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Rayner my parade! The importance of specialist advice.
Jemma Brimblecombe
17 November 2017
Fraud in your business: Would you know what to do?
It's Fraud Awareness Week. How much do you know about protecting your business from fraud? Hannah Fitzwilliam writes.
26 October 2017
No place at the table for an honest cheat
In a landmark Supreme Court decision, international poker star Phil Ivey has lost his final attempt to salvage £7.8 million in baccarat winnings. All five Supreme Court judges that sat to hear Ivey v Genting Casinos were in agreement that Ivey’s technique of 'edge sorting' constituted cheating and found that the casino had no liability to pay him.
16 October 2017
Private Prosecution of Summer Holiday Fraudsters
When Sir Cliff Richard penned the lyrics to Summer Holiday in 1963 he could not have anticipated that the prospect of “no more working for a week or two” would be tested to its limits by some greedy holidaymakers. Whereas most of us are willing to splash a little cash to enjoy a few weeks on a sunny beach, and consider it a good investment of time and money, it seems that a few dishonest folk see it as an opportunity to make a buck by scamming their travel operator.
6 October 2016
The risks of deleting history
Is the proposed six-year cut-off date for the deletion of data the correct way to approach the right to be forgotten, asks Mary Young.
8 June 2016
Hidden flaws in proposed new “failure to prevent fraud” corporate offence.
Shortly before the recent anti-corruption summit hosted by David Cameron, he announced a consultation on an extension of the corporate offence of failing to prevent bribery to other economic crimes such as fraud and money laundering.
