What would the Failure to Prevent offence mean for you?
The Financial Services Bill
On 21 October 2020, the Financial Services Bill (the “Bill”) was introduced in the House of Commons. Over one year later, the Bill continues to be debated, this…
The Financial Services Bill
On 21 October 2020, the Financial Services Bill (the “Bill”) was introduced in the House of Commons. Over one year later, the Bill continues to be debated, this…
Fulcrum’s 60 Second Brief on the Latest Financial Crime Scandal to be Broken by the ICIJ
What are the FinCEN files?
The FinCEN files comprise more than 2,500 documents, representing some of…
Introduction
A month on from the implementation of the European Union’s Fifth Money Laundering Directive (EU) 2018/843) (“5MLD”)[1] which placed cryptoassets under the supervision of the…
Introduction
On 10 January 2020 the EU’s Fifth Money Laundering Directive (EU) 2018/843 (“5MLD”) implemented by The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2019…
A jury at Southwark Crown Court acquitted three former employees of Guralp Systems Limited (“GSL”) who were accused of conspiring to make corrupt payments in relation to payments made to a South…
On 12 July 2019, Her Majesty’s Treasury (“HM Treasury”) published its new Economic Crime Plan 2019-2022 (“ECP”) revealing its priorities for the next three years for fighting economic crime…
The Strategy
Whilst the Government claims that the previous Serious and Organised Crime Strategy 2013 had a significant impact upon serious and organised crime in the UK, the latest Serious and…
Wealth Unexplained: High Court uphold the historic first “Unexplained Wealth Order” as NCA indicate there are many more with some explaining to do
In a clear victory for the National…
Criminal Finances Act 2017 Comes into Force
The Criminal Finances Act 2017 came into force on 30 September, introducing various new instruments into the authority’s anti-corruption toolkit. Two…
https://www.sfo.gov.uk/download/general-principles-to-compensate-overseas-victims-including-affected-states-in-bribery-corruption-and-economic-crime-cases/
Following the publication of the…
Overview
One of the effects of Brexit will be on the UK’s ability to impose and implement sanctions in order to comply with its obligations under the UN Charter and to update its anti-money…
Source: William Hill fined £6.2m for money laundering failures
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More than one in four UK employees (approximately 9.1 million people) are currently furloughed under the Gover...
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The Code for Crown Prosecutors (“Code”) sets out the general principles crown prosecutors should follow when d...
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Introduction On 10 January 2020 the EU’s Fifth Money Laundering Directive (EU) 2018/843 (“5MLD”) implemente...
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