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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

New ‘Failure To Prevent Fraud’ Offence Expected To Come Into Force in the UK Shortly

The UK government introduced a major overhaul of its framework for addressing financial crime — and brought into force numerous significant changes — when the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (the Act)...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK White Collar Crime Outlook

Below is a summary of recent developments and enforcement trends in the UK white collar crime space in the first quarter of 2024. I. New Legislation - The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA)...more

Mayer Brown

UK corporate criminal liability: changes so far and changes coming – have you prepared?

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On 26 October 2023, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (the "Act" or "EECTA")  received royal assent and became law. The Act introduced a number of changes, some of which came into effect immediately and...more

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Will Companies House powers clean up the register?

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Companies House has been granted new powers to crack down on fraud, but whether it has the resources to take advantage of these and properly clean up the register of companies is questionable. Originally published by...more

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ECCTA Moves Forward With Second Set Of Reforms

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On 4 March 2024, the second set of reforms to UK company law brought about by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 ("ECCTA") came into force. These introduce a major expansion of the powers of the Registrar...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 – Key Developments

On 26 October 2023, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (the Act) became law in the UK. The Act represents a major overhaul of the UK government’s framework for tackling financial crime and has brought into...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Fraud, Reform and the Registrar: Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023

A year and a half after the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 received Royal Assent, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Act) came into law on 26 October 2023. Although the Act does...more

White & Case LLP

Thoughts on the new Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act - A New Era for Corporate Criminal Liability in the UK

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The long-awaited Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act received Royal Assent on 26 October. This represents a significant turning point for the law on corporate criminal liability in the UK, and has been welcomed by...more

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The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act: A New Era for Corporate Prosecutions?

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The Situation: After a year of debate, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (the "Act") was passed into law on 26 October 2023....more

Alston & Bird

“Failure to Prevent” and More: The UK Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 Is Here

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Our White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Team highlights key elements of the UK’s Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act....more

A&O Shearman

New UK 'failure to prevent' fraud corporate criminal offence published - Update

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The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 was granted Royal Assent on 26 October 2023. It contains a new ‘failure to prevent fraud’ corporate criminal offence which will render large companies liable for fraud...more

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