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

Time for a rethink on whistleblower compensation in the UK to fight economic crime?

• Megan Davis

• Dr Susan Hawley

There is broad consensus that current UK whistleblowing protections are not fit for purpose and excellent work is being done in Parliament to promote the creation of an Office of…

Anti-corruption commitments in the integrated review refresh – do they stack up?

• James Bolton-Jones

While most analyses of the newly published Integrated Review refresh (IR2023) – which sets out the UK’s overarching national security and international strategy – have focused on defence spending and…

ENRC – A corruption investigation and an avalanche of litigation

Court documents Dispute over the disclosure of documents from ENRC’s internal investigation: ENRC’s claims for damages from Dechert, Neil Gerrard and the SFO: ENRC’s claim for damages from the SFO…

A “modest step in the right direction”– Peers accept amendment requiring UK political parties to identify and manage risks of donations from foreign powers

• George Havenhand

Members of the House of Lords last night took a small but significant step towards tackling the immense harm caused by foreign influence over the UK’s political system, with 207…

The accountability of the Ahsanis: Will the architects of the Unaoil bribery scandal get away with their tainted proceeds?

• Dr Helen Taylor

Saman Ahsani, one of the kingpins of the corrupt Unaoil empire, was recently sentenced in a Houston courtroom to one year in a minimum security prison and a $1.5 million…