There has been a dramatic increase in the number of investigations into wealthy taxpayers. This trend is likely to continue, with HMRC having been provided with an additional £100 million in funding, part of which it announced earlier this year would go towards its plans to employ 5,500 more compliance officers. In an article […]
On 20 March 2025, Jonathan Fisher KC published Part 1 of the findings of his independent review of disclosure and fraud offences (the report), following the release of his preliminary findings in April 2024. This week, Neil Swift, Fred Kelly and Zainab Bhadelia have analysed the key findings of Jonathan Fisher KC’s independent review for an […]
Rachel Cook has provided an analysis for LexisNexis following the recent launch of the government’s consultation on the regulation of private prosecutors and reforms to the Single Justice Procedure (SJP). In the article Rachel address the consultation, looking at what prompted it, the key issues it addresses, what changes might arise from it and how […]
Fraudsters using technology to commit their misdeeds is nothing new, but as technology advances, so do new methods of technological criminality as well as the sophistication of the crimes. The cost of tech crime is also staggering. For example, last year alone, the UK lost more than UK£2.5 billion to fraudsters and cyber criminals, and […]
ISO 31030 was published in September 2021 to complement the general ISO 31000 Risk Management Standard. The ISO standard is the first truly global benchmark for travel risk management and provides a framework of good practice. The White Paper aims to help corporates understand the ISO’s potential implications for an employer’s travel security obligations and […]
Our Keith Oliver, Head of International, and researchers Caroline Timoney are in London business paper CityAM talking about how NFTs might not be the most secure investment, following the much-ridiculed announcement that the Royal Mint will be issuing an NFT of its own this summer. NFTs, or ‘non-fungible tokens’, are one-of-a-kind digital assets. They […]
Head of International Keith Oliver and Caroline Timoney have recently been published in CDR: Essential Intelligence – Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery 2022. Their chapter, an overview of the latest in the regulatory landscape in England & Wales, provides expertise for practitioners and laypersons alike as it explores the current legal framework underpinning fraud, asset […]
Jason Woodland and Philip Gardner discuss the approach of the English Court to counterclaims in arbitral enforcement proceedings before the English Court. Counterclaims and contribution claims are essential tools for defendants to Court and arbitral claims. On occasions they arise because both parties believe that they have claims and which of them is the […]
Nick Vamos raises questions about the Home Secretary’s decision to try to delay the extradition of Dr Michael Lynch and suggests that the Home Secretary’s conduct comes worryingly close to political interference. Read more.
The High Court has granted search and inspection orders to Peters & Peters’ client Mrs Nebahat İşbilen against the Defendant to a circ. £40m fraud claim, Mr Selman Turk her one-time personal financier and trusted adviser. The relief, as noted by the Judge, is of “major, if not critical, importance in…finding out what has become […]
