This week's edition of Corporate Crime weekly highlights includes analysis of a High Court decision concerning the relevance of inquest verdicts on the CPS’s decision on whether or not to prosecute, of UK, EU and US cartel enforcement trends and of the daughter of one of ENRC’s founders successfully overturning her SFO conviction for failing to hand over documents during a corruption investigation. Also included is news of the updated Supreme Court Rules 2024, of the upcoming launch of the Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI) and of the 2024 Food Crime Strategic Assessment published by FSA and FSS. All this, and more, in this week’s Corporate Crime highlights.

This week's edition of Corporate Crime weekly highlights includes analysis of the High Court’s ruling that anonymity in judgments relating to deferred prosecution agreements must be strictly justified by necessity to protect Convention rights, and of the DOJ’s new corporate crime enforcement and voluntary self-disclosure policy and how it will work in practice. Also included is news of the updated procedural guidance from the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) reinforcing strict compliance with the appeals process, of new consultations on product safety reforms which aim of strengthen consumer protection, and of the adoption of an EU-wide criminal law framework to combat corruption. All this, and more, in this week’s Corporate Crime highlights.

This week's edition of Corporate Crime weekly highlights includes expert analysis of the Justice Committee’s scrutiny of proposed criminal justice reforms under the Courts and Tribunals Bill, of the EU protocol strengthening cross-border criminal asset recovery powers, and of the new fit and proper tests for lawyers under the FCA’s AML regime. Also included is news of the commencement of reforms to the POCA 2002 confiscation regime introduced by the CPA 2026, of HMRC publicly naming Petrofac Facilities Management following a Russia sanctions settlement, and of amendments to sentencing guidelines following the Sentencing Council’s fifth annual miscellaneous amendments consultation. All this, and more, in this week’s Corporate Crime highlights.

This week's edition of Corporate Crime weekly highlights includes analysis of the preliminary report from the independent review of disclosure in the criminal justice system, of recent developments in the misuse of non-disclosure agreements and of concerns surrounding the Financial Conduct Authority's plan to name companies which are under investigation. Also included is news of a recent Court of Appeal case which ruled that a local authority had no implied power to vary an abatement notice issued under section 80 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, of the new powers given to the National Crime Agency and the police enabling them to seize, freeze and destroy cryptoassets under amendments made to the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, and of the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation’s newly launched Frequently Asked Questions where the public can seek responses to commonplace compliance questions. All this, and more, in this week’s Corporate Crime highlights.

This week's edition of Corporate Crime weekly highlights includes analysis of a bank deploying AI tools to detect fraud in light of the newly introduced ‘failure to prevent fraud’ offence, of what the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 means for the UK’s data protection regime and of what this year’s US FCPA cases reveal about future enforcement trends. Also included is news of former UK politician pleading guilty to eight counts under the Bribery Act 2010, of a penalty issued by the OFSI to a company for breaching Russian sanctions regulations, of two consultations launched by the HSE, and of updated Home Office guidance on the use of disclosure orders under POCA 2002. All this, and more, in this week’s Corporate Crime highlights.

This week's edition of Corporate Crime weekly highlights includes news of the CPRC’s guide to amendments to the Criminal Procedure Rules taking effect largely from 5 October 2026, of the Master of the Rolls’ speech urging responsible AI adoption in law while warning against non-consensual automated judicial decisions, of the ICO’s findings identifying data protection compliance failings in police use of facial recognition technology, of improvements made to HMRC’s online service for reporting suspected high street tax fraud and money laundering, and of Network Rail being fined £1.2 million following health and safety breaches after a wall collapsed onto a pedestrian. All this, and more, in this week’s Corporate Crime highlights.

This week's edition of Corporate Crime weekly highlights includes analysis of a recent High Court case which clarifies the correct interpretation of the time limit for certain summary offences, of the Office of the Whistleblower Bill and the protections that it could potentially introduce, and of a recent sentencing case which highlights the need for common law reform of the offence of misconduct in public office. Also included is news of the publication of Part 1 of the Independent Sentencing Review’s final report, of OFSI’s first Threat Assessment Report published to assist stakeholders in adopting a risk-based approach to sanctions compliance, of the Home Office’s new measures to address the online sale of knives, and of the latest enforcement action taken by the CQC against a trust for failing to provide safe care and treatment in its maternity services. All this, and more, in this week’s Corporate Crime highlights.

This week's edition of Corporate Crime weekly highlights includes analysis of the lack of focus on financial crime in the political parties’ manifestos and of how the Labour Party plans to create a new coronavirus (COVID-19) corruption tsar to recoup public money lost in fraud and failed contracts during the pandemic. Also included is news of the FCDO’s updated guidance on Russian sanctions as well as 50 new sanctions designations and specifications targeting Russia, of a construction company fined £2.345m after an employee drowned in a river and that the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences (Scotland) Act 2024 received Royal Assent thereby automatically exonerating wrongly convicted Scottish sub-postmasters. All this, and more, in this week’s Corporate Crime highlights.

This week's edition of Corporate Crime weekly highlights includes analysis of the significant criminal corporate liability reforms arising out of the Crime and Policing Bill, of a recently launched consultation on the regulation of private prosecutors and reforms to the Single Justice Procedure and of two recent cases heard in the Supreme Court which may indicate how future Russia sanctions cases will be assessed. Also included is news of the latest ECCTA 2023 commencement regulations, of updates to OFSI’s sanctions guidance and of a recent disclosure notice issued against multiple charities for counter-terrorism sanctions breaches. All this, and more, in this week’s Corporate Crime highlights.

This week's edition of Corporate Crime weekly highlights includes analysis of the FCA’s extended AML powers and the heightened supervisory regime that it could place law firms under, and of the FCA’s 2025 review of business practices showing how companies are ignoring financial crime risks such as money laundering, bribery and corruption. Also included is news of the fourth amendment to the Criminal Practice Directions 2023 coming into force, of Part 1 of the Law Commission’s report containing recommendations for a modernised framework governing contempt of court, of CMA guidance to help businesses comply with the DMCCA 2024 with a focus on price transparency, and of draft legislation banning the supply and sale of wet wipes containing plastic in England.

This week's edition of Corporate Crime weekly highlights includes the first instalment of a three-part news analysis series on the new corporate criminal offence of failing to prevent fraud which examines the scope of the offence and provides practical tips for investigations. Also included this week is analysis of the first prosecution of an individual for failing to adequately respond to a request for information from OFSI, of the first company charged by the HMRC for failing to prevent tax evasion, eight years after the powers were introduced, and of the Insolvency Service‘s evolution into a frontline economic crime enforcer. News of the updated joint SFO-CPS corporate prosecution guidance ahead of the failure to prevent fraud offence coming into force, of guidance published on obtaining DPP consent to prosecute specified criminal offences are highlighted alongside the latest enforcement action from the EA, HSE and the CQC. All this, and more, in this week’s Corporate Crime highlights.

This week's edition of Corporate Crime weekly highlights includes analysis of a recent High Court judgment which clarifies when a party can rely on witness statements outside of the original proceedings in which they are served and of the Court of Appeal’s ruling on the correct approach to challenging sanctions designations. Also included is news of the Financial Conduct Authority’s business plan for the year ahead, the introduction of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill to tackle underage sales and of the Sentencing Council’s response to its consultation on miscellaneous amendments which includes amendments to the fraud guideline. All this, and more, in this week’s Corporate Crime highlights.