Press Release: The UK’s Golden Visa scheme needs urgent reform and greater transparency to address national security risk

New Briefing: Red Carpet for Dirty Money – The UK’s Golden Visa Regime

Settling with kleptocracy – do the UK’s civil recovery settlements let money laundering suspects off the hook?

Lawsuits brought by ENRC against public watchdogs represent an egregious attempt to curtail freedom of expression and jeopardise anti-corruption efforts

Briefing: Is the government getting serious about conflicts of interest?

UK anti-corruption sanctions regime: UKACC Press Release & Parliamentary Briefing

Updated statement on the Boardman review into the Greensill scandal

Statement on the Boardman review into the Greensill scandal

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

James Ibori: Confiscating the corrupt assets of a Nigerian Governor

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

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.

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

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

Mozambique and the “Tuna Bond” Scandal

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

Policy Briefing: Ammendment to the Financial Services Bill

Covid-19 and Brexit Economic Crime/Corruption Tracker

Government must get a grip on conflicts of interest in public procurement or risk losing the UKs reputation as a fair place to do business

Anti-Money Laundering Supervision: Is it working?

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James Ibori: Confiscating the corrupt assets of a Nigerian Governor

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