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The Nationwide Is Fined £44 Million For Financial Crime Control Failings

The Nationwide building society has been fined £44 million by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for having inadequate anti-financial crime systems and controls in place

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

New SFO Guidance Clarifies Approach To Compliance Procedures

The guidance restates familiar principles, but now folds in the new "failure to prevent fraud" regime under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA)...

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Macfarlanes LLP

UK Jury Trials Curtailed For Some Criminal Cases: A Force For Good Or Impending Nightmare?

The UK government has announced major reforms to the criminal justice system in England and Wales to address severe delays in Crown Courts.

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Withers LLP

UK Private Prosecutor Ordered To Pay Costs Of Judicial Review Proceedings

The number of private prosecutions in the UK has skyrocketed in the past decade, increasing the risk of costly legal proceedings for companies and individuals alike.

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A&O Shearman

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

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

High Court Applies "Scope Of Duty" Principle To Limit Damages Claimed For Breach Of So-called Quincecare Duty

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Common Legal Defences In Spain Following An Accusation Of Criminal Behaviour

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Giambrone & Partners

New UK SFO Guidance On Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programmes

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WilmerHale

Illegal Teeth-whitening: A Growing Risk For Beauty Salon Insurers

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Browne Jacobson

Learning From The Past To Shape The Future

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Lewis Silkin

FCA Findings On Risk Assessment Processes And Controls

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Podcast: Failure To Prevent Fraud

United Kingdom Criminal

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A&O Shearman

Unibet's Owner Fined £10 Million For Money Laundering And Customer Welfare Shortcomings

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

Beyond Secrecy: Building A Culture That Stops Fraud At The Top

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Alvarez & Marsal

(Mis)Conduct, Money & Reputation | Woodford, The FCA And The Staley Effect (Podcast)

United Kingdom Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Travers Smith's Alternative Insights: Does The UK Have A Coherent Strategy For Private Capital? (Podcast)

United Kingdom Tax

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Travers Smith LLP

Mondaq Spotlight: Navigating The UK's New Immigration Landscape (Video)

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Latitude Law

When Can Social Care Legally Remove Your Children? (4 December 2025) (Video)

United Kingdom Family

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

The Space: Mental Health And Wellbeing - Episode Four (Podcast)

United Kingdom Employment

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Gowling WLG

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Anti-Corruption & Bribery

White Collar Crime, Anti-Corruption & Fraud

Key Takeaways From The EBA And ECB Joint 2025 Report On Payment Fraud

On 15 December 2025, the European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Central bank (ECB) published their joint 2025 report examining payment fraud trends across...

European Union Finance

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A&O Shearman

The Nationwide Is Fined £44 Million For Financial Crime Control Failings

The Nationwide building society has been fined £44 million by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for having inadequate anti-financial crime systems and controls in place

United Kingdom Criminal

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

FCA Publishes Findings On Firms' Risk Assessments And Criticises Poor Practice

On 11 November 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) shared its findings following its review of risk assessment processes and controls in firms subject to its regulation.

United Kingdom Government

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K&L Gates LLP

New SFO Guidance Clarifies Approach To Compliance Procedures

United Kingdom Criminal

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Macfarlanes LLP

Whistleblowing On Serious Tax Fraud And Avoidance: What Businesses Need To Know

United Kingdom Tax

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK Jury Trials Curtailed For Some Criminal Cases: A Force For Good Or Impending Nightmare?

United Kingdom Criminal

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Withers LLP

UK SFO New Corporate Compliance Guidance: What It Means For In-house Legal Teams

United Kingdom Commercial

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A&O Shearman

UK Private Prosecutor Ordered To Pay Costs Of Judicial Review Proceedings

United Kingdom Criminal

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A&O Shearman

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

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Corporate Crime

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

OFSI's Review describes its progress against three priorities: improving compliance through clear guidance; building capability to deliver its service and functions; and enforcing sanctions proportionately and robustly.

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

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Crime

Illegal Number Plates And The Law (UK) (11 December 2025)

Vehicle number plates serve a crucial function in identifying vehicles on UK roads, enabling law enforcement, automated camera systems, and regulatory compliance.

United Kingdom Transport

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

Common Legal Defences In Spain Following An Accusation Of Criminal Behaviour

When accused of a crime in Spain, you will face the intricacies of Spanish law and the legal system.

United Kingdom Criminal

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Giambrone & Partners

Learning From The Past To Shape The Future

Our first keynote at xCHANGE 2025 was a session led by Dominic Sandbrook, historian, author and co-host of the hugely popular podcast "The Rest is History".

United Kingdom Criminal

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Lewis Silkin

The UK Government's Battle Against Fraud

United Kingdom Criminal

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

Non-Crime Hate Incidents: A New Policing Frontier? (21 October 2025)

United Kingdom Criminal

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

Spanish Criminal Law Reform 2025

United Kingdom Criminal

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Giambrone & Partners

Two UK Men To Be Sentenced In US Over Multi-Million Dollar Wine Fraud

United Kingdom Criminal

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

Failure To Remember: Why Organisations Shouldn't Forget About Bribery And Tax Evasion

United Kingdom Criminal

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Foot Anstey Solicitors

Understanding ECCTA: What Is The "Reasonable Procedures" Defence And How Does It Affect Your Contracts?

United Kingdom Criminal

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Gowling WLG

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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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