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, […]
Anna Bradshaw and Alistair Jones have contributed a chapter to Global Investigations Review‘s Guide to Sanctions, which is in its fourth edition. The guide is written by contributors from the expanding field of sanctions enforcement and dissects the topic in a practical fashion, from every stakeholder’s perspective. The chapter that Anna and Alistair wrote, ‘Representing […]
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 […]
No, not the one where the airlines limit your bags to 23kg per person which, if you’re me, means that you must learn the word for “heavy” in multiple languages when checking in your bag (most recently, “pesada”, if you’re asking). I’m talking about the implementation of the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) Travel Rule […]
The ripples of this summer’s de-banking saga involving a variety of famous people are continuing to be felt. In the wake of the PR storm, the Financial Conduct Authority is also conducting a review of the treatment of UK politically exposed persons (PEPs) by regulated financial institutions, which is now well under way. In this […]
Turkey is a NATO member, an EU candidate country, and a US ally against terrorism in the Middle East, but it has also been described as a “hub for Russia sanctions violations”. The country has not joined its fellow NATO members in imposing sanctions on Russia, and, since the start of the invasion of Ukraine, […]
Decades may have gone by, but the phone hacking scandals of the mid-2000s continue to busy the High Court. Notwithstanding the stale nature of the underlying allegations, to this day the high-quality legal teams and careful judicial attention sustain judgments with importance far beyond the parties, with notable lessons flowing. The recent decision of Fancourt […]
