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The Council of the European Union (the Council) has called for a series of cross-continent actions designed to tackle financial crime....

The UK government has indicated that UK banks will be required to provide refunds to victims of “push payment” fraud (also known as “APP”...

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...

We recently commented on a fortnight of fast-paced developments in the economic crime space. As we observed, it appears that (despite...

A House of Commons briefing paper, published on 22 February 2022, has criticised the use of Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs). The paper...

In a significant move to combat international bribery and corruption, UK’s SFO has announced the formation of an anti-bribery taskforce...

Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has reportedly made its first arrest of a person in connection with suspected furlough fraud....

On 19 June 2020, amendments to the Arbitrazh Procedure Code come into effect as a result of a new Russian Federal Law No. 171-FZ - known...

Last week, HMRC announced plans to penalise company directors who intentionally breach the rules of the UK Government’s furlough scheme...