Coronavirus (COVID-19) [Archived]

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ARCHIVED: This overview is archived and is no longer maintained. This subtopic was designed to assist people working within the criminal justice system during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and provided practical guidance on issues which flowed from the pandemic which impacted corporate crime areas of practice.

Corporate Crime News Analysis

We collated key News Analysis on coronavirus (COVID-19) developments which relate to Corporate Crime areas of practice in Practice Note: Corporate Crime News Analysis—Coronavirus (COVID-19) [Archived].

Practical guidance

The following Practice Notes and Checklists are available in this subtopic:

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    Practical guide to remote hearings in the criminal courts

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    Practical tips for remote attendance at criminal hearings—checklist

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    Coronavirus (COVID-19) fraud—criminal offences, investigations and penalties [Archived]

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    Living with coronavirus (COVID-19) in the workplace from 24 February 2022 [Archived]

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    Coronavirus (COVID-19)—legislation tracker [Archived]

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    Coronavirus (COVID-19)—Scotland tracker

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    Coronavirus (COVID-19)—implications for financial crime implications for financial institutions [Archived]

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    Corporate Crime News Analysis—coronavirus (COVID-19) [Archived]

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    Operation of the criminal courts during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic [Archived]

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    Availability of live links in criminal proceedings during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic—checklist [Archived]

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    Coronavirus

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The latest Financial Action Task Force (FATF) plenary has announced, among other developments, that it has approved revisions to Recommendation 16 of the FATF Standards on strengthening payment transparency, in addition to endorsing new guidance on financial inclusion and the risk-based approach (RBA). The guidance includes approaches to address de-risking and the application of simplified due diligence (SDD). At the same time, the FATF has revised its assessment methodology to bring it in line with changes to Recommendation 1 of its Standards.

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