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Article 17/10/2022
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill – no silver bullet for the SFO
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill was announced to Parliament for the first time on 22 September 2022, further signalling the UK’s attack on economic crime and its attempt at improving transparency over corporate entities. Here, we focus on the proposal that will allow the Serious Fraud Office to compel suspected criminals and institutions to disclose information linked to a suspected crime at the pre-investigative stage of a case.
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Article 16/05/2022
Q&A - Iskander Fernandez - Partner, London
We asked Iskander Fernandez to give some insight into his role as a Partner in our London office and to give an idea of what it’s like working for a global law firm.
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Case review 06/05/2022
Falling flat: a failure of anti-bribery procedures
With the case somewhat flying under the radar, on 14 April 2022, Southwark Crown Court was the venue for the recent sentencing of three corporates, who were all convicted of failing to prevent an associated person from bribing on their behalf under Section 7 of the Bribery Act 2010.
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Article 01/04/2022
The taming of the few: The Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022
After years of discussion about ways to thwart the flow of so called dirty money, UK Parliament has fast tracked, in what has been reported to be at unprecedented speed, the journey of The Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (ECA) in response to the recent armed conflict in Ukraine.
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Article 09/03/2022
UW-no – the rise and fall of Unexplained Wealth Orders
For many years, the UK has been given the unenvious title of being a hub for money-laundering, with UK enforcement agencies lacking the armoury to tackle the influx of dirty money. The fast-tracking of the Economic Crime Bill, in response to the Russia/Ukraine conflict, is a further attempt by the UK to financially cleanse UK PLC.
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News 08/11/2021
Kennedys hires crime and investigations lawyer to spearhead white collar crime expansion
We are pleased to announced we have appointed business crime and investigations specialist, Iskander Fernandez as a partner to our growing corporate and commercial division.