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More On The Horizon: Setting Aside Judgments Obtained By Fraud In England And Wales

In England and Wales, the ability to set aside judgments obtained by fraud reflects the principle articulated in the 70-year-old decision...

United Kingdom Criminal

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

From Fraudulent Adverts To Corporate Offences: Navigating POCA, ECCTA And The OSA

Paid advertising continues to underpin the commercial model of major search and social media platforms. Yet the scale of fraud and unlawful financial promotions within this ecosystem...

United Kingdom Criminal

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

How To Cope With An HMRC Investigation – The Five Psychological Stages

Nothing can prepare most people for the emotional turbulence that follows the receipt of a letter from HMRC, particularly if it is from the Fraud Investigation Service.

United Kingdom Criminal

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BCL Solicitors LLP

Suspended Sentences, Early Release And Overcrowding: Understanding The Sentencing Act 2026

You would be forgiven for blinking and missing the implementation of the Sentencing Act 20261 (‘the Act), some of which came into force on 22 March 2026.

United Kingdom Criminal

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BCL Solicitors LLP

Deutsche Bank Pays 29 Million Euros For Cum-Ex Involvement

United Kingdom Criminal

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

The Failure To Prevent Fraud Offence: No Cases Yet, But Key Questions Remain

United Kingdom Criminal

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BCL Solicitors LLP

Interpol Issues Stark Warning About Increasingly Sophisticated Global Fraud

United Kingdom Criminal

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

Further Expansion Of Corporate Criminal Liability: Crime And Policing Bill

United Kingdom Criminal

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Data Sharing Under ECCTA: A Potentially Powerful But Underused Tool In The Fight Against Economic Crime

United Kingdom Criminal

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Macfarlanes LLP

The Bona Vacantia List – Inheritance Fraud

United Kingdom Criminal

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IR Global

Online Crime Centre Launches In April

Worldwide Criminal

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Giambrone & Partners

Civil Litigation As A First-Response Strategy: The UK Government's Fraud Strategy 2026–2029

United Kingdom Criminal

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Crowell & Moring LLP

UK Anti Corruption Strategy 2025: Key Themes And Potential Implications For Businesses

United Kingdom Criminal

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK Economic Crime Enforcement Newsletter

United Kingdom Criminal

AP

Arnold & Porter

Stopping Counterfeiters In Their Tracks For Equip Outdoor Technologies UK Ltd (Video)

United Kingdom IP

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Gowling WLG

Webinar: Global Talent, UK Growth: How Visa Pathways Can Drive Business Expansion

United Kingdom Immigration

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

The European Commission's Digital Package: What It Means For Cybersecurity Compliance

European Union Technology

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NAVEX

Analysis Of Spring 2026 UK Immigration Rule Changes For Employers

United Kingdom Immigration

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Lewis Silkin

What Does A Typical Day Look Like For A Case Manager, When Working With CoP Clients? (Video)

United Kingdom Law Performance

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

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Anti-Corruption & Bribery

White Collar Crime, Anti-Corruption & Fraud

High Court Imposes Constructive Trust Over Properties Purchased With Misappropriated Company Funds

The decision also demonstrates that a party may, in appropriate circumstances, be bound by the factual findings made in earlier proceedings to which it was not a party.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

More On The Horizon: Setting Aside Judgments Obtained By Fraud In England And Wales

In England and Wales, the ability to set aside judgments obtained by fraud reflects the principle articulated in the 70-year-old decision...

United Kingdom Criminal

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

From Fraudulent Adverts To Corporate Offences: Navigating POCA, ECCTA And The OSA

Paid advertising continues to underpin the commercial model of major search and social media platforms. Yet the scale of fraud and unlawful financial promotions within this ecosystem...

