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UAE agrees to share crypto information with international tax authorities
Waqar Shah
29 August 2025
Focusing on Prosecuting Corporates: joint SFO – CPS Guidance released
On 18 August 2025, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) published their Joint SFO-CPS Corporate Prosecution Guidance, intended for prosecutors who will make decisions about whether or not to prosecute a corporation.
12 November 2024
Time to comply: failure to prevent fraud is a reality
The government has published official guidance on reasonable fraud prevention procedures, setting the deadline of 1 September 2025 for large organisations to make sure they are compliant
17 November 2023
What to do after a raid by the Serious Fraud Office?
Many of the SFO’s most notable recent investigations have begun with dawn raids, so-called because they normally occur very early in the morning. These raids can be a disorientating and uncomfortable experience in themselves, but as we explain further below, unfortunately they normally signal the beginning of a major SFO investigation. The period between arrest and charge – which can be lengthy in complex white-collar crime investigations – is absolutely critical. So, what should you and your legal team be doing in this period?
9 November 2023
Introduction to the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act
The passage of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) on 26 October 2023 represents one of the most important developments in the criminal law for UK corporates, their senior management, and their advisers, since the Bribery Act was introduced.
17 October 2023
What are political parties saying about fraud and corruption?
The proliferation of fraud in the UK over the past decade has been widely publicised and discussed. We have already written regularly on the topic, including in March, when we explored the link between economic decline and increasing fraud offences; and in May 2023 when we discussed new statistics revealing the everyday reality for businesses operating in the “fraud capital of the world”.