The Director of the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO), Nick Ephgrave QPM, delivered his maiden public speech on February, 13, 2024, closely followed by visits to key financial centres in the United States to meet with...more
2/28/2024
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Financial Crimes ,
Fraud ,
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On 15 January 2024, legislation came into force that enhances the Serious Fraud Office’s (SFO) compulsory information-gathering powers and streamlines the investigative process whilst imposing fresh obligations on companies...more
After a laborious passage through the United Kingdom Parliament, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (the Act) received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023. The Director of the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) hailed...more
10/31/2023
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Compliance ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Criminal Liability ,
Fraud ,
Money Laundering ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Theft ,
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UK Companies Acts
On June 15, 2023, the UK Government announced that it would seek to introduce the biggest reform of corporate criminal liability in England and Wales for more than 50 years. ...more
The UK Government yesterday introduced a new corporate “failure to prevent fraud” offence into draft legislation, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (“the Bill”).
This is a significant development in UK...more
4/13/2023
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Compliance ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Enforcement ,
Financial Crimes ,
Fraud ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK ,
White Collar Crimes