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.

The European Union (EU) antitrust law concepts of ‘undertaking' and ‘single economic entity' allow fines to be imposed on parent entities of subsidiaries involved in cartel conduct

On July 12, 2018, the U.K.'s Serious Fraud Office announced that two former bankers have been found guilty by a jury of conspiracy to defraud ...

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) has reportedly cost the Government £35.4 billion since it was launched earlier this year.

Under the new UK Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, organisations that are bodies corporate or partnerships will become criminally liable for the economic crimes of their senior managers.

Hugo Plowman and Rebecca Morse, partner and associate in the litigation department, discuss the rise in recruitment fraud and how recruiters can protect themselves against this.

Martin Oliver, Partner in our Contentious Probate team discusses the challenges that come with contesting a fraudulent will, including the process to follow if you proceed with contesting the will.

Every quarter our financial services regulatory team publishes the Financial Services Regulatory Timeline, a look ahead at key regulatory milestones ...

The Supreme Court this week handed down its seminal judgment in Philipp v Barclays Bank UK plc [2023] UKSC 25, considering the application of the so-called Quincecare duty to the victim ...

In this issue we provide updates on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing news, both in the UK and internationally, covering the period from June 2019 to September 2019.

The UK Budget on 11 March 2020 included a levy – figure(s) yet to be determined - on regulated firms to help fund the fight against financial crime.

The emergence of both Ireland and the United Kingdom as the legal systems of choice for the resolution of complex cross-border commercial disputes...

In this webinar Sarah McCann and Emma Hynes discuss the recent Commercial Court judgment of Discovery Land v Axis Specialty [2023] EWHC 779 and the application of the dishonesty exclusion...

On 8 April 2020, the High Court of Justice in London overturned three Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs) following applications by the respondents to those orders.

In this webinar, Priya Gopal, Josh Griffin and William Golightly explore...

The UK Criminal Finances Act 2017 (the CFA) has been in force since 30 September 2017.

Stevens & Bolton is delighted to have co-hosted this London International Disputes Week session with 4 Pump Court. The discussion focuses on the abrupt shift to remote working across the world...

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