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Corporate Crime weekly highlights—14 September 2017

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Published on: 14 September 2017

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Table of contents

Confiscation, civil recovery and asset forfeiture
Increase in confiscation of criminal proceeds
Consumer protection and cartels
EU Justice Sub-Committee continues Brexit consumer protection inquiry
Corporate liability
TPR to prosecute bus company and boss for failing to give staff workplace pensions
Cybercrime
The impact of the Serious Crime Act 2015 on cybercrime
Environmental offences
Environmental agreement signed to better combat illegal waste carriers

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Article summary

This week’s edition of Corporate Crime highlights includes an examination of the impact of the Serious Crime Act 2015 on cybercrime, the steps taken in the USA to improve corporate transparency and an assessment of how ransomware attacks are being investigated and prosecuted in the US. The latest developments in asset recovery, the prosecution of pensions offences and food crime enforcement targeting, are also brought to your attention.

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