Yesterday the UK Supreme Court unanimously found that P&ID, the small offshore company that tried to use arbitration proceedings to extort over $11 billion from Nigeria, must pay a hefty...
Today the Treasury announced long-awaited plans for a radical overhaul of the UK’s anti-money laundering (AML) supervisory regime which will see the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) step up as a...
Today HM Treasury has announced a major overhaul of how the UK will police money laundering regulations going forward. The Financial Conduct Authority is to take over responsibility from 22 different professional...
There were unprecedented scenes this week at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal as the high-profile prosecution of lawyer Christopher Hutchings by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) was moved into private session. ...
The first-ever crypto donation to a UK political party has now been made, according to recent media reports. We don’t yet know the source or value of the donation. But...
Spotlight welcomes today’s official launch of the new Ethics and Integrity Commission but warns that there are serious gaps which means the body will face tough headwinds in its mission...
A fully independent Electoral Commission is critical to ensuring the integrity of UK elections, and maintaining public confidence that elections are run fairly. However, the previous Conservative government curtailed the...