United Kingdom Criminal

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

UK FCA Bans Executive Director For Fostering A Culture Of Non-Compliance

United Kingdom Finance

AO

A&O Shearman

A SLAPP On The Wrist For Arka Wealth As High Court Rejects Defamation Claim

United Kingdom Litigation

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Deutsche Bank Pays 29 Million Euros For Cum-Ex Involvement

United Kingdom Criminal

RR

Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

Home Office Reiterates Phishing Scam Warning To UK Sponsor Licence Holders

United Kingdom Immigration

LS

Lewis Silkin

Spotlight On Real Estate: Emerging Financial Crime Trends

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Failure To Prevent Fraud Offence: No Cases Yet, But Key Questions Remain

United Kingdom Criminal

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BCL Solicitors LLP

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Corporate Crime

Companies House Is Ramping Up Prosecutions For Late Accounts

Companies House, the UK companies registry, has begun to crack down significantly on companies that make late account filings, with directors personally exposed to criminal prosecution and disqualification.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

The Failure To Prevent Fraud Offence: No Cases Yet, But Key Questions Remain

Anoushka Warlow, Partner and Associate, Amelia Clegg share their perspectives, six months on from the introduction of the “failure to prevent fraud” (FTPF) offence...

United Kingdom Criminal

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BCL Solicitors LLP

Key Changes To UK Financial Sanctions Enforcement: What Businesses Need To Know About OFSI's Reforms

This article covers the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation ("OFSI")'s recent reforms to UK financial sanctions enforcement, and the practical implications for businesses.

United Kingdom International

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Further Expansion Of Corporate Criminal Liability: Crime And Policing Bill

United Kingdom Criminal

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Birleşik Krallık'ta Yeni Dönem: Suistimali Önlememe Suçu

United Kingdom Criminal

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CBC Law Firm

Major Law Reforms And Shifting SFO Guidance Impacts Corporate Criminal Enforcement In The UK

United Kingdom Criminal

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A&O Shearman

New UK Failure To Prevent Fraud Offence: Why US Companies Need To Take Note

United Kingdom Criminal

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Effective Compliance Is Not A Tick-box Exercise – The UK Serious Fraud Office Updates Its Guidance On Corporate Compliance Programmes

United Kingdom Criminal

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The FCA Highlights Failings In Firms' Financial Crime Oversight

United Kingdom Criminal

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

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Crime

How To Cope With An HMRC Investigation – The Five Psychological Stages

Nothing can prepare most people for the emotional turbulence that follows the receipt of a letter from HMRC, particularly if it is from the Fraud Investigation Service.

United Kingdom Criminal

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BCL Solicitors LLP

Suspended Sentences, Early Release And Overcrowding: Understanding The Sentencing Act 2026

You would be forgiven for blinking and missing the implementation of the Sentencing Act 20261 (‘the Act), some of which came into force on 22 March 2026.

United Kingdom Criminal

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BCL Solicitors LLP

A SLAPP On The Wrist For Arka Wealth As High Court Rejects Defamation Claim

The High Court's decision in Kamal v Tax Policy Associates [2026] EWHC 551 (KB) has attracted considerable attention as the first judicial application...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Data Sharing Under ECCTA: A Potentially Powerful But Underused Tool In The Fight Against Economic Crime

United Kingdom Criminal

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Macfarlanes LLP

UK Economic Crime Enforcement Newsletter

United Kingdom Criminal

AP

Arnold & Porter

Strengthening Security For Faith Communities Across The UK

United Kingdom Criminal

GP

Giambrone & Partners

The UK's AML/CTF Supervisory Reform: FCA To Become Sole Regulator For Professional Services

United Kingdom Criminal

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Travers Smith LLP

United Kingdom – Company Director Convicted And Sentenced For Exports Of Military-Grade Rifle Sights To Hong Kong

United Kingdom International

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Duane Morris LLP

Government Tightening Right-to-Work Checks

United Kingdom Immigration

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WestBridge Business Immigration

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Latest Videos

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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

John Binns Discusses Confiscation Law (Video)

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BCL Solicitors LLP

Deliberate & Potentially Fraudulent Fires (Video)

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BLM

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