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The circumstances surrounding Henry's death are deeply tragic. Alongside the profound loss suffered by his family, the case has generated significant public concern because of allegations...

Pending the long-awaited Supreme Court judgments on the appeals in Barclays Bank and WM Morrisons, the High Court has recently handed down a judgment demonstrating how the current...

Such is the pace of the modern media cycle that the 2019 signing of the UKUS Bilateral Data Sharing Agreement by Home Secretary Priti Patel and the then US Attorney General William Barr seems a distant memory.

Clearly, the core of the Agreement is designed to facilitate efficient and effective access to data.

On 24 April 2025, the UK's Serious Fraud Office ("SFO") launched new guidance for corporates on self-reporting, cooperation and deferred prosecution agreements ("DPAs").

A year and a half after the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 received Royal Assent, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Act)...

A UK law firm successfully defended a client against allegations of controlling and coercive behaviour, securing the dismissal of all charges and the restoration of his parental rights.

The corporate offence of Failure to Prevent Fraud (FtPF) in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 creates criminal liability for in scope organisations where an “associated person” (employees, agents, subsidiaries or others acting for or on behalf of the firm) commits a “specified fraud offence” intending to benefit the firm or its customers, unless the firm can demonstrate, on the balance of probabilities, that it had reasonable prevention procedures in place at the time or that it was not reasonable in all the circumstances to have any procedures.

On 10 January 2025, INTERPOL issued its first ‘Silver Notice'. The Silver Notice is a new tool designed to assist with the identification and recovery of assets linked to criminal activity.

The ne bis in idem principle, also known as double jeopardy, prohibits individuals from being tried or punished twice for the same offense within the EU. A 2021 CJEU ruling clarified its application to INTERPOL Red Notices, ensuring data removal if the principle applies. However, its protections vary, particularly across EU and non-EU jurisdictions, necessitating expert legal advice for individuals facing allegations in multiple countries.

A defendant’s ‘benefit’ from criminal conduct is the proceeds of his crime, not his net profit.

The English criminal trial process is an adversarial one. A proper examination of the evidence is achieved by both the prosecution and the defence being represented by equally able advocates who can present their client's case and test that of their opponent.

As of 1st September 2025, large companies in the UK are exposed to criminal liability if they fail to prevent fraud carried out for the benefit of their employees, agents, subsidiaries, or other "associated persons"...

The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 grants police power to arrest without a warrant under specific conditions, requiring reasonable suspicion and necessity. Unlawful arrests may lead to complaints or civil claims for damages.

Araft of legislative changes have been taking place to contribute to the fight against fraud.

After nearly nine years and a couple of visits to the Supreme Court, the attempted prosecution of David Forsey was dismissed on 23 February 2024 as "no evidence offered".

The climate crisis, a problem that once took the form of abstract temperature charts and projections, is now a dizzying parade of broken meteorological records and natural disasters.