Briefing: Account Freezing Orders – Law Enforcement’s Ace of Spades

26 March 2021

James Ibori: Confiscating the corrupt assets of a Nigerian Governor

An overview of all the UK litigation related to James Ibori, with relevant court documents. This is an example of just one of the many case overviews (with documents) we will be publishing on our website as part of a cases database. Court Documents (Click the links to...

Press Release: £4.2 million returned to Nigeria by UK is only 2.7% of Ibori loot sought by prosecutors

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The US Department of Justice shouldn’t get away with acting as the bully of anti-bribery enforcement: lessons from the Tom Martin employment tribunal.

On 17th February 2021, a UK employment tribunal found that Tom Martin - a former case controller at the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) - had been unfairly and wrongfully dismissed. Martin had been responsible for the agency’s investigation into bribery by oil services...

Press Release: Campaigners call for ‘long overdue’ shakeup of the audit industry for public good

A group of civil society organisations and institutions including Greenpeace, IPPR, Spotlight on Corruption and academics from Sheffield University, today welcomed the opportunity for debate offered by the government’s latest White Paper on audit reform. They called...

The UK’s framework for regulating ethical standards in government is not working. It’s time for an independent Ethics Commission.

Introduction The UK’s approach to regulating ethical standards in government is in dire need of reform. The patchwork of regulatory bodies has developed in response to scandals rather than as a coherent approach to tackling corruption risks. Covid-19 and Brexit have...

Mozambique and the “Tuna Bond” Scandal

An overview of all the UK litigation related to the Mozambican Tuna Bond scandal, with relevant court documents. This is an example of just one of the many case overviews (with documents) we will be publishing on our website as part of a cases database. Court...

Policy Briefing: The UK needs a new national strategy in handling conflicts of interest in public procurement

28 January 2021

Policy Briefing: Ammendment to the Financial Services Bill

Covid-19 Economic Crime Tracker

Soon after a global pandemic was announced in March 2020, it became clear that the international response to Coronavirus also came with a major economic crime threat. We therefore started recording all news articles, academic publications and statements by...

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