring, particularly in complex fraud cases. With public agencies overwhelmed and sophisticated fraud on the rise...

United Kingdom Criminal

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Devonshires

Top 5 Takeaways: Crime And Policing Bill Breakfast Briefing

On Wednesday 25 June, we held an informative Breakfast Briefing on the Crime and Policing Bill ("The Bill") chaired by Rebecca Brady and Charlotte Knight.

United Kingdom Criminal

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Devonshires

The FCA's Streamlined Enforcement Guide: How Significant Are The Changes?

United Kingdom Finance

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Macfarlanes LLP

A Wind Of Change Is Blowing: The Office Of The Whistleblower Bill

United Kingdom Employment

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Devonshires

Benefit Fraud Investigations: What You Need To Know (11 June 2025)

United Kingdom Criminal

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

Can You Sue Police If They Lose Evidence When Investigating Your Criminal Allegation? (6 June 2025)

United Kingdom Criminal

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

How Civil Litigation Is Fighting The Financial Fraud Epidemic

United Kingdom Criminal

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Giambrone & Partners

Understanding ECCTA: What Are The Key Provisions Of The Economic Crime And Corporate Transparency Act?

United Kingdom Commercial

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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

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

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Herbert Smith Freehills

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

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