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Over a year after the implementation of the Bribery Act 2010, we are beginning to see how corporate bribery may be disposed of in future.

Today the UK Bribery Act came into force; introducing tough new laws on the making and receiving of bribes, as well as on the failure to take sufficient steps to prevent bribery occurring.

The Bribery Bill, which has been introduced to modernise and consolidate UK laws on bribery and corruption, has passed its first reading in the House of Commons.

On 21 December 2023, Mr Justice Waksman handed down his judgment in the second trial of the Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) saga. The judgment, along with its earlier companions...

Matt Cowie of Rahman Ravelli discusses the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) efforts to accelerate supervisory and enforcement actions, aiming for greater collaboration among its units. Focused on economic crime and market abuse, the FCA seeks enhanced effectiveness and alignment with strategic goals.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has stated that wholesale brokers must improve their efforts to identify and prevent money laundering.

Nicola Sharp of business crime solicitors Rahman Ravelli believes the former SFO head's thinking is in tune with the agency's current stance.

In a legal first, a hacker has had bitcoin confiscated.

Syed Rahman of financial crime specialists Rahman Ravelli gives an overview of the scale of the SPAC phenomenon – and some of the risks associated with them.

Syed Rahman of financial crime specialists Rahman Ravelli considers the Commission's stance.

The UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) has established a significant new public-private partnership with seven major UK banks to enhance financial crime detection using shared data. This collaboration, launched in May 2024, merges bank transaction data with NCA crime data, leading to 90 intelligence packages and the identification of eight organized crime networks. The initiative, building on a successful pilot, aims to reduce banks' risks and improve anti-financial crime measures, highlighting th

Syedur Rahman, of business crime solicitors Rahman Ravelli, explains that introducing compliance procedures can be of value even after a company has come under investigation.

Cross-border white-collar crime can be notoriously difficult to pursue both for the law enforcement agencies as well as the organisations...

Aziz Rahman of business crime solicitors Rahman Ravelli wonders if the authorities are unsure of the effectiveness of UWOs.

The Serious Fraud Office has again failed to secure convictions after concluding a DPA with a company. Syedur Rahman, of business crime solicitors Rahman Ravelli, considers the questions that surround the DPA process.

The backlog of criminal cases (especially for those relating to fraud) has increased considerably. It is reaching worrying levels resulting in administrative difficulties and substantial cost...

But Syed Rahman of financial crime specialists Rahman Ravelli is concerned the move may have the opposite effect.