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

The UK continues to strengthen its approach to white collar crime and corporate investigations, with significant legal and regulatory reforms introduced in 2025 and further changes anticipated.

United Kingdom Criminal

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A&O Shearman

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

The UK Economic Crime & Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA)1 introduced two fundamental reforms that dramatically broaden the potential exposure to UK criminal liability...

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

Companies' compliance programmes have taken on increasing significance over recent years, with the introduction of a range of "failure to prevent" offences that can be committed irrespective of the company's involvement in...

United Kingdom Criminal

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The FCA Highlights Failings In Firms' Financial Crime Oversight

Niall Hearty of Rahman Ravelli considers the findings of a Financial Conduct Authority survey.

United Kingdom Criminal

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

Effective Sanctions? The OFSI Annual Review 2024 – 2025

United Kingdom International

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Spanish Criminal Law Reform 2025

United Kingdom Criminal

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Giambrone & Partners

Corporate Crime And The Senior Manager Test

United Kingdom Criminal

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BCL Solicitors LLP

Corporate Crime – Failure To Prevent Fraud Offence Now In Force

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

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

Employer Compliance Essentials: Navigating The UK Right To Work Check Scheme (Podcast)

United Kingdom Immigration

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Mayer Brown

Tech 10 – Episode 9: Gartner IT Symposium: Reflections And Tech Trends For 2026 (Video)

United Kingdom Technology

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AlixPartners

Beyond The Buzz: What Is Driving Stablecoin Adoption? (Podcast)

United Kingdom Technology

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A&O Shearman

Crypto Cracker: 12 Things To Know About The FCA's Cryptoassets Papers CP25/40 And CP25/41

United Kingdom Technology

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Travers Smith LLP

New National Minimum Wage Rates For April 2026

United Kingdom Employment

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didlaw

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

Corporate Crime Analysis: The Home Office recently published Jonathan Fisher KC's Independent Review of Disclosure Report, ‘Disclosure in the Digital Age'...

United Kingdom Criminal

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BCL Solicitors LLP

Failure To Prevent Fraud: What Is The Risk To Overseas Companies?

The UK's new corporate criminal offence of failure to prevent fraud applies to both domestic and overseas companies with a UK nexus. Companies must implement reasonable fraud prevention procedures to avoid liability.

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

FCA Gives Starling The Bird

United Kingdom Criminal

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BCL Solicitors LLP

How To Prevent Bribery, Fraud And Other Economic Crime: Corporate Culture, Innit?

United Kingdom Commercial

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BCL Solicitors LLP

NCA Recovers £780,000 In The First UK Forfeiture Of Sanctioned Funds

United Kingdom Criminal

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Peters & Peters

Corporate Criminal Liability – Economic Crime And Corporate Transparency Act 2023

United Kingdom Commercial

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Kuits Solicitors

If Craig David Made Court Cases…

United Kingdom Criminal

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Peters & Peters

The Economic Crime And Corporate Transparency Act: What Do UK Employers Need To Know?

United Kingdom Criminal

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Withers LLP

NCA Recovers £780,000 In The First UK Forfeiture Of Sanctioned Funds

Liam Lane's article in LexisNexis Corporate Crime analysis discusses a significant case involving the National Crime Agency (NCA) and its implications for future enforcement of sanctions breaches. The case suggests a potential shift towards stronger and more decisive actions by law enforcement agencies in addressing sanctions violations, with broader implications for how such breaches are handled moving forward.

United Kingdom Criminal

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Peters & Peters

Corporate Criminal Liability – Economic Crime And Corporate Transparency Act 2023

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) expands corporate criminal liability by broadening the identification doctrine to include "senior management" beyond company officers. This statutory test aims to ensure legislative certainty and deter senior management from committing economic crimes within their authority.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Kuits Solicitors

If Craig David Made Court Cases…

Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev was sentenced to 64 months for money laundering. The Dutch court found TC's design inherently facilitated laundering, with Pertsev and co-founders neglecting to prevent its misuse. The ruling raises concerns about liability for DeFi developers.

United Kingdom Criminal

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Peters & Peters

The Economic Crime And Corporate Transparency Act: What Do UK Employers Need To Know?

The ECCTA is introducing wide-ranging reforms aimed, among other things, at tackling economic crimes (which the Government says make up over 40% of crime in the UK).

United Kingdom Criminal

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Withers LLP

UK Corporate Criminal Liability: Changes So Far And Changes Coming - Have You Prepared?

United Kingdom Criminal

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Mayer Brown

FCA Proposals To Increase Transparency On Enforcement Action

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a consultation paper FCA CP24/2 on proposals to increase transparency around enforcement and investigations.

United Kingdom Criminal

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Changes At Companies House The Economic Crime And Corporate Transparency Act

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (the "Act") aims to deliver a range of reforms to tackle economic crime and improve transparency over corporate entities.

United Kingdom Commercial

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DMH Stallard

Rahman Ravelli To Hold Conference To Analyse The Current Challenges In Corporate Crime

A conference to assess the most significant issues in corporate crime has been organised by Rahman Ravelli.

United Kingdom Criminal

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

New Year, New Powers: Serious Fraud Office Gains Greater Powers To Compel Information At An Early Stage

As of 15 January 2024, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) can now compel individuals and companies to provide them with information before an investigation...

United Kingdom Criminal

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Macfarlanes LLP

Economic Crime And Corporate Transparency Act 2023

United Kingdom Commercial

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

The Fraud Files: Decoding The Economic Crime Act – Bonus Episode On Companies House And POCA Reform (Podcast)

United Kingdom Criminal

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Corporate Criminal Liability Reform: How Much Further Can The UK Go?

United Kingdom Commercial

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Cooley LLP

Significant Expansion To Corporate Criminal Liability In The United Kingdom

United Kingdom Commercial

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K&L Gates LLP

Global Corporate Crime And Investigations Update – November 2023

Worldwide Criminal

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Economic Crime And Corporate Transparency Act Passed In UK Parliament

United Kingdom Criminal

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Economic Crime And Corporate Transparency Bill: Failure To Prevent Fraud Offence – Update

United Kingdom Criminal

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Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong

Sanctions Tracker: FCA Reports On Review Of Firms' Sanctions Controls

Worldwide Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Economic Crime And Corporate Transparency Bill: Where Are We Now?

United Kingdom Criminal

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Economic Crime And Corporate Transparency Bill

United Kingdom Criminal

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TLT Solicitors

Biggest Shake Up In Corporate Criminal Law In 100 Years Is On The Cards

United Kingdom Criminal

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Holman Fenwick Willan

Corporate Criminal Liability – What Is Next For The United Kingdom?

United Kingdom Commercial

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K&L Gates LLP

Biggest Reform Of The Identification Doctrine In More Than 50 Years

United Kingdom Criminal

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Norton Rose Fulbright

The UK Government Proposes Reform To The Identification Doctrine To Combat Economic Crime

United Kingdom Criminal

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Steptoe LLP

Further Significant Reform Of UK Corporate Criminal Liability

United Kingdom Criminal

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WilmerHale

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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

Richard Reichman On The Shifting Landscape Of Corporate Crime And Regulation (Video)

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BCL Solicitors LLP

On Your Radar? Preparing For The New HMRC Corporate Criminal Offence (Video)

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Deloitte

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