The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has been grappling with well-documented disclosure issues for a while, with disclosure failings being linked to several acquittals in prosecutions that the agency brought in recent years. In this article for Global Investigations Review, Neil Swift and Fred Kelly argue that these failings are down to the SFO’s approach to […]
Last month, Spotlight on Corruption published a review showing that senior executives at large British companies who engage in economic crime, financial wrongdoing or regulatory breaches almost never face any consequences. In this analysis for LexisNexis Corporate Crime expert, Julia Steinhardt reviews the key findings of the report and what she considers to be the […]
In this article for LexisNexis Corporate Crime expert, Diana Czugler and Joseph Duggin discuss key economic crime developments in 2023 and what to keep an eye on this year. One key development is the new failure to prevent fraud offence and expansion of corporate criminal liability for economic crimes and the impact this might have […]
The Financial Conduct Authority has trumpeted its interventions work as a key factor in how it identifies and prevents harm in the marketplace. However, the impact of Enforcement investigations should not be discounted. In this article for Banking Risk & Regulation, James Tyler explores, among others, what the regulator’s plans are in respect of interventions, […]
Neil Swift, James Tyler and Joseph Duggin have authored the England and Wales chapter in The International Comparative Legal Guide – Business Crime 2024, which is published by the Global Legal Group. This publication covers 21 jurisdictions and the England & Wales chapter deals with common issues in business crime, including criminal law enforcement, organisation […]
