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Anti-SLAPP measures cannot come fast enough as Kazakhstan university endowment fund associated with former president issues legal proceedings against UK media outlets
The urgent need to introduce anti-SLAPP measures, proposed by the UK government in July, has been underscored by the recent announcement that a UK registered company and a Kazakhstan endowment...

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New polling reveals huge public support for raft of reforms to improve standards in public life
A new poll by J.L. Partners, commissioned by Spotlight on Corruption, finds that by huge margins all voters want to see wide ranging reforms to standards in public life.

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HMRC faces ongoing performance gaps that undermine effective AML supervision, despite recent improvements
- Dr Daniel Beizsley
HMRC’s latest annual self-assessment report of its performance reveals seven problem areas that are undermining its effectiveness as an anti-money laundering (AML) supervisor.
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Triple whammy for the Serious Fraud Office as Unaoil bribery conviction overturned and two reviews of Unaoil and Serco failings highlight major shortfall in resources at the agency
A third conviction in the Unaoil case was overturned on a grim day for the Serious Fraud Office (SFO)

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UK court rules frozen funds can be used to pay sanctioned Russian billionaire’s luxury expenses
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...

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Uber files are a massive wake-up call for western democracies and the UK to get their act together on lobbying transparency
Today’s revelations about the £76 million a year lobbying operation by Uber to swing government policies in its favour

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Partygate and other scandals are undermining trust in politics and democracy – time for a major reset
Sue Gray’s long-awaited report into Partygate has identified: “failures of leadership and judgment in No 10 and the Cabinet Office”, with the report saying that “the gatherings in question represent...

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ENRC v SFO and Dechert judgment
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...

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