Spotlight on Corruption shines a light on the UK’s role in corruption at home and abroad.

The Anti-Corruption Strategy: where are the commitments on political integrity?

• Kamila Kingstone

The Anti-Corruption Strategy – containing 120 commitments, spanning everything from tackling professional enablers to facilitating asset recovery – is undoubtedly welcome. Coming three years after the previous Anti-Corruption Strategy expired,…

Briefing: The unique risks cryptocurrency donations pose to UK democracy

Due to the anonymity that cryptocurrency can afford, and the way it can be used to obscure the true source of funds (including from the proceeds of crime), political donations…

UK illicit finance summit puts dirty gold in the spotlight – real reforms must follow

• Julia Yansura

• Dr Helen Taylor

Ahead of International Anti-Corruption Day on 9 December, the UK’s Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper unveiled plans for the upcoming Illicit Finance Summit to be hosted by the UK on 23-24…

Spotlight statement: New strategy a good step forward but needs urgency and concrete implementation

Spotlight on Corruption strongly welcomes today’s publication of a new UK government anti-corruption strategy with a comprehensive and wide-ranging set of 120 commitments. As global anti-corruption norms slide, tackling corruption…

SRA v Hurst: Nadhim Zahawi’s lawyer appeals decision in the SRA’s first SLAPPs test case

• Megan Davis

Ashley Hurst of Osborne Clarke LLP is appealing against the decision of the Solicitor’s Disciplinary Tribunal that Hurst improperly attempted to restrict a tax lawyer from publishing correspondence revealing he…

Crypto donation lessons from Europe: What recent scandals in Spain and Czechia tell us about the risks of crypto for political finance

• Tim Picton

With the Elections Bill on the horizon, the UK government is in the process of weighing-up whether to bring in strict controls on political donations made in cryptocurrency – or…