Join hosts Tatiana Sainati and Diana Shaw as they unravel one of the most shocking corruption scandals in modern British history – the UK Post Office Horizon debacle.

In a market that is increasingly influenced by ethics and integrity, is it time you took a look at your bribery and corruption procedures.

On July 21, 2014, the UK Serious Fraud Office announced that it had begun a criminal investigation into alleged fraudulent conduct on the FX market.

An Indian national serving as captain of a sanctioned Russian oil tanker faces criminal prosecution in the UK, with his bail application denied and a trial scheduled for December. The court will also hear a motion to dismiss the charges in November, though the legal basis for dismissal remains undisclosed.

Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein announced a revision of the "Yates Memo"

In this roundtable discussion, HFW's panel of litigation experts focus on the increase of cross border fraud in Dubai, the BVI and London, the far reaching impact of cross border fraud, as well as the role each region plays. 

The conviction of Tom Hayes in the first UK LIBOR trial (click here to read more) is a watershed moment.

Herbert Smith Freehills' Corporate Crime and Investigations team has contributed to the Global Investigations Review.

As under the previous UK bribery laws, facilitation payments, i.e. small bribes to facilitate routine government action, remain illegal (unless the foreign official is permitted or required to be influenced by such payments under the written law applicable in the relevant country).

The House of Lords Bribery Act 2010 Committee published its "post-legislative scrutiny" report on March 14, 2019.

Join Robert Hunt, Cameron Dunstan-Smith and Brian Spiro for the second episode of our investigations podcast series where they will be discussing dawn raids. This episode will explore key themes...

BCL senior associate Tom McNeill is interviewed discussing the shifting UK corporate criminal liability landscape and applying the regulatory approach to Mens Rea offences.

On March 17, 2016, James Campbell Sutherland and Jack William Flader were found not guilty of money laundering by a jury at Southwark Crown Court.

Our investigations and white collar crime team have produced an article discussing how a failure to prevent fraud offence will change the landscape for fraud investigations and compliance in the UK.

As a result of the consultation, the government announced its intention to introduce a DPA system in Canada, which will bring us in line with key trading partners, including the U.S., U.K....

In this episode, we focus on fraud and specifically on key recent developments that banks and other financial sector firms should have on their radar as part of their risk management in this area.

In May 2023, the government published the Fraud Strategy, which committed the government to launch an independent review into the operation of the disclosure regime in a digital age...

Jamas Hodivala KC and Laura Middleton discuss PwC's inaugural ESG fraud survey, its overlap with the Economic Crime Survey, and the ESG Fraud taxonomy, analyzing whether businesses effectively identify relevant ESG fraud and misconduct risks.

Third parties often find their assets entangled in confiscation orders. We specialise in representing interested parties, typically family members or business associates, who are inadvertently involved in confiscation proceedings.

A UK court dismissed sanctions charges against art gallery Hauser & Wirth and logistics company Artay Rauchweger, ruling that prosecutors failed to prove the buyer of luxury artwork was "ordinarily resident" in Russia at the time of sale. The judge determined that evidence of continuing connection to Russia was insufficient to meet the statutory test for ordinary residence under UK sanctions regulations.