United Kingdom: Criminal Law

To give regulated firms the confidence and ability to share information, the provisions disapply both obligations of confidentiality and civil liability when a firm uses the new information sharing gateways. In practical terms, this means that a regulated firm sharing customer information with another regulated firm under these provisions would have a defence to a breach of confidence claim or other civil action from the customer concerned.

When a person dies intestate and it is not possible to identify any heirs then the estate will eventually be taken over by the Crown. In England and Wales, where this happens there is a public list known as the “Bona Vacantia” list

Financial fraud continues to expand, often driven from overseas compounds, has steered the Government to launch an online crime squad.