Criminal Practice in UK Law
- Webinar: Account Freezing Orders And High Court Civil Recovery: Criminal Practice In A Civil Age
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Protecting Electronic Communications Networks and Services from Cyber-Attack and Data Breach: Enhanced Obligations and Board-level Accountability
The UK’s Electronic Communications (Security Measures) Regulations 2022 (the Regulations) came into force on 1 October 2022, together with the Telecommunications Security Code of Practice (the Code...... ... 2022, together with the Telecommunications Security Code of Practice (theCode of Practice). The Regulations reflect the increased risk of -attack and data breaches, whether for criminal purposes or by potentially hostile states. They supplement general duties ... ...
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Financial crime and investigations update for UK corporates
The law and practice relating to financial crime and investigations is evolving fast. In the past 18 months we have seen two new Acts aimed at combatting financial crime (including the creation of ...... The law and practice relating to financial crime and investigations is evolving fast. In the ... financial crime (including the creation of two new corporate criminal offences), the implementation of the Fourth Money Laundering Directive