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We receive a high amount of abduction cases. There are still, sadly, too many child abductions away from the primary residential parent, especially to non-Hague convention countries.¬

Niall Hearty of financial crime specialists Rahman Ravelli considers the issues involved.

Nicola Sharp of financial crime solicitors Rahman Ravelli outlines the background to the problem and the EU's approach to such risks.

The Council of Europe wants tougher powers introduced for fighting organised crime, which it believes could be making more than a 100 billion euros a year in the European Union.

Counterfeit goods now account for up to 2.5% of world trade and 5% of imports in the EU and are a significant problem for many industries in a rapidly evolving digital world.

Angelika Hellweger of Rahman Ravelli assesses the German action and the wider issue of sanctions circumvention.

Syed Rahman of financial crime specialists Rahman Ravelli outlines why banks cannot afford to take a lax approach.

Elias Preko, 60, was jailed for four and a half years in 2013 after admitting laundering money that James Ibori had stolen from NIgeria.

Niall Hearty of Rahman Ravelli considers the response to risks posed by artificial intelligence

If you are convicted of a crime, can you contest that in a civil claim? In Vincent Friel v Dr Ian Brown [2019] CSOH 30 Lady Carmichael addressed the question of whether this would be an abuse of process

An elderly man caring for his seriously ill wife was accused of making threats to kill her in front of paramedics, leading to his arrest and separation from his spouse of over 40 years. Despite a previous similar incident, expert legal intervention successfully demonstrated that his words were born of desperation rather than genuine intent. Through strategic representations to the Crown Prosecution Service highlighting the exceptional circumstances, the case was ultimately dropped, allowing the devoted coup

One of the lesser known, often poorly understood provisions of the confiscation regime under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) is section 22

The Sentencing Council's guidelines aim to ensure that courts apply sentencing consistently across a varied range of offences, and also seek to take into account more fully the impact on victims of financial crimes.

The Serious Fraud Office published their Code of Practice in relation to the Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) system in England & Wales on 14 February 2014.

On 22 September 2014, Tesco plc announced to the market that it had overstated its income for the first half of the financial year by £250m due to the accelerated recognition of income and delayed accrual of costs.

Syedur Rahman of business crime solicitors Rahman Ravelli explains why an HMRC crackdown on estate agents must be seen as a warning to those working in property sales to tackle money laundering.

Niall Hearty of Rahman Ravelli considers the claim by the head of the Financial Action Task Force. The President of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has said that most nations are failing to effectively confiscate criminal assets.