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The Compliance Conundrum: Updated SFO Guidance Brings New Challenges For Corporates

At the end of last year, the Serious Fraud Office (the "SFO") published guidance for corporates setting out 'when, why and how' it will evaluate an organisation's compliance...

United Kingdom Criminal

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Travers Smith LLP

Outlook 2026: UK White Collar Crime

Renewed regulatory and government focus — The United Kingdom's Budget 2025 contained a number of measures aimed at strengthening its approach to economic crime.

United Kingdom Criminal

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Outlook 2026: UK Civil Fraud & Business Disputes

AI: from warnings to action. 2025 saw warnings from the court about serious sanctions for lawyers who submit documents that have been prepared using artificial intelligence and citing imaginary...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

New UK Serious Fraud Office Guidance On Corporate Compliance Programmes Puts Spotlight In The Boardroom

On 26 November 2025, the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) published guidance on ‘when, why and how'[1] it will evaluate corporate compliance programmes (the Compliance Guidance).

United Kingdom Criminal

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Major Law Reforms And Shifting SFO Guidance Impacts Corporate Criminal Enforcement In The UK

United Kingdom Criminal

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A&O Shearman

The EU Blacklists Russia For Money Laundering

European Union Criminal

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

New UK Failure To Prevent Fraud Offence: Why US Companies Need To Take Note

United Kingdom Criminal

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Asset Recovery, Compliance Culture, And Why Financial Crime Is Outpacing Enforcement

United Kingdom Criminal

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Baker & Partners

My Legal Life: Shula De Jersey, BCL Solicitors

United Kingdom Criminal

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BCL Solicitors LLP

Understanding The 'Failure To Prevent Fraud' Offence: Guide For UK Charities

United Kingdom Commercial

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Wrigleys Solicitors

UK White Collar Crime: 2025 Year-End Roundup

United Kingdom Criminal

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WilmerHale

Banks To Have Greater Flexibility When Setting Future Contactless Limits

United Kingdom Finance

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Lewis Silkin

A Bold Blueprint For A Modern Justice System? UK Criminal Court Reforms

United Kingdom Criminal

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Key Takeaways From The EBA And ECB Joint 2025 Report On Payment Fraud

European Union Finance

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A&O Shearman

Episode 23: Mergerspresso - Christmas Special (Podcast)

United Kingdom Finance

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Addleshaw Goddard

Fidic Contracts- Human Behaviours, AI And Carbon Management

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

What's Happening In NI Employment Law In 2026?

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Employment Winter Newsletter 2025

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

Beyond The Buzz: What Is Driving Stablecoin Adoption? (Podcast)

United Kingdom Technology

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A&O Shearman

The Nationwide Is Fined £44 Million For Financial Crime Control Failings

The Nationwide building society has been fined £44 million by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for having inadequate anti-financial crime systems and controls in place

United Kingdom Criminal

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

FCA Publishes Findings On Firms' Risk Assessments And Criticises Poor Practice

On 11 November 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) shared its findings following its review of risk assessment processes and controls in firms subject to its regulation.

United Kingdom Government

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K&L Gates LLP

New SFO Guidance Clarifies Approach To Compliance Procedures

The guidance restates familiar principles, but now folds in the new "failure to prevent fraud" regime under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA)...

United Kingdom Criminal

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Macfarlanes LLP

Whistleblowing On Serious Tax Fraud And Avoidance: What Businesses Need To Know

The UK Government has ramped up its efforts to "close the tax gap" by launching a new, more generous reward scheme for informants who report serious tax fraud or avoidance.

United Kingdom Tax

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK Jury Trials Curtailed For Some Criminal Cases: A Force For Good Or Impending Nightmare?

United Kingdom Criminal

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Withers LLP

UK SFO New Corporate Compliance Guidance: What It Means For In-house Legal Teams

United Kingdom Commercial

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A&O Shearman

UK Private Prosecutor Ordered To Pay Costs Of Judicial Review Proceedings

United Kingdom Criminal

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A&O Shearman

Effective Compliance Is Not A Tick-box Exercise – The UK Serious Fraud Office Updates Its Guidance On Corporate Compliance Programmes

United Kingdom Criminal

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Construction Industry Scheme – Tackling Fraud

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Addleshaw Goddard

High Court Applies "Scope Of Duty" Principle To Limit Damages Claimed For Breach Of So-called Quincecare Duty

United Kingdom Criminal

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

European Parliament And Council Agree New Rules On Payment Services

United Kingdom Finance

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Lewis Silkin

New UK SFO Guidance On Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programmes

United Kingdom Criminal

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WilmerHale

Illegal Teeth-whitening: A Growing Risk For Beauty Salon Insurers

United Kingdom Criminal

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Browne Jacobson

FCA Findings On Risk Assessment Processes And Controls

United Kingdom Criminal

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

European Parliament And Council Agree New Rules On Payment Services

The Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional political agreement to modernise the EU's Payment Services Directive.

