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Investigating AMLA
29 March 2024
In February it was announced that Frankfurt would host the EU’s Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA). This announcement has prompted lawyers from around our European network to...
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Media Mention
Entain case illustrates online gaming growing along with enforcement Anti-Corruption Report
28 February 2024
In this article published by the Anti-Corruption Report, Partners Claire Lipworth (London), Shelita M. Stewart (Washington, D.C.) and Counsel Khushaal Ved (Singapore) share their insights...
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New SFO Director promises a bolder, more pragmatic approach to the fight against economic crime
14 February 2024
On 13 February 2024, Nick Ephgrave gave his first public speech as Director of the Serious Fraud Office, to a packed room of white collar lawyers and press at the Royal United Services ...
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No DAML, no trouble: Two new “pay away” exemptions under the UK Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
11 January 2024
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) introduces two new "pay away" exemptions to the principal money laundering offences in sections 327, 328 and 329 of...
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The UK FCA’s cryptoasset financial promotions regime and the interplay with the UK AML regime
02 January 2024
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has reminded firms supporting and facilitating unregistered cryptoasset firms of their obligations under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA),...
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Reforming the legal test for Corporate Criminal Liability in England – a panacea or a placebo?
06 December 2023
It’s certainly true that the UK criminal authorities have been crying out for a shot in the arm in the form of legislative reform, but will changing the law really help the Serious...
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Is the UK entering into a new age of corporate crime enforcement?
29 November 2023
Companies operating in the UK – whether incorporated in the UK or simply carrying on a business in the UK are entering into a period of significant change in the way corporate crime...
Insights and Analysis
UK failure to prevent fraud offence receives Royal Assent
31 October 2023
On 26 October 2023, the UK Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (the “Act”) received Royal Assent, introducing into UK law the long-awaited corporate “failure to...
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UK FCA publishes key findings on tackling money mule activities
26 October 2023
The FCA has published the key findings from its multi-firm review of payment account providers’ systems and controls against money mule activity (ie where someone is recruited by...
