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The UK National Crime Agency reported, on 16 July, that 11,500 UK companies had been struck off Companies House register over the last year for failure to comply with the Registered Office requirements under the Companies Act 2006.

The features common to the majority of financial frauds are demonstrating to the courts that fraud has actually taken place and finding the money extracted from the victims by the fraudsters.

Syed Rahman of financial crime specialists Rahman Ravelli outlines why banks cannot afford to take a lax approach.

Elias Preko, 60, was jailed for four and a half years in 2013 after admitting laundering money that James Ibori had stolen from NIgeria.

A new register that aims to prevent UK property being used to launder illegal wealth has come into force.

On 16 August, he was sentenced to 16 months' imprisonment.

Syedur Rahman of business crime solicitors Rahman Ravelli outlines the areas investigators could be focussing on.

Syed Rahman of Rahman Ravelli outlines the case and the likely reasons for the National Crime Agency's course of action.

It has been widely reported that British Petroleum (BP) has been in contact with the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) over recent allegations of bribery and corruption carried out by one of its contractors in Azerbaijan.

Yesterday two men were arrested in connection with investigations which are believed to concern Rolls-Royce’s dealings in Asia.

A recent case puts businesses on notice that the Bribery Act 2010 has bite.

Today sees the publication of the Code of Practice for the UK's Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) system.

Business crime solicitors Rahman Ravelli will host a webinar looking at all the important aspects surrounding multilateral development banks (MDBs) and their investigatory powers.

The risks of trusting a recommendation of a celebrity regarding investment opportunities has been highlighted yet again by the Daily Mail and the Sun revealing that a fraudulent Forex trader allegedly called Josh Chandler ...

There is no doubt that cybercrime and online fraud pose a significant threat to the charity sector. 58% of charities reported cybercrime as a major risk to the charity sector...

An elderly man caring for his seriously ill wife was accused of making threats to kill her in front of paramedics, leading to his arrest and separation from his spouse of over 40 years. Despite a previous similar incident, expert legal intervention successfully demonstrated that his words were born of desperation rather than genuine intent. Through strategic representations to the Crown Prosecution Service highlighting the exceptional circumstances, the case was ultimately dropped, allowing the devoted coup

One of the lesser known, often poorly understood provisions of the confiscation regime under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) is section 22