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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

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

July – August Regulatory Round-Up

HM Treasury issued a consultation on 15 July 2025, "Regulatory Environment Pillar – Cross‑Cutting Issues," which complements the Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy,

United Kingdom Finance

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

High Court Finds "Retrieval Duty" Arguable Against Sending Bank In An APP Fraud Context

The High Court has ordered partial strike-out of a claim brought by the alleged victim of an authorised push payment (APP) fraud against the sending bank: Dawn Barclay-Ross v Starling Bank Limited [2025] EWHC 2158 (KB).

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

English Court Restrains Enforcement Of Its Own Judgment

United Kingdom Litigation

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Macfarlanes LLP

Sanctions Update Mandatory Reporting For Art Market Participants And High Value Dealers

United Kingdom Government

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CANDEY

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

UK CPS And SFO Issue Updated Corporate Prosecution Guidance: What Corporates Need To Know

United Kingdom Commercial

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K&L Gates LLP

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

United Kingdom Criminal

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

New Measures To Tackle Fraud Now In Force

United Kingdom Commercial

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Lewis Silkin

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

United Kingdom Criminal

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Mayer Brown

Current Blockchain Patenting Trends Reveal A Clear Growth Phase For The Application Of Quantum Technology

United Kingdom Technology

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Murgitroyd

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

United Kingdom Technology

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Future Network Strategy For CO₂ Transport And Storage

United Kingdom Environment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Contractual Clarity Is Paramount In Offshore Construction Projects (Pharos v. KML)

United Kingdom Real Estate

MB

Mayer Brown

Jersey Company Formation Guide (Video)

United Kingdom Wealth Mgt

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Cavenwell Group

The UK's New Failure To Prevent Fraud Offence - Global Organisations Take Note

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA 2023) has enacted a new failure to prevent fraud offence which will come into effect on 1 September 2025.

United Kingdom Criminal

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Dechert

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

The Bribery Act 2010 heralded the dawn of a new era in how corporates are held to account for crimes committed on their watch with advent of the "failure to prevent" model.

United Kingdom Criminal

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Withers LLP

Failure To Prevent Fraud: What You Need To Know

The ECCT Act contains a number of different measures to prevent and tackle economic crime, including the new failure to prevent fraud offence. In this article we highlight the key details of this development.

United Kingdom Criminal

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Case Comment On Arcadia v Bosworth, Hurley & Kelbrick [2025] EWHC 91 (Comm)

On 22 January 2025, Mr Justice Henshaw handed down a 429-page judgment in one of the longest-running and most high-profile cases in the Commercial Court, Arcadia v Bosworth, Hurley & Kelbrick.

United Kingdom Criminal

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CANDEY

Shifting Tides - Corruption In International Arbitration Involving State Parties - Nigeria V Process & Industrial Developments Limited (P&ID) [2023] EWHC 2638 (Comm)

United Kingdom Litigation

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CANDEY

UK Companies Face Increased Criminal Risk As 'Failure To Prevent Fraud' Offence Comes Into Force

United Kingdom Commercial

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BCL Solicitors LLP

Failure To Prevent Fraud: What The New Legislation Means For Your Organisation

United Kingdom Criminal

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Carson Kaye

'Scattered Spider' And The Rise In Global Cybercrime

United Kingdom Criminal

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Carson Kaye

UK Authorities Revamp Joint Corporate Prosecution Guidance

United Kingdom Criminal

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Ropes & Gray LLP

UK Failure To Prevent Fraud Offence To Come Into Force – Is Your Organisation Prepared?

United Kingdom Criminal

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WilmerHale

The UK Failure To Prevent Fraud Regime Takes Effect On 1 September: Here's What You Need To Know

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

UK Prosecutors Update Corporate Prosecution Guidance Ahead Of New Anti-Fraud Laws

United Kingdom Criminal

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Arnold & Porter

Failure To Prevent Bribery

United Kingdom Criminal

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Spencer West

Tactics Used By Fraudsters In Romance Fraud

United Kingdom Criminal

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Giambrone & Partners

The UK Failure To Prevent Fraud Regime Takes Effect On 1 September: Here's What You Need To Know

In 2023, the UK brought the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (the "ECCTA") into law, which introduced a new and wide-ranging corporate offence...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

UK Prosecutors Update Corporate Prosecution Guidance Ahead Of New Anti-Fraud Laws

With days to go before the UK's new "failure to prevent fraud" offense comes into force under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA), the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)...

