Corporate Crime & Compliance UK

  • June 12, 2025

    Lords Urges Regulators To Shed Risk Aversion, Boost Growth

    A cross-party House of Lords committee called Friday on the U.K.'s financial services watchdogs to change their culture of risk aversion which is preventing them from promoting growth in the economy.

  • June 12, 2025

    Ex-JPM Trader Warns Of 'Pressing Need' For DOJ Records

    A former U.K.-based JPMorgan trader has urged a Washington, D.C., federal judge to rule on his bid for access to investigative records from a U.S. market manipulation case that he beat in 2018, saying continued delays could hurt him in a fast-approaching related proceeding in Brazil.

  • June 12, 2025

    UK Investors Sue Cricket Team Owner Over Claimed Tax Fraud

    Three U.K.-based investors in an Indian Premier League cricket team are seeking £10 million ($13.6 million) in damages from the club's owner, claiming in a London court that he duped them over the tax implications of selling their shares in his business.

  • June 12, 2025

    UK Crime Agency Seizes £1M Home From UK Politician

    The National Crime Agency said Thursday it has recovered a property worth in excess of £1 million ($1.36 million) in connection with a long-running money laundering investigation following an ownership dispute with the former lord mayor of Leeds.

  • June 12, 2025

    Everbright Exec Testifies He Trusted Media Biz's Financial Info

    An executive of the Chinese financial services firm Everbright testified Thursday that a sports media rights business was portrayed as "well performing" before a joint venture acquired a majority stake, only to later discover its financial health was allegedly inflated.

  • June 12, 2025

    KPMG Fined £690K In Audit Independence Probe

    The accounting watchdog said Thursday it that has fined KPMG £690,625 ($940,000) and its audit engagement partner Nick Plumb £38,000 for breaching independence requirements as auditor of Carr's Group PLC.

  • June 12, 2025

    SFO Aligns With Gov't Growth Plans In Pitch To UK PLC

    Britain's top white-collar prosecutor unveiled on Thursday new details about plans to share data and offer training to companies to prevent economic crime, in a shift to "assist growth" in line with government plans to kindle the sluggish economy.

  • June 12, 2025

    5 Questions For Howard Kennedy Partner Rebecca Hume

    The U.K government is putting crypto-assets at the heart of its growth agenda, relying on the Financial Conduct Authority to shore up regulation of the sector.

  • June 11, 2025

    Gov't Pledges Up To £450M Per Year To Tackle Courts Backlog

    The U.K. government has pledged up to an additional £450 million ($609 million) per year for the courts system in England and Wales by 2028-29 to boost crown court sittings to "record levels" and tackle the growing backlog, according to its spending review released Wednesday.

  • June 11, 2025

    EuroChem Fights Banks Over €212M Bonds In Sanctions Row

    A Russian subsidiary of fertilizer producer EuroChem accused two European banks of using the pretext of sanctions imposed after the invasion of Ukraine to "never" pay out on €212 million ($244 million) in bonds, on the first day of a High Court trial Wednesday.

  • June 11, 2025

    SFO's Budget To Approach £100M In Spending Boost

    The Serious Fraud Office will receive additional funding that will bring its budget near the £100 million ($136 million) mark in three years, the U.K. government pledged Wednesday — funds that the white-collar crime prosecutor will invest in its investigatory capabilities and technology.

  • June 11, 2025

    37% Of Romania Cos. Fall Short On EU Reporting Standard

    Almost 40% of businesses filing public country-by-country reports in Romania are failing to fully comply with the European Union's reporting standard, according to a report by a nonprofit organization.

  • June 11, 2025

    UK's Top Court Limits Role Of Early Release In Extraditions

    Britain's highest court ruled Wednesday that U.K. judges should attach little weight to other countries' prison early release programs when they decide whether to extradite inmates, saying that it would be "usurping" the role of overseas judges.

  • June 11, 2025

    War Risk Insurers Held Liable For Jets Stranded In Russia

    Major insurers are liable to payout in a multibillion-dollar dispute over hundreds of aircraft stranded in Russia following the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, after a London judge ruled on Wednesday that the jets and engines are officially lost.

