9/1/2025 8:59:00 AM The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) By Lorna Emson Brian Spiro Helen Harvey What the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 means for UK companies and directors, including the changes to corporate...
7/28/2025 9:03:37 AM Money mules, dirty cash, and crypto: the FCA and NCA’s 2025 economic crime hit list By Lorna Emson Helen Harvey Jennifer Shelley The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and National Crime Agency (NCA) have jointly published a set of “System Priorities” for the UK’s...
7/22/2025 2:47:31 PM From watchdog to enforcer: the Insolvency Service targets financial crime By Lorna Emson Francis Bond Dev Patel On 16 July 2025, the Insolvency Service unveiled a new five-year strategy, heralding a significant expansion of its role in the fight...
6/11/2025 10:42:38 AM When should companies self-report? The SFO’s recent guidance is just one piece of a larger puzzle By Lorna Emson Helen Harvey Francis Bond The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) updated its guidance on ‘Corporate Co-Operation’ in late April 2025 (the Guidance). The Guidance has been...
3/12/2025 3:34:08 PM Naming and shaming: FCA backtracking and residual uncertainty By Laura Bridgewater Lorna Emson Alexandra Green Michael Sholem Helen Harvey Madeleine Brown Rachel Serene +4 more... Show less The FCA has today confirmed that it has shelved its proposals to publicise live enforcement investigations. This announcement follows...
2/17/2025 5:31:37 PM A check on jurisdictional overreach? The Supreme Court clarifies double criminality and POCA extraterritoriality in US extradition refusal By Lorna Emson Francis Bond James Reid The Supreme Court (SC) last week delivered an important judgment on the UK’s extradition framework and the operation of “double...
11/20/2024 9:29:37 AM No reliance, no case: High Court dismisses investor claims where there was no reliance on published information By Lorna Emson James Reid Investors claiming for losses arising from misleading statements and dishonest omissions in information published by companies in which...
8/5/2024 1:03:00 PM A new chapter: the UK’s Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 By Lorna Emson Helen Harvey James Reid On 26 October 2023, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) became law in the UK. ECCTA represents a comprehensive...
7/12/2024 2:18:06 PM Pulling at the thread – new judgment confirms supply chain risk for companies By Lorna Emson Helen Harvey At the end of June, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in the case of R (oao World Uyghur Congress) v NCA [2024] EWCA Civ 715. The...
5/17/2024 3:19:25 PM The National Crime Agency – the new sheriff in town? By Lorna Emson Helen Harvey Last Friday, 10 May 2024, was a significant day for the National Crime Agency (NCA). It secured combined custodial sentences of five...