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According to the FCA, consumers are using contactless as the go-to way to pay. Research by Barclays found that almost 95% of all eligible in-store card transactions were contactless in 2024.

And yet, from what we know, fining the banks appears to be the far from effective option.

The Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") continues to see its caseload increase to record levels despite the fact that it is dropping more investigations ...

Forex trading cases are back in the headlines after record settlements by a group of banks with UK and U.S. authorities.

The latest report from Victim Commissioner states over 4.6 million individuals are subject to fraud every year. Many of whom will suffer significant life-altering losses that they cannot recover from.

In a development that should be watched carefully by enforcement officials in Canada, on November 30th the Royal Courts of Justice in the United Kingdom approved a deferred prosecution agreement...

As the UK comes to grips with the government's "roadmap" out of the coronavirus pandemic, attention turns to how specific sectors will fare in the coming months.

45 users have been suspended from using the MedCo after it was discovered that they had tried to avoid the random allocation of experts, critical to the system.

This article examines the recently published report by the Commission on Assisting Dying and discusses the implications of its proposed new legal framework for assisted suicide on doctors and other healthcare professionals.

Recently it has come to light that the FCA has discontinued 50% of its criminal investigations into money laundering rule breaches. Does this betray a "light touch"...

The UK's HMRC has published comprehensive enforcement statistics covering 2025 and early 2026, revealing the scope and outcomes of sanctions enforcement activities including criminal investigations, goods seizures, and penalty assessments. The data provides insight into how authorities are handling sanctions violations through various enforcement mechanisms, from warning letters to compound penalties exceeding £1 million.

Restaurants and businesses across Essex and Suffolk have been warned to get their employee right to work documents in order before the fine for illegal workers triples early this year.

A Spanish airline employee fraudulently claimed over €15,000 in medical expenses following a workplace accident, submitting fabricated invoices and bank statements. When confronted with evidence of fraud, including confirmation from a Spanish physiotherapy centre that they never treated her or issued the invoices, the employee's lawyer admitted liability and agreed to full reimbursement.

A recent press release by Europol (the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation) has highlighted the increasing threat arising from the sale of counterfeit goods on the Darknet.

Goldman Sachs has said that it does not believe that either the facts of the case or the law justify charges being brought against it.

On 8 February, the Bribery Bill (the "Bill") completed its Third Reading in the House of Lords.

Deka Chambers is a pre-eminent common law Set. We have leading practitioners in civil, family and criminal law. We consider this diversity a real strength in the service we are able to offer our clients.

Arbitration is a confidential and consensual dispute resolution process and there are question marks around how suited it is to deal with disputes that raise issues around illegal conduct.