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From "Paper Tiger" To A Real Bite: Is Your Business Prepared As HMRC Steps Up Enforcement On Tax Evasion Offences

As the first prosecution is brought under the Criminal Finances Act 2017 for failing to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion, we consider what action businesses should take.

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

EU's Public Prosecutor Highlights Huge Europe-Wide Tax Fraud

Niall Hearty of Rahman Ravelli details the statements coming from the European Public Prosecutor's Office.

United Kingdom Criminal

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

UK Financial Crime Reform: What Firms Need To Know

The private wealth management sector is uniquely susceptible to financial crime risks, such as fraud, money laundering and sanctions breaches, as highlighted in the FCA's Dear CEO letter.

United Kingdom Criminal

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Corporate Crime And The Senior Manager Test

The Crime and Policing Bill 2025 expands liability, raising fresh debates over fairness, corporate culture, and culpability.

United Kingdom Criminal

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BCL Solicitors LLP

Danish Tax Authority Settles Huge Cum-Ex Claim

United Kingdom Criminal

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

SFO Update - 2025 So Far

United Kingdom Criminal

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BCL Solicitors LLP

Attempted Murder Acquittal In South London Shooting Case

United Kingdom Criminal

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Carson Kaye

Corporate Crime – Failure To Prevent Fraud Offence Now In Force

United Kingdom Criminal

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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

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

United Kingdom Criminal

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

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

United Kingdom Criminal

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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

UK Space Agency Announces New Unlocking Space For Business Projects

United Kingdom Technology

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Marks & Clerk

Do Not Bottle The Truth: Major Soft Drinks Company Commits To Correcting Its Recycling Claims Under EU Law

European Union Environment

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K&L Gates LLP

Fentanyl Tariffs

Worldwide International

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

AI In Healthcare: Legal And Ethical Considerations At The New Frontier

United Kingdom Technology

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A&O Shearman

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

United Kingdom Technology

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Anti-Corruption & Bribery

White Collar Crime, Anti-Corruption & Fraud

From "Paper Tiger" To A Real Bite: Is Your Business Prepared As HMRC Steps Up Enforcement On Tax Evasion Offences

As the first prosecution is brought under the Criminal Finances Act 2017 for failing to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion, we consider what action businesses should take.

United Kingdom Criminal

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Failure To Prevent Fraud Offence: The Private Credit Outlook

Section 199 of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) took effect on September 1, 2025, introducing a new failure to prevent fraud offence (FTPF Offence) with extraterritorial impact.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Dechert

The Largest Cryptocurrency Fraud Case Is Heard Is A Court In England And Wales

The perpetrator of the widely reported single largest seizure of cryptocurrency that has been misappropriated...

United Kingdom Technology

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Giambrone & Partners

EU's Public Prosecutor Highlights Huge Europe-Wide Tax Fraud

United Kingdom Criminal

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

UK Financial Crime Reform: What Firms Need To Know

United Kingdom Criminal

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Economic Crime And Corporate Transparency Act 2023 — The Radical Reforms To Companies House And Corporate Criminal Liability Explained

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Danish Tax Authority Settles Huge Cum-Ex Claim

United Kingdom Criminal

RR

Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

FCA Consults On Removing Contactless Payment Limit

United Kingdom Finance

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Lewis Silkin

SFO Update - 2025 So Far

United Kingdom Criminal

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BCL Solicitors LLP

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Corporate Crime

Corporate Crime And The Senior Manager Test

The Crime and Policing Bill 2025 expands liability, raising fresh debates over fairness, corporate culture, and culpability.

United Kingdom Criminal

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BCL Solicitors LLP

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...

United Kingdom Criminal

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Mayer Brown

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

United Kingdom Criminal

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Withers LLP

UK Authorities Revamp Joint Corporate Prosecution Guidance

United Kingdom Criminal

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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

European Union Criminal

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BCL Solicitors LLP

Extension Of Corporate Criminal Liability In The United Kingdom

United Kingdom Criminal

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Bracewell

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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

Economic Crime And Corporate Transparency Act 2023 — The Radical Reforms To Companies House And Corporate Criminal Liability Explained

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023 and is being implemented by the government in phases...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Preparing For The Casey Inquiry: The Importance Of Language

The Casey Review – Baroness Casey's report published in June 2025, following the National Audit on Grooming-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse – sets out 12 recommendations to address four key aims.

United Kingdom Government

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Browne Jacobson

UK To Introduce Mandatory Identity Verification For Directors And PSCs From November 2025

From 18 November 2025, UK Companies House will require all directors and Persons with Significant Control (PSCs) to complete mandatory identity verification, aiming to improve transparency and reduce corporate fraud.

United Kingdom Commercial

I. Frangos & Associates LLC

Attempted Murder Acquittal In South London Shooting Case

United Kingdom Criminal

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Carson Kaye

Criminal Risk Under Scrutiny In The Boardroom

United Kingdom Commercial

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Addleshaw Goddard

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

United Kingdom Employment

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A&O Shearman

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

United Kingdom Criminal

CK

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

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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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