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Increasing investment scams can implicate lawyers, too

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Published on: 20 November 2020
Published by a Law360 reporter

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  • Financial services industry and legal sector must work together
  • Conclusion

Article summary

Law360: With the pandemic serving as a catalyst for increased financial fraud, it’s important to recognise that these scams are not only devastating for victims, they also pose a significant threat to law firms and individual solicitors who fail to do their due diligence, say James Darbyshire at the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) and Heather Clark at Burness Paull.

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