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The government announced in its latest budget plans to introduce a new £100m levy on companies to fight economic crimes.

Aziz Rahman of financial crime solicitors Rahman Ravelli emphasises the importance of companies doing the same.

In what would be a surreal headline only a few years ago, it was recently announced that JK Rowling – author of the multimillion selling Harry Potter novels...

As the UK edges closer to the Brexit cliff edge Parliament has arranged for a large number of statutory instruments to be drafted to address the gaps created by the UK's withdrawal from the EU and enable "legal and operational certainty".

The Crime and Policing Bill, which has recently had its second reading in Parliament, is set to introduce a range of measures to tackle anti-social behaviour...

BCL associate Umar Azmeh's Case Comment on R v Field (Benjamin Luke) [2021] EWCA Crim. 380 has been published in the latest edition of the Criminal Law Review.

BCL associate Umar Azmeh's case comment on R v Jex and others [2021] EWCA Crim. 1708 has been published in the latest edition of the Criminal Law Review.

BCL associate Umar Azmeh's case comment on R v T [2022] EWCA Crim. 108 has been published in the latest edition of the Criminal Law Review.

BCL partner John Binns explains Unexplained Wealth Orders, their uses, their impact and how we can deal with them as they become more common in the future.

We have recently seen an increase in the amount of scam / phishing emails which are currently circulating.

Hundreds of investors are involved in a £1.3 billion fraud claim against HSBC for losses caused as a result of the Eclipse Partnerships film investment scheme.

It is a long-established principle that an employer will not be vicariously liable for the act of an employee unless the act was committed in the course of employment.

The Court of Appeal's decision in the case of North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust v. Gregg [2019] EWCA Civ 387 brings some welcome reassurance to employers ...

In recent times there appears to have been an increasing trend of public authorities using the arm of the law to seize assets under the criminal code.

The Environment Agency has established an Economic Crime Unit (ECU) aimed at curbing money laundering and other financial crimes within the waste management industry.

In this spirit, we are excited to welcome you to our newest publication: the Financial Crime Quarterly

In this edition of Regulatory Focus, the experts in Duff & Phelps' UK Compliance and Regulatory Consulting team, provide a detailed synopsis of the latest news and publications issued by the Financial Conduct Authority during July 2018.