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This week’s edition of Corporate Crime highlights includes the Supreme Court’s decision on the commencement dates of the confiscation provisions under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA 2002) as well as the High Court's decisions declaring Part 4 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (IPA 2016) inconsistent with the requirements of European Union (EU) law and quashing the coroner's policy on not prioritising due to religion. The publication of the text of the 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive (MLD5) by the Council of the European Union and the House of Lords Library briefing on the impact of Brexit on UK food safety law are also covered alongside an update on the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill 2017-19 including analysis of the debate over introducing Magnitsky-style sanctions provisions. Among other news is an analysis of US Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein’s comments on fighting cybercrime and calls from a cryptocurrency trade association to step up regulation of the sector, along with Sir Brian Leveson’s speech on...
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