Mar 17, 2023 OFSI publishes new guidance on ownership and control By Neill Blundell Helen Harvey Jenny Shelley On 16 March, the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) updated its enforcement and monetary penalties for breaches of...
Feb 14, 2023 CMA joins global competition authorities in focusing on compliance in labour markets By Rachel Carter Charlie Critchley Richard Pepper The CMA has issued a publication concerning competition law compliance in labour markets. The guidance, which was published last week,...
Nov 16, 2022 OFSI’s annual review of an unprecedented year By Neill Blundell Helen Harvey Chris Akka On 10 November 2022, the UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (“OFSI”) published its annual review. This has been a...
Sep 29, 2022 OFSI impose monetary penalty (and include compliance lessons for all) By Neill Blundell Helen Harvey Aaliyah Sattar The UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) announced on 27 September 2022 that it had imposed a £30,000 monetary...
Nov 11, 2021 “Now is the time to get the house in order”: US Department of Justice prepares to launch corporate crime crackdown By Neill Blundell Joe Gaffney The US Department of Justice (DoJ) is preparing for an imminent crackdown on corporate crime, warning companies that they must get their...
May 12, 2021 Not so wise: the FCA imposes a new fine for anti-money laundering failings By Lorna Emson Max Hobbs The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has imposed a £178,000 fine (reduced from £236,740 to avoid serious financial hardship) on Sapien...
Jun 24, 2020 The Council of the EU calls for greater financial crime powers By Neill Blundell Francis Bond The Council of the European Union (the Council) has called for a series of cross-continent actions designed to tackle financial crime....
Feb 14, 2020 HMRC announces more investigations into the “failure to prevent” tax evasion offence By Neill Blundell Max Hobbs HMRC has released an update on its investigations of the relatively new corporate criminal offence (CCO) of failure to prevent the...
Jan 21, 2020 Get with the programme: the SFO releases new guidance on compliance programmes By Neill Blundell Max Hobbs The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has released new guidance on its website – as part of its Operational Handbook – setting out key...
Aug 21, 2019 The future is digital - starting with VAT By Macfarlanes A key takeaway from the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Action Plan was the challenge of taxing a global economy in the throes of...
Aug 06, 2019 Rolling the dice with IR35 By Macfarlanes Emotions run high when playing Monopoly. We have all felt the glory of becoming a property tycoon or the devastation of rolling three...
Jul 11, 2019 IR35 changes loom large over businesses as draft legislation published By Philip Swinburn From 6 April 2020, employers engaging contractors through personal service companies (PSCs) will be responsible for determining whether...
Feb 15, 2019 Market abuse requires a dynamic response to a changing risk profile By Macfarlanes Some choice words from the FCA's Director of Market Oversight, Julia Hoggett, in a speech discussing market abuse. New technology will...
Dec 10, 2018 Waive privilege to show co-operation - the latest guidance from the SFO By Neill Blundell Max Hobbs In the past few weeks, various senior members of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) have been giving guidance on how companies can go about...
Nov 12, 2018 Another message from the SFO - do not underestimate the value of self-reporting By Neill Blundell Max Hobbs At a conference last week, the joint head of fraud at the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), Hannah von Dadelszen, delivered a clear message to...
Nov 09, 2018 Co-operate and Reform - Lisa Osofsky (director of the SFO) gives guidance on how to agree a DPA By Neill Blundell Max Hobbs Lisa Osofsky, director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), delivered a speech yesterday at the Trace European Forum and made some very...