United Kingdom Finance

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Lewis Silkin

New UK SFO Guidance On Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programmes

On 26 November 2025, the UK Serious Fraud Office ("SFO") published an updated version of its Guidance on Evaluating a Corporate Compliance Programme (the "Guidance").

United Kingdom Criminal

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WilmerHale

Illegal Teeth-whitening: A Growing Risk For Beauty Salon Insurers

Despite regulatory frameworks being in place for over a decade, illegal teeth-whitening treatments containing dangerous levels of bleaching agents continue to proliferate across...

United Kingdom Criminal

BJ

Browne Jacobson

FCA Findings On Risk Assessment Processes And Controls

The FCA has published its findings on good and poor practice arising from a multi-firm review focusing on business wide risk assessment ("BWRA") and customer risk assessment...

United Kingdom Criminal

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Building Credibility: Witness Evidence In Construction Claims

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gatehouse Chambers

Investing In The UK: Recent Developments In The Compliance Space

It will be an offence for an individual to act as a company director or an LLP member while their identity is not verified. Criminal liability can attach not only to the individual...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

Alleging Fraud Or Illegality: Understanding The Boundaries Of S.68 Challenges

In K1 & Ors v B (Re An Arbitration Claim) [2025] EWHC 2539 (Comm), the English Commercial Court (the Court) dismissed an application to add an arbitral award challenge under section 68 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (the Act)...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Unibet's Owner Fined £10 Million For Money Laundering And Customer Welfare Shortcomings

Niall Hearty of Rahman Ravelli outlines the case and the issues involved.

United Kingdom Criminal

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

Keep Calm And Carry On: Five Legal Developments For Your Contract Negotiation Checklist

From WhatsApp messages that accidentally create binding obligations, commonly used phrases having more meaning than may be appreciated and legislative changes affecting NDAs...

United Kingdom Commercial

BJ

Browne Jacobson

Beyond Secrecy: Building A Culture That Stops Fraud At The Top

United Kingdom Criminal

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Alvarez & Marsal

The Rise Of AI-generated Damage Claims: What Retailers Need To Know

United Kingdom Technology

BJ

Browne Jacobson

The FCA Highlights Failings In Firms' Financial Crime Oversight

United Kingdom Criminal

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

High Court Dismisses Liquidator's Dishonest Assistance And Fraudulent Trading Claims, Rejecting All Allegations Of Dishonesty

United Kingdom Criminal

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The UK Government's Battle Against Fraud

United Kingdom Criminal

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

FCA Issues Update About How To Prevent And Respond To Romance Fraud

United Kingdom Criminal

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Lewis Silkin

Are You Ready For The Economic Crime And Corporate Transparency Act? Key Changes For Businesses

United Kingdom Commercial

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Effective Sanctions? The OFSI Annual Review 2024 – 2025

United Kingdom International

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Nothing Secret About It – What Do We Now Know About The Chinese Spy Case? A Legal Analysis Without The Politics!

United Kingdom Government

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BCL Solicitors LLP

UK Companies House Strikes Non-compliant UK Companies Off Register

United Kingdom Commercial

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The Sovereign Group

The Failure To Prevent Fraud Offence: Understanding Corporate Liability Under ECCTA 2023

United Kingdom Criminal

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CMS INDUSLAW

Two UK Men To Be Sentenced In US Over Multi-Million Dollar Wine Fraud

United Kingdom Criminal

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

Failure To Remember: Why Organisations Shouldn't Forget About Bribery And Tax Evasion

United Kingdom Criminal

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Foot Anstey Solicitors

Understanding ECCTA: What Is The "Reasonable Procedures" Defence And How Does It Affect Your Contracts?

United Kingdom Criminal

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Gowling WLG

From "Paper Tiger" To A Real Bite: Is Your Business Prepared As HMRC Steps Up Enforcement On Tax Evasion Offences

United Kingdom Criminal

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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