  • June 10, 2025

    Greensill Says He Was Trapped In Katerra Restructuring Deal

    Lex Greensill said Tuesday that he was "between a rock and a hard place" in a restructuring deal involving his eponymous firm and SoftBank, a Japanese investment company, as the former banker gave evidence in a $440 million trial in London of a claim brought by a collapsed Credit Suisse fund.

  • June 10, 2025

    UK Treasury Committee Warns HMRC Over Phishing Attack

    A British treasury committee warned HM Revenue & Customs in a letter published Tuesday that its failure to report details of a breach affecting around 100,000 taxpayers is unacceptable.

  • June 10, 2025

    Insolvency Service Hires Crypto-Specialist To Aid Recoveries

    A U.K. government agency responsible for investigating company insolvencies has appointed its first crypto-specialist to help recover digital assets such as bitcoin for creditors.

  • June 10, 2025

    Lawyer Loses Bid To Ax 'Greedy' Label In $11B Ruling

    A London appeals court refused Tuesday a solicitor's bid to chuck references to his being "greedy" and "corrupt" in a judgment over a fraudulent $11 billion arbitration award against Nigeria, ruling that the lower court did not violate his right to a fair trial.

  • June 10, 2025

    FCA's Rathi Tries To Gauge Gov't Risk Appetite For Crypto

    The Financial Conduct Authority warned a cross-party group of MPs on Tuesday it needed a steer on the government's risk appetite for crypto-assets amid the push for U.K. competitiveness and economic growth.

  • June 10, 2025

    PPE Agent Keeps Sheridans Case Alive After Fraud Settlement

    A medical supply agent is continuing its negligence case against London law firm Sheridans, despite settling a linked $10.8 million fraud claim from a British company that accused it of taking secret commissions on COVID-19 pandemic protection equipment orders.

  • June 10, 2025

    Ex-Sky Sports Host Gets 11-Year Director Ban Over £10M Debt

    Former Sky Sports presenter Alan Bentley has been banned from running companies for 11 years after his football betting business collapsed with debts to investors of more than £10 million ($13.5 million), the Insolvency Service revealed Tuesday.

  • June 09, 2025

    German Court Convicts 1 In €23M Platinum Coin VAT Fraud

    A German court has convicted one of the leaders of a criminal organization responsible for more than €23 million ($26.3 million) in evaded value-added taxes through its trade of platinum coins, the European Public Prosecutor's Office said.

  • June 09, 2025

    CPS Launches Plan To Return Lawyers To Criminal Practice

    The Crown Prosecution Service is offering to support criminal lawyers to return to the workforce following a career break, as problems with recruitment and retention of solicitors and barristers continue to blight the justice system after decades of underinvestment.

  • June 09, 2025

    Lex Greensill Claims SoftBank Hid Deal With 'Code Of Silence'

    Lex Greensill testified in a $440 million London trial Monday that SoftBank, a Japanese investment company, had designed a restructuring agreement involving his firm to avoid putting potential losses on its accounts in his first public appearance since his eponymous firm's collapse.

  • June 09, 2025

    Ex-Commerzbank Analyst Denies Faking Sex Assault Claims

    A former Commerzbank analyst on Monday fought claims that he lied to a court by making false sexual assault allegations in his failed harassment case against the bank, telling a London court he was being truthful.

Expert Analysis

  • Fraud Office Guidance Highlights Value Of Self-Reporting

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    New guidance from the U.K.'s Serious Fraud Office on corporate self-reporting, cooperation and deferred prosecution agreements provides a useful framework for companies navigating criminal investigations and their potential resolutions — and underscores that corporations that self-report are in a better position to obtain DPAs than those that do not, say lawyers at Skadden.

  • Answering Key Questions About 2 EU Cybersecurity Laws

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    As companies work to implement two nascent European Union cybersecurity measures, the Digital Operational Resilience Act and the second Network and Information Security Directive, lawyers at MoFo address nine conceptual questions emerging around their interpretation and compliance obligations.

  • Industry Input Is Key As EU Weighs New Tariffs On US Trade

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    The European Commission’s ongoing consultation, which seeks feedback on a proposed expansion of products subject to tariffs and restrictions in retaliation to U.S. tariffs, opens an important opportunity for industry stakeholders to highlight why a scope exclusion is warranted, say lawyers at Crowell & Moring.

