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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
10 August 2015
FCA flexes competition muscles
As the Financial Conduct Authority’s newest board member, Christopher Woolard, Director of Strategy and Competition, announces forthcoming anti-trust action - Eve Giles looks at what this might mean for companies under the spotlight.
4 August 2015
FCA reviews management of financial benchmarks
Following the revelations of widespread and historic misconduct in the management of financial benchmarks, the FCA has conducted a sector-wide review to understand what lessons have been learnt. The review, published on 29 July, concluded that although there have been some positive changes; significant further work is needed to ensure that all risks are managed appropriately.
30 July 2015
First DPA now eagerly awaited
Speculation is mounting that Sarclad, a private technology company based in Rotherham, could be the first company to enter into a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). This follows confirmation by the SFO in May that it had issued its first letters inviting a number of companies to enter into DPA negotiations. The Sarclad case is also thought to be one of the first involving allegations of bribery under the Bribery Act 2010, which came into force in 2011.
29 July 2015
No place to hide: HMRC shines a light on tax havens
“People have had ample opportunity to regularise their affairs”, says HMRC as it presents the next move in its “No Safe Havens” strategy. A package of measures was proposed in the Summer Budget 2015 designed to ramp up HMRC’s powers to tackle offshore tax evasion. With civil deterrents and civil sanctions the focus of the first two consultations, hard-hitting rules are being put forward in the criminal sphere.
23 July 2015
Scorecard for the Serious Fraud Office
As summer holidays are upon us it is not just school children receiving their school report – both the Serious Fraud Office and the Financial Conduct Authority have issued their own annual reports presented to Parliament. Both reports combine a strategic overview with detailed budget statements and a headline view of key successes for 2014-15.
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