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Corporate Crime & Compliance UK
UK Corporate Crime & Compliance provides breaking news and analysis on enforcement and white collar crime in Europe. Coverage includes internal investigations, whistleblower rights, executive responsibility, tax evasion, criminal market abuse and insider dealing actions, anti-money laundering, bribery, corruption and sanctions enforcement.
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Latest News in Corporate Crime & Compliance UK
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May 31, 2024
Solicitor Struck Off For Using Client's Card At ATM
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has struck off a former partner at a Midlands law firm after she admitted she had been jailed for withdrawing thousands of pounds from an elderly client's bank account.
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May 31, 2024
Law Firm Denies Promoting Misleading Investment Scheme
A law firm has denied an accusation by the Financial Conduct Authority that it assisted a client in promoting a misleading care home investment scheme, arguing it provided legal advice in "good faith" based on the information it was given.
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May 31, 2024
Insurance Ruling Stresses High Hurdle To Fix Policy Wording
In Project Angel v. Axis, the Court of Appeal recently refused to rewrite the exclusion clause of an insurance policy, reminding parties in the warranty and indemnity market to carefully word clauses, as there is a high threshold before courts will intervene to amend policies, say Joseph Moore and Laura McCann at Travers Smith.
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May 31, 2024
EU Watchdog Warns Retail Investment Firms Of AI Pitfalls
The European Union's markets regulator has issued guidance for firms using artificial intelligence to give investment services to retail clients, warning of risks like biased decision-making.
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May 31, 2024
Anti-Fraud Agency Sued For £144K Over Unjustified Suspicion
The operator of the U.K.'s national fraud database is being sued for £144,000 ($183,000) for allegedly marking a London resident's bank activity for suspected fraud without any justification and severely affecting his credit rating.
Areas of Coverage
- ENFORCEMENT & LITIGATION
- Actions involving insider dealing and market abuse
- Commercial fraud litigation
- Bribery, corruption and anti-money laundering matters
- Sanctions violations
- Tax fraud and evasion
- Whistleblower discrimination claims
- Professional disqualifications
- Extradition and unexplained wealth orders
- AGENCIES
- Serious Fraud Office
- Crown Prosecution Service
- National Crime Agency
- Financial Conduct Authority
- European Anti-Fraud Office
- European Securities and Markets Authority
- HM Customs & Revenue
- U.K. Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation
- POLICY & REGULATION
- U.K. and European Union regulation and legislation covering criminal and quasi-criminal enforcement powers
Readership
- Solicitors at top law firms
- Barristers
- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at major companies
- Judges and court staff