We are pleased to announce that Hannah Laming will be speaking at the IBA webinar on the impact of the European public prosecutor’s office on the fight against corruption, taking place on the 20th of October 2021. The expert panel will be assessing the legislation regarding the European public prosecutor’s office (EPPO) and the current EU […]
Ever since the US-UK extradition treaty was signed in 2003 there have since been heated arguments about whether it is lopsided. One reason may be that US prosecutors are more aggressive in pursuing extra-territorial cases, such as the case against Autonomy founder, Mike Lynch, whose actions took place in the UK but are alleged to […]
Michael O’Kane will be speaking on the RUSI (Royal United Services Institute) Financial Crime Insights podcast on 8th of October 2021. This episode will explore the future trajectory of abuse of the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) standards. Listen here.
Meng Wanzhou’s extradition hearing in Vancouver has finally come to an end, following more than two years of proceedings which have triggered geopolitical tensions between the U.S, China and Canada. In the next few months, Associate Chief Justice of the British Columbia Supreme Court Heather Holmes will decide whether Meng should be handed over to […]
On 15 July, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) found that certain pharmaceutical companies had engaged in conduct, which saw a 10,000% increase in the price of hydrocortisone tablets. Then, on 29 July, the CMA issued an infringement decision in respect of liothyronine tablets, the cost of which went up by 6,000%. These are not […]
The European Banking Authority is consulting on proposed guidelines for anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) compliance officers. Anna Bradshaw speaks to Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence on the motivations driving the proposals and how they fit into the EU’s efforts to strengthen the wider AML/CTF framework: “The level of detail in the proposed guidelines […]
This summer marked 10 years since the UK Bribery Act 2010 came into force. A significant power granted under the law was the corporate offence of ‘failure to prevent’ corruption or bribery, which can make businesses criminally responsible for the actions of their employees and agents unless they can show adequate preventative measures are in […]
Damien Hirst unveiled The Currency earlier this month — a dual collection of 10,000 A4 paper “spot paintings” with 10,000 corresponding non-fungible tokens (NFTs), each worth $2,000. The catch? Hirst’s patrons have until 3pm on July 21, 2022 to choose whether to keep the NFTs or trade them for the physical work — whichever they […]
On 22 July, new sanctions were announced under the UK’s Global Anti-Corruption sanction regime, targeting five individuals based on their involvement in serious corruption in Equatorial Guinea, Zimbabwe, Venezuela and Iraq. Anna Bradshaw spoke to the Washington Post about the UK’s post-Brexit policy on sanctions, describing the new corruption sanction designations as “the most recent […]
The potential for returns that outstrip traditional investments has long drawn armchair investors to cryptocurrencies, some of whom will no doubt have been reassured by market developments such as the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce’s Statement that cryptocurrencies are indeed property (a position now supported by case law). However, many investors continue to show a significant lack […]
