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Interpol has launched its Silver Notice pilot program, enabling 52 countries to trace and recover criminal assets through international cooperation. The scheme targets individual assets, ensuring compliance to prevent misuse for political purposes.

The imminent Leveson review highlights critical systemic issues in the criminal justice system, calling for urgent action...

Nicola Sharp of business crime specialists Rahman Ravelli considers the evidence and draws some conclusions.

An overhaul of the Sexual Offences Sentencing Guidelines will focus on psychological harm rather than physical harm.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) recently published its latest annual bulletin on crime in England and Wales.

A review of accountancy and other financial bodies has found major flaws in their approach to preventing money laundering.

Neil Williams of business crime specialists Rahman Ravelli is cautiously optimistic about their possible introduction

Nicola Sharp of business crime solicitors Rahman Ravelli believes the research highlights a problem that needs addressing.

Restraint orders, issued by the Crown Court, are legal measures that prohibit specified individuals from handling their assets during a criminal investigation in England or Wales.

On 25 September 2015, prosecutors in Scotland announced the first application of the corporate offence of failing to prevent bribery under section 7 of the Bribery Act 2010. Due to self-reporting and extensive cooperation with the authorities, the case was settled with a civil recovery order under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and the defendant avoided a criminal prosecution.

The abuse was perpetrated by a music teacher called Paul Dowbekin. In October 2018, Dowbekin pleaded guilty to 14 sexual offences...

On 1 June 2023 the National Crime Agency (NCA) published its new guidance on submitting better Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) which can be accessed here.

In a legal first, a hacker has had bitcoin confiscated.

The UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) has established a significant new public-private partnership with seven major UK banks to enhance financial crime detection using shared data. This collaboration, launched in May 2024, merges bank transaction data with NCA crime data, leading to 90 intelligence packages and the identification of eight organized crime networks. The initiative, building on a successful pilot, aims to reduce banks' risks and improve anti-financial crime measures, highlighting th

Cross-border white-collar crime can be notoriously difficult to pursue both for the law enforcement agencies as well as the organisations...

Aziz Rahman of business crime solicitors Rahman Ravelli wonders if the authorities are unsure of the effectiveness of UWOs.

The Serious Fraud Office has again failed to secure convictions after concluding a DPA with a company. Syedur Rahman, of business crime solicitors Rahman Ravelli, considers the questions that surround the DPA process.