Corporate Crime weekly highlights—2 November 2017

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This week’s edition of Corporate Crime highlights includes analysis of the pre-charge bail regime under the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (PCA 2017), the implications of Brexit on the UK’s part in the EU sanctions regime, the powers of suspension and erasure in professional misconduct cases and the correct test for dishonesty following the Supreme Court's decision in Ivey v Genting Casinos. How the courts are approaching the period of director disqualification in insolvency cases and the conviction of an executive of HSBC in the US for fraud and conspiracy over the handling of a US$3.5bn currency swap are also covered along with the consultation on the revision of the PACE codes and the agreement by the RBS to pay more than £33.4m to settle claims that it defrauded customers in the US.