  • What End of Payment Systems Regulator Means For Biz

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    The U.K. government’s plan to abolish the Payment Systems Regulator and absorb its functions into the Financial Conduct Authority should eventually lighten the compliance burden for businesses under the PSR’s remit, which may in turn encourage growth, but the proposed changes will roll out slowly, say lawyers at Farrer & Co.

  • Compliance Lessons From Art Dealer's Terror Financing Plea

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    Regulated businesses can learn from the missteps of a recently convicted London art dealer, who failed to disclose sales to a suspected Hezbollah financier, by implementing compliance measures like anti-terrorism financing screenings as robust as their anti-money laundering policies and training staff to spot red flags, say lawyers at White & Case.

  • UK Capital Reforms May Help Startup Founders, VC Investors

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    Hidden in the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority's recent proposals on the definition of capital for investment firms are changes to the eligibility requirements for instruments to be included in a firm's regulatory capital — changes that may reduce the risk of investing, especially in early-stage fintech firms, says Andrew Henderson at Goodwin.

  • EU Watchdog's ESG Dashboard Raises Transparency Bar

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    The European Banking Authority’s recently introduced ESG dashboard is a key tool in aligning financial institutions with the European Union's sustainability policies, and fundamentally alters the risk environment by transitioning climate-related data from a compliance afterthought to a core component of strategic decision-making, says Kristýna Tupá at Schönherr.

  • Whistleblower Rewards May Soon Materialize In UK

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    Recent government and Serious Fraud Office announcements indicate that the U.K.’s long-standing aversion to rewarding whistleblowers is reversing, underlining the importance for organizations to consider managing misconduct risk and prepare for a potentially significant uptick in tipoffs, says Tom Grodecki at Cadwalader.

  • High Court Ruling Shows Firm Stance On Procedural Integrity

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    The recent High Court decision in Qatar Investment v. Phoenix Ancient Art demonstrates its zero tolerance of procedural failure, serving as a reminder that the financial burden associated with document disclosure will not excuse a party’s failure to comply with court orders, say lawyers at Quillon Law.

  • UK May Play Major Role In Corporate Misconduct Regulation

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    In light of the U.S.' pause in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement, the U.K. Serious Fraud Office has released new guidance showing it may seize the opportunity to play a heightened role in regulating corporate misconduct by U.S. companies with a global presence, particularly over the next few years, say attorneys at Paul Weiss.

  • A Shifting Landscape Of Greater Scrutiny After Data Breaches

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    Recent Information Commissioner's Office fines for personal data breaches and a Home Office consultation signal a shift in the U.K. regulatory landscape, and with an increase in mass actions and resulting exposure, organizations should prepare for potential third-party claims from those incurring consequential losses, say lawyers at Atheria.

  • What To Note As HM Treasury, FCA Plan New Crypto Regs

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    Taken together, HM Treasury’s recently proposed crypto-asset regulations and the Financial Conduct Authority’s new discussion paper on regulating crypto-asset activities provide key insights into the government's planned regime, which represents significant changes that will affect all firms providing related services, says Mark Chalmers at Davis Polk.

  • Tools For Effective Asset Tracking In Offshore Jurisdictions

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    In light of a technology company's recent allegations that its former CEO maintained an undisclosed interest in offshore companies, practitioners may want to refresh their knowledge of the tool kit available for tracing and recovering allegedly misappropriated assets from both onshore and offshore jurisdictions, say lawyers at Walkers Global.

  • Guidance Offers Clarity On UK Foreign Influence Registration

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    The Home Office's recently released guidance on the new Foreign Influence Registration Scheme provides important context for different industries and sectors, highlighting that careful assessment of interactions with foreign entities and governments is needed to determine whether registration is required, say lawyers at Skadden.

  • FCA Review Highlights Valuation Standards For Private Funds

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    The Financial Conduct Authority’s recent review of private funds valuation practices underscores the increasing importance of conducting robust and independent procedures, offering an opportunity for fund managers to strengthen their current valuation frameworks and improve investor confidence, say lawyers at Greenberg Traurig.

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