7/17/2020 12:00:00 AM High Court Approves G4S Deferred Prosecution Agreement By Francis Bond The High Court has approved the Serious Fraud Office’s (SFO) eighth Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA). We blogged earlier this week on...
7/16/2020 12:00:00 AM Co-ordinated global anti-corruption settlements By Francis Bond The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has indicated that further co-ordinated global anti-corruption settlements can be expected later this...
7/15/2020 12:00:00 AM Dirty money should have nowhere to hide: the EU’s continued emphasis on the fight against money laundering By Helen Harvey “Dirty money should have nowhere to hide.” With these words, Valdis Dombrovskis, the EU Commission Vice President, addressed the European...
7/13/2020 12:00:00 AM The SFO gets agreement in principle for its eighth DPA By Macfarlanes The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has received approval in principle to enter into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) with G4S Care and...
7/9/2020 12:00:00 AM Furlough fraud: HMRC makes its first arrest By Macfarlanes Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has reportedly made its first arrest of a person in connection with suspected furlough fraud....
7/7/2020 12:00:00 AM Landlords, tenants and funders – top tips to get through 2020 together By Cate Taylor There is no denying that investment landlords feel that the recent legislative changes by the Government to introduce (and now extend to...
7/6/2020 12:00:00 AM UK Government acts “without fear or favour” to introduce new human rights sanctions, effective immediately By Francis Bond The UK has begun to detail its post-Brexit sanctions regime, beginning with a series of “Magnitsky” measures (a reference to the late...
7/3/2020 12:00:00 AM Incoming President of global money laundering body sets out priorities for new term By Helen Harvey Dr Marcus Pleyer of Germany assumed the Presidency of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on 1 July 2020, succeeding Xiangmin Liu of...