This week's edition of Corporate Crime weekly highlights includes analysis of proposed plans for an overhaul of the UK’s product-safety framework, of an insurer launching the UK's first cybercrime recovery service, and of plans by campaigners to submit a Bill before Parliament which will assist in preventing retaliation against whistleblowers who reveal fraud, corruption and misconduct. Also included is news of new magistrates’ court rules being introduced to support proceedings under POCA 2002 and ATCSA 2001 concerning cryptoassets, of the MoJ launching an independent sentencing review as well as increasing sentencing powers for magistrates in an effort to curb the UK’s prison crisis, and of DEFRA announcing the largest review into the water sector since its privatisation. All this, and more, in this week’s Corporate Crime highlights.

This week's edition of Corporate Crime weekly highlights includes analysis of the Serious Fraud Office’s (SFO) new five year strategy, of the Pension Ombudsman’s ongoing investigations into possible retirement scams and of the US Department of Justice's (DOJ) new Pilot Program on voluntary self-disclosure for individuals. Also included is news of the preliminary findings from part one of the Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences, the revised enforcement policy from the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), new and updated POCA 2002 Codes of Practice as well as a round up of the latest news from the SFO. All this, and more, in this week’s Corporate Crime highlights.

This week's edition of Corporate Crime weekly highlights includes reflection on the key developments in economic crime in 2023 and what to look out for in 2024, assessment of the impact the Post Office Horizon scandal might have on private prosecutions and analysis of how the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA 2023) improves the UK anti-money laundering regime. Also included is news of the amendments to the Criminal Procedure Rules (CrimPR) which come into force in April, new prosecutions brought by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as well as an amber alert issued by the National Crime Agency (NCA) that individuals are using artwork storage facilities to evade UK sanctions. 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 provided guidance on the correct interpretation of sanctions legislation and how the courts are likely to consider evidence of potential breaches, of a landmark decision for UK environmental protection in which a landowner will have money confiscated under POCA 2002 for felling crimes and of Boeing’s plea deal with the US Department of Justice. Also included is news of the SFO’s publication of details of Amec Foster Wheeler Energy Limited’s (AWFEL’s) compliance with a deferred prosecution agreement, of an update on the Insolvency Service’s ongoing work to tackle coronavirus (COVID-19) loan abuse and of a £3m fine for a recycling company for health and safety offences. All this, and more, in this week’s Corporate Crime highlights.

This week's edition of Corporate Crime weekly highlights includes analysis of the upcoming expansion of corporate criminal liability through senior managers attribution under the Crime and Policing Act 2026, examining the governance and compliance changes organisations will need to make and the enforcement implications in practice, together with analysis of the CPS’s 2030 strategy for tackling serious economic organised crime, increasing asset recovery and strengthening cross-border enforcement, and of the FCA’s plans to increase fines for individual misconduct following setbacks in the Staley case. Also included is news of the SFO successfully resisting an adverse costs order following the collapse of its London Mining bribery prosecution, of guidance published by OFSI comparing the UK and US economic sanctions regimes to help stakeholders understand their compliance obligations, of updates to the FATF's lists of high-risk and monitored jurisdictions, and of the revised Scottish Prosecution Code introducing a realistic prospect of conviction test. All this, and more, in this week’s Corporate Crime highlights.

This week's edition of Corporate Crime weekly highlights includes analysis of the proposed duty of cadour introduced by the Public Office (Accountability) Bill and how effective enforcement may be, of the evolution of the US, UK and EU sanctions regimes and of Court of Appeal guidance on appeals for defendants who are unfit to plead. Also included is news of the FCDO’s new starter guide to UK sanctions aimed at helping organisations understand what sanctions are, how they work, and how to comply with them, of a notable rise in insurance fraud, of the FCA’s renewed commitment to tackle financial crime as well as the latest enforcement action by the EA, FCA and HSE. All this, and more, in this week’s Corporate Crime highlights.

This week's edition of Corporate Crime weekly highlights includes analysis of recent developments in FCA enforcement, of building safety regulations indicating the government’s intention to strengthen oversight and accountability in the building sector and move closer to a single construction regulator, and of SFO securing a prison sentence for director of AOG Technics after uncovering a £39.3m global aircraft engine parts fraud. Also included is news of the introduction of the Courts and Tribunals Bill implementing measures put forward in Sir Brian Leveson’s Review of the Criminal Courts, of the announcement of the largest package of Russia sanctions in four years, of further amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill placing new obligations on tech platforms, and of a package of new surveillance and investigative measures aimed at tackling waste crime announced by the EA. All this, and more, in this week’s Corporate Crime highlights.

This week's edition of Corporate Crime weekly highlights includes confirmation by the Government that it will introduce a failure to prevent offence in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill, as the Bill progresses through Parliament with additional government amendments. We also have analysis of issues involved in deciding the future of frozen Russian assets and recent Court of Appeal judgments on local authority prosecution powers. Also included is the latest monthly round up of prosecution news from the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), and the publication by the National Crime Agency (NCA) of its 2022 Suspicious Activity Report (SAR). All this, and more, in this week’s Corporate Crime highlights.

This week's edition of Corporate Crime weekly highlights includes analysis of a study revealing the employee age group least likely to blow the whistle on an employer over workplace wrongdoing, of the impact the SFO’s promise to assist UK businesses will have on its investigation and enforcement role, and of how AI-driven fake evidence could play havoc in legal disputes. Also included is news of updated Sentencing Council guidelines on ancillary orders, of a review examining UK international cooperation and extradition laws and of the FSA and FSS annual report revealing significant food safety enforcement challenges. All this, and more, in this week’s Corporate Crime highlights.

This week's edition of Corporate Crime weekly highlights includes analysis of the potential role of private prosecutors in future prosecutions under the failure to prevent fraud offence and of the Supreme Court’s decision that regulation 28(3)(c) of the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, SI 2019/855 prohibited the respondent bank from making payments under the letters of credit until UK licences were obtained, meaning its payment obligation and the accrual of statutory interest were suspended. Also included is news of amendments to sentencing guidelines following implementation of the Sentencing Act 2026, of FCDO guidance on sanctions exceptions and licences clarifying compliance obligations, of Defra’s Waste Crime Action Plan indicating an increasing enforcement focus on illegal waste activity, and of the Insolvency Service’s consultation on corporate civil enforcement reforms expanding director liability and investigatory powers. All this, and more, in this week’s Corporate Crime highlights.

This week's edition of Corporate Crime weekly highlights includes analysis of the key findings of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry phase 2 report, of concerns that the UK reimbursement plan for fraudulent APP could attract organised crime and of research published by Pinsent Masons LLP which found that HMRC raised almost £1bn in its most serious criminal investigations of tax fraud year-on-year in April 2024. Also included is news of Europol’s report on the benefits and challenges of AI for law enforcement, of the summary response by the FSA Board to ideas for a new form of national level scrutiny of large retailers and of the latest prosecution news from the SFO. All this, and more, in this week’s Corporate Crime highlights.

This week's edition of Corporate Crime weekly highlights includes analysis of how businesses should prepare for the phased compliance requirements under the Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 despite the delayed retail licensing consultation, and of TikTok’s voluntary disclosure of a potential sanctions breach to UK and Irish regulators. Also included is news of proposals to introduce conditional cautions for lower-level fly-tipping offences, an illegal waste crime enforcement package increasing fines and strengthening asset recovery powers and the SFO’s commitment to pursue criminal assets long after offenders have been convicted and proceedings have concluded. All this, and more, in this week’s Corporate Crime highlights.