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Prompted by the crisis in Ukraine, the UK Government has announced that it will bring forward the Economic Crime Bill. It has also...
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A House of Commons briefing paper, published on 22 February 2022, has criticised the use of Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs). The paper...
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On Thursday 10 February, the House of Commons Library published a briefing paper on economic crime in the UK, which summarises recent...
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We recently commented on a fortnight of fast-paced developments in the economic crime space. As we observed, it appears that (despite...
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Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, has issued a call for a new register of foreign-owned properties in the UK, citing the fact that the...
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There have been so many developments in the realm of “economic crime” in the last two weeks that it has been hard to keep up.To summarise...
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The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has published its Annual Report and Accounts for 2020–2021 (the Report). The Report provides an overview...
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a Primary Market Technical Note to give further guidance for cannabis-related...
Those who work in the nascent legal cannabis industry in the UK, including investors and advisors, will be interested to note that a new...
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has imposed a £178,000 fine (reduced from £236,740 to avoid serious financial hardship) on Sapien...
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched its first ever comprehensive strategy to combat economic crime. This announcement is...
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has announced a £6m fine against another gambling company as a result of social responsibility and...
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The UK Gambling Commission has announced a £3.4m fine levied against In Touch Games Limited (In Touch) after uncovering a series of...
The UK Government has published its third National Risk Assessment of money laundering and terrorist financing (NRA).This should be of...
The United States Congress is expected to pass the country’s most significant anti-money laundering legislation in decades this week,...
An online estate agent has been fined £266,793 by HMRC for its failure to comply with the anti-money laundering legislation.Estate agents...