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

by Susan Hawley | Jul 6, 2021

6th July 2021 Some initial thoughts from Susan Hawley, Executive Director of Spotlight on Corruption   From the reaction on social media, yesterday’s National Crime Agency (NCA) settlement with Izzat Javadovaand her husband, Suleyman Javadov, in relation to millions...

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.

by Susan Hawley | Feb 19, 2021

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...

The UK’s corporate crime rules – why urgent change is needed

by Susan Hawley | Nov 10, 2020

Summary The Law Commission’s recent announcement that it will review corporate crime rules is a welcome and important step towards reforming the UK’s antiquated principle for prosecuting companies; The government has given the Law Commission until the end of 2021 to...

FinCEN Files: UK’s failure to prosecute high-end money laundering shows UK banks are above the law

by Susan Hawley | Sep 21, 2020

21 September 2020   The release of the FinCEN files exposes the role of big banks in facilitating money laundering as well as demonstrating how UK banks are beyond the reaches of the law. For the past few years, the government has focused almost exclusively on...

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