United Kingdom Criminal

AP

Arnold & Porter

Failure To Prevent Bribery

The Bribery Act 2010 (UKBA) has been in force since July 2011 and was the first in a series of UK legislation creating corporate failure to prevent offences.

United Kingdom Criminal

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Spencer West

Tactics Used By Fraudsters In Romance Fraud

Financial fraud is an appalling crime at any level and has been assisted by the anonymity of cryptocurrency, in that once your cryptocurrency is in the hands of the fraudsters...

United Kingdom Criminal

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Giambrone & Partners

Hawala Banking: A Legal Perspective On Risks And Compliance In The UK

United Kingdom Finance

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Spencer West

UK Supreme Court Quashes LIBOR And EURIBOR Convictions: Implications For Financial Crime Enforcement

A decade after the first conviction, the Supreme Court has quashed Tom Hayes' and Carlo Palombo's convictions for conspiracy to defraud in relation to benchmark submissions, finding trial judges misdirected the juries.

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Protecting Yourself From Job 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 Criminal

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IR Global

How To Demonstrate The Effectiveness Of Your Internal Controls For Fraud Prevention

From September 2025, the UK's new failure to prevent fraud (FTPF) offence will put the onus onto organisations to be proactive with their fraud risk management activities, or face potential fines should a breach occur

United Kingdom Criminal

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Forensic Risk Alliance

Rising Risks Of Fraud And Financial Misstatement: Key Changes For Boards And Legal Teams

Reporting fraud and the misstatement of financial accounts – these are not events that audit committees, general counsels or boards go looking for, but they happen. Recent developments are raising the stakes, and consequences are becoming more severe.

United Kingdom Criminal

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Forensic Risk Alliance

Revenue Recognition Fraud - And Why It Matters

United Kingdom Commercial

FR

Forensic Risk Alliance

Corporate Failure To Prevent Fraud

United Kingdom Criminal

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Spencer West

Money Mules, Dirty Cash, And Crypto: The FCA And NCA's 2025 Economic Crime Hit List

United Kingdom Government

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Macfarlanes LLP

LIBOR Convictions Under Scrutiny: Tom Hayes And The Case For Malicious Prosecution (25 July 2025)

United Kingdom Criminal

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

The SFO Publishes Its 2024-25 Annual Report

United Kingdom Criminal

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

From Watchdog To Enforcer: The Insolvency Service Targets Financial Crime

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Macfarlanes LLP

UK Independent Review Of The Criminal Courts – Part 1

United Kingdom Criminal

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WilmerHale

Understanding ECCTA: The New Duty To Prevent Fraud, What Should HR Be Thinking About?

United Kingdom Criminal

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Gowling WLG

Uncertainty Ahead: What The Trump Administration's New FCPA Enforcement Priorities Mean For Compliance

United Kingdom Commercial

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NAVEX

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

The Future Of Disclosure: AI And Advanced Technology In The Criminal Disclosure Process

United Kingdom Technology

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Greece Successfully Tracks And Recovers Stolen Cryptocurrency From Cyber Criminals

United Kingdom Technology

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Giambrone & Partners

The UK's Failure To Prevent Fraud Offence: Private Fund Managers, Portfolio Companies, And Placement Agents

United Kingdom Criminal

GP

Goodwin Procter LLP

Understanding ECCTA: New Corporate Offence Of 'Failure To Prevent Fraud' – What Impact Could This Have On Your Insurance Requirements?

United Kingdom Criminal

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Gowling WLG

Fraudulent Insurance Claim Under Consideration

United Kingdom Criminal

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Gatehouse Chambers

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Mayer Brown

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