Yesterday the government signalled it will introduce amendments on corporate criminal liability reform in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill. We strongly welcome this major development on an issue...
A lot has happened since the NCA Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) published its last annual report in November 2020 on suspicious activity reports on money laundering. Though Russia’s 2022 invasion...
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) – the UK’s top fraud fighting body – has been in the news again in ways it won’t welcome after top KC Clare Montgomery called...
A third conviction in the Unaoil case was overturned on a grim day for the Serious Fraud Office (SFO)
18.07.2022 In a crucial test case for the UK sanctions regime, the Westminster Magistrates’ Court ruled today that funds frozen by the National Crime Agency (NCA) for suspected sanctions evasion...
The High Court has today declined to grant the key demands sought by Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Limited (ENRC) against the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) relating to the conduct of...
R v Basil Al Jarah (guilty plea) R v Ziad Akle, Stephen Whiteley and Paul Bond (trial court: T20177415; 20187107) R v Paul Bond (retrial: T20177415; 20187107) R v Ziad...
New analysis from Spotlight on Corruption finds that the UK government spends the equivalent of just 0.042% of GDP (£852 million) per year on fighting economic crime, even though annually...
On 12 May 2017, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) announced that it was investigating the oil and gas company Petrofac. Petrofac Limited is registered in Jersey and listed on the...
