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.

The Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division recently published a summary of important topics and sample questions that it has frequently found relevant in evaluating a corporate compliance program.

For those facing a civil enforcement action, criminal investigation, or both, the choice of counsel has become increasingly complex and highstakes in the globalized economy.

Graham Marchment was a British engineer in the oil and gas industry, with responsibilities for procurement. He accepted money, described as ‘commission', from various bidders, in exchange for confidential information about the projects they wished to bid for in places such as Egypt, Russia and Singapore. Obviously this is bribery, albeit not of a government official, but bribery nevertheless.

In response to calls from UK businesses to take a more commercial approach to corporate hospitality so as not to put UK businesses at a disadvantage

On December 21, 2016, Mark Lyttleton, formerly an Equity Portfolio Manager at BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited, was sentenced to 12 months jail...

On 21 June 2018, the House of Lords Select Committee on the Bribery Act 2010 called for evidence for its scrutiny of the Bribery Act.

Last week the UK government announced plans to launch a new national economic crime centre (NECC), which promises to tackle ‘the most serious cases of economic crime'.

Join Robert Hunt, Miriam Everett, Stephanie Barrett and Ali Grodzki for the third episode of our investigations podcast series where they discuss data issues...

In this video, BCL partner John Binns explains the complex and often misleading nature of confiscation law under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 ("POCA").

The NGO Transparency International has published its annual Corrupt Perceptions Index (‘CPI’) for 2014, measuring the perceived levels of public sector corruption in 175 countries worldwide.

The DECC acknowledges that it may be necessary to review the UK criminal sanctions regime to align the penalties with UK financial markets legislation for similar offences.

Braid Logistics (UK) ("Braid UK"), part of Braid Group Holdings Limited ("Braid"), will pay £2.2 million under a civil settlement reached with Scotland's prosecution service...

In this video, Sam clarifies UK deportation laws related to criminal offences, discussing how sentence lengths impact deportation outcomes and key exceptions like private life, partner, and child considerations. He emphasizes the importance of early submissions to the Home Office for legal help

Earlier this week, President Donald Trump announced his decision to suspend enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act against U.S. companies on the basis that it was prohibiting...

The Commercial Court has dismissed a multi-million-pound fraud claim relating to the sale of the Johnson Matthey Health Business...

The Crime and Policing Act 2026 (the “Act”) extends the application of senior manager attribution provisions from economic crimes to all criminal offences.

The Bribery Act 2010 (UKBA) has been in force since July 2011 and was the first in a series of UK legislation creating corporate failure to prevent offences.

Over the past year, the UK has implemented sweeping reforms concerning how corporates can become liable for fraud.

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