United Kingdom: Corporate Crime

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The Court of Appeal considered, in the first appeal of its kind, the tipping off offence under the Proceeds of Crime Act ("POCA"), confirming that a transaction-specific enquiry may trigger liability even in the context of an investigation which is in the public domain, and actual prejudice need not be proved.

Companies House has published an updated transition plan which sets out its expected timeline for the commencement of the remaining key provisions of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA).

A new U.K. law fundamentally expands corporate criminal liability by allowing prosecution when senior managers commit offenses within their authority. Section 250 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 applies to all criminal offenses and offers no adequate procedures defense, creating unprecedented exposure for organizations operating in the U.K.

The Crime and Policing Act 2026 introduces sweeping changes to corporate criminal liability in the UK, making organizations accountable for any criminal offense committed by senior managers acting within their authority. This expansion from limited economic crimes to all UK criminal offenses requires businesses to reassess their risk management strategies and implement robust oversight measures for senior leadership.

The Crime and Policing Act 2026 introduces a universal senior manager attribution test that fundamentally transforms corporate criminal liability in the UK, extending automatic criminal responsibility to organisations across the full spectrum of UK criminal law when senior managers commit offences within their authority. With no reasonable prevention procedures defence and limited access to deferred prosecution agreements, organisations face unprecedented exposure requiring immediate strategic action and co

In this briefing, we consider the key takeaways from the Corruption Perceptions Index published by Transparency International for 2025.

Companies House, the UK companies registry, has begun to crack down significantly on companies that make late account filings, with directors personally exposed to criminal prosecution and disqualification.

Anoushka Warlow, Partner and Associate, Amelia Clegg share their perspectives, six months on from the introduction of the “failure to prevent fraud” (FTPF) offence...