This week's edition of Corporate Crime weekly highlights includes analysis of the radical reforms proposed to reduce Crown Court backlogs by dispensing with jury trials except for specific serious offences, of anticipated greater focus on enforcement activity by OFSI, and of the first corporate resolution entered into since the FCPA pause was lifted, highlighting several key DOJ FCPA enforcement priorities. Also included is news of the publication of the IOPC’s report of its investigations into police conduct during the Hillsborough disaster and its aftermath, of the conviction of a company director for operating the company for a fraudulent purpose following a prosecution brought by the SFO as well as a round-up of recent enforcement action taken by the HSE, EA and FCA. 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 manifesto pledges relating to criminal justice and financial crime, of how financial services firms suspected of serious wrongdoing could soon find themselves subject to joint investigations by the UK's white-collar crime prosecutor and financial watchdog and of how a Court of Appeal judgment on UK anti-money laundering powers could mean greater scrutiny on the extent of illicit goods flowing through companies' supply chains. Also included is news of updates to the online magistrates’ court sentencing guidelines, of new and updated OFSI General licences and the acquittal of a former fuel trader of fraud and money laundering charges. All this, and more, in this week’s Corporate Crime highlights.

This week's edition of Corporate Crime weekly highlights includes analysis of allegations that SFO agents used bribes to secure evidence in the London Mining prosecution, and of NDA reform under the Victims and Courts Act 2026 and its implications for confidentiality provisions in commercial agreements. Also included is news of FCA findings on firms’ financial and trade sanctions systems and controls, of the Law Commission’s annual report and business plan setting out progress on criminal law reform and priorities for 2026–27 and of UK Athletics sentenced for corporate manslaughter. All this, and more, in this week’s Corporate Crime highlights.

This week's edition of Corporate Crime weekly highlights includes the final instalment of a three-part news analysis series on the failure to prevent fraud offence, which came into force on 1 September 2025, exploring whether failure to prevent offences are truly effective in holding corporate bodies accountable for economic crime. Also included is analysis of the updated Joint SFO-CPS Corporate Prosecution Guidance reflecting expanded corporate criminal liability provisions, of the Insolvency Service’s 2026–31 Investigations and Enforcement Strategy emphasising the Insolvency Service’s role as a prosecuting agency, and of the Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025 marking the beginning of reform of the UK’s product safety regime. Also included is news of the introduction of the Sentencing Bill, of COPFS expanding of its self-reporting policy for economic crimes to include the failure to prevent offences, and of a major tax fraud and counterfeit goods case resulting in a £90m confiscation order. All this, and more, in this week’s Corporate Crime highlights.

This week's edition of Corporate Crime weekly highlights includes analysis of the recently announced Independent Sentencing Review and the outcomes that can be expected from it, of the FCA’s updated internal whistleblowing policy following staff complaints and of some of the unique learning points from the failure to prevent fraud guidance and the likelihood of increased enforcement activity as a result of the offence. Also included is news of the new Supreme Court Rules and Practice Directions along with the launch of a new online case management system, of the EA’s guidance on appealing regulatory decisions and of a company being fined £1.6m for health and safety breaches. 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 considered the expiry date and enforceability of a Deferred Prosecution Agreement, as well as a look at the potential impact of proposed police reforms on the investigation and enforcement of economic crime. Also included is news of the publication of Part 2 of the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts which focuses on operational efficiency and delivery across the criminal justice system, of OFSI’s proposed reforms to its civil enforcement processes for financial sanctions, of the convictions of five city traders being referred back to the courts following the Supreme Court’s ruling last year in the Hayes and Palombo cases, and of the commencement of key data protection reforms under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025. 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 prison and sentencing reforms brought about by the Independent Sentencing Review, of the outcomes from the cross-government review of sanctions implementation and enforcement, and of the historical fine imposed on Thames Water. Also included is news of the single-use vape ban coming into force, of the SFO’s investigation into Rockfire Investment Finance Plc over council fraud allegations, and of the FCA’s new Enforcement Guide aiming to enhance transparency in investigations. 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 statutory reform of misconduct in public office under the Public Office (Accountability) Bill 2025, of the FCA’s current enforcement activity and emerging priorities following the release of its inaugural Enforcement Watch newsletter, of the Court of Appeal’s ruling in DSG v ICO confirming the scope of data controllers’ security obligations in respect of personal data, and of how the IFBT’s new indicators of foreign bribery can assist companies to strengthen their compliance programmes. Also included is news of the introduction of the Courts and Tribunals Bill which proposes removing the right to elect a jury trial and expanding judge-alone trials, of a £283,321 confiscation order secured by the SFO against David Ames, and of OFSI’s new blog highlighting how it assesses and prioritises licence applications. 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 appeal case which considered the improper use of public electronic communications network, of how AI is being used to facilitate financial crime and how to combat it and of how OFSI is expected to issue its first penalty for Russia sanctions violations this year. Also included is news of the publication of the final report from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, of the FSA’s plans to create best practice guidance for food businesses in the non-prepacked sector on how to provide allergen information to consumers and of the confiscation by the SFO of luxury watches linked to care home fraud. All this, and more, in this week’s Corporate Crime highlights.

This week's edition of Corporate Crime weekly highlights includes news of the CPS’s revised escalation and assurance framework for taking over private prosecutions, the exclusion of rape, serious child sexual and grooming offences from forthcoming early prisoner release reforms, HMRC’s record £6.4 million compound settlement with a company for strategic export control breaches, and the Department of Health and Social Care's urgent cross-government response to tackle non-compliant operators in the funeral sector following the recent sentencing of Robert Bush to 20 years' imprisonment. 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 financial impact that whistleblowing failures have had on the UK, of the SFO getting the go-ahead to proceed with its first ever enforcement of a DPA and of OFSI’s flawed process for approving basic living expenses of sanctioned individuals. Also included is news of the EA launching its National Waste Crime Survey to collect data on the scale and impact of waste crime, of updates to ORR’s RIDDOR guidance and of the FATF’s 2023–24 report which shows significant improvement in combating financial crime. All this, and more, in this week’s Corporate Crime highlights.

This week's edition of Corporate Crime weekly highlights includes analysis of the ongoing extradition case of Julian Assange, of the expansion of the criminal investigation into the Post Office Horizon scandal and of the fact that the new failure to prevent fraud offence is unlikely to become law before 2025. Also included is news of the passing of Scottish legislation that will automatically exonerate sub-postmasters who were wrongly convicted due to the faulty Horizon IT system, of the National Crime Agency's role in uncovering a bribery scheme in Moldova that helped criminals avoid detection by Interpol’s Red Notice system and of the sentencing of money launderers for a £1m fraud following an investigation by National Trading Standards.