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On 13 January 2012, the UK Serious Fraud Office ("SFO") won a so-called Civil Recovery Order under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

The UK has stepped up the fight against international corruption affecting developing countries by launching the International Corruption Unit.

On 29 April 2014, the Directive on the freezing and confiscation of instrumentalities and proceeds of crime in the EU was published in the Official Journal.

Cooley's Tom Epps and Marie Kavanagh co-authored a book, along with 40 highly skilled practitioners from 11 jurisdictions, on the complex and developing area of corporate internal investigations.

On March 15, 2016, Damien Clarke pleaded guilty to two counts of insider trading at Southwark Crown Court, having previously pleaded guilty to seven counts of insider trading on July 24, 2015.

On June 13, 2016, Mr. Damian Clarke, a former equities trader at Schroders Investment Management, was sentenced to two years imprisonment having pleaded guilty to nine counts of insider dealing.

George Eyre and Michael Maris examine the law of misrepresentation and fraud in the context of contracts for the sale of goods.

An article by Alison Geary and Lloyd Firth, published in Of Counsel, discusses the perceived precarious future of the Serious Fraud Office.

In August 2018, in an effort to battle corruption, Brazil enacted Decree-Law No. 9,468/18, which provides broader power to the Public Transparency and Anti-Corruption Council.

The Serious Fraud Office has withdrawn its guidance on "inter alia" self-reporting.

The Serious Fraud Office has come in for its fair share of criticism in recent years, but last month, in a New York court room, its judgment was vindicated.

In our latest vlog, Rosemary Scott, BLM and Micheal Ledgerton, Questgates discuss deliberate and potentially fraudulent fires, addressing the key issues and things to look out for.

The English Court of Appeal recently upheld an order freezing £4.4 million (US $5.35 million) allegedly obtained through a corruption scheme involving Chadian diplomats and a Canadian oil and gas company

The UK's National Crime Agency has reached a settlement agreement with ENEX Premium Trading Limited regarding allegations of money laundering and sanctions evasion connected to the shipment of stolen Ukrainian grain.

The UK Economic Crime & Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA)1 introduced two fundamental reforms that dramatically broaden the potential exposure to UK criminal liability...

The Supreme Court decided in FHR European Ventures v Cedar Capital that a bribe or secret commission accepted by an agent is held on trust for his principal.

In a recent speech, David Green, the Director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) stated that the agency would adopt a "sweep" approach, focusing on specific industries, to identify businesses which might be breaking the law.