23 Apr, 2024 New director, new strategy? The Serious Fraud Office publishes its five-year strategy By Lorna Emson Max Hobbs Helen Harvey Freddy Rendall +1 more... Show less Last week, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) published its new strategy for 2024-2029. This identifies four strategic outcomes, by reference...
15 Feb, 2024 FCA update on reducing and preventing financial crime: what you need to know By Lorna Emson Helen Harvey Francis Bond Alex Taylor +1 more... Show less The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published an update on its three-year strategy to reduce and prevent financial crime. The...
29 Jan, 2024 "Cards on the table" for claimants who suspect fraud – no exceptions By Nikolas Ireland Madeleine Brown When a claimant pleads fraud, particular rules are applicable to make sure they clearly set out their case. The court has recently...
17 Jan, 2024 UK Supreme Court confirms knowing receipt test By Nikolas Ireland Edward Reed Madeleine Brown Trustees live in the knowledge that they will be held to account for breaches of trust, unless (possibly) such breaches qualify as...
15 Nov, 2023 Supreme Court allows Danish tax authority to litigate in English courts By Edward Reed Alice Mason Victoria Braid The Supreme Court has recently ruled that a claim brought by the Danish Customs and Tax Administration, Skatteforvaltningen (SKAT), is...
08 Aug, 2023 A guide to the tort of conspiracy in the 21st century By James Popperwell Nikolas Ireland Madeleine Brown Michael Freedman +1 more... Show less Although the tort of conspiracy dates back over 100 years, we have seen a real growth in the frequency of claims in civil fraud matters...
13 Jul, 2023 As you were: Supreme Court overturns Court of Appeal decision on broader application of Quincecare By Lorna Emson Nikolas Ireland James Reid Yesterday, the Supreme Court (SC) handed down judgment in Philipp v Barclays Bank UK Plc [2023] UKSC 25. In summary, the SC found that...
05 Jul, 2023 Top of the (fraud) cops: the SFO appoints its new director By Max Hobbs The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has appointed its new director. Nick Ephgrave QPM, a former assistant commissioner of the Metropolitan...
28 Jun, 2023 Failure to Prevent Fraud: Peers seek to widen the scope By Lorna Emson Helen Harvey Jenny Shelley The government tabled a new failure to prevent (FTP) fraud offence as part of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (ECCT...
14 Jun, 2023 When will a judgment be set aside for fraud? By James Popperwell Nikolas Ireland Madeleine Brown The Court of Appeal has clarified the test to have a judgment set aside on the basis it was obtained by fraud against the court. The test...
04 May, 2023 Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated? The UK Government Fraud Strategy 2023 By Lorna Emson Francis Bond Joshua Rutt The UK Government has proclaimed a “fundamental shift” in its approach to tackling fraud, a problem that accounts for 40% of all recorded...
03 Apr, 2023 Best laid (economic crime) plans: the usual government rhetoric or an actual step forward? By Helen Harvey Joshua Rutt Recognising the increasing threat to the UK’s national security and prosperity, on 30 March, HM Treasury and the Home Office published...
27 Feb, 2023 International evidence gathering - §1782 application found not to be “unconscionable” By Nikolas Ireland Madeleine Brown Obtaining evidence from an overseas jurisdiction should be a consideration of all litigants engaged in disputes with an international...
30 Nov, 2022 Putting the new gateways into practice: information orders against foreign non-parties By James Popperwell Nikolas Ireland Madeleine Brown In LMN v Bitlfyer Holdings Inc and others [2022] EWHC 2954 (Comm), the High Court has permitted service out of the jurisdiction using the...
09 Nov, 2022 Non-party disclosure: Court of Appeal confirms expansive approach By James Popperwell Nikolas Ireland Madeleine Brown Earlier this year, we wrote about the case of Gorbachev v Guriev and others, which found that litigants can apply for disclosure by a...
05 Aug, 2022 Government launches new Public Sector Fraud Authority By Lorna Emson Helen Harvey Helin Gurel On 3 August, the UK Government announced the launch of the Public Sector Fraud Authority (the Authority), a new body tasked with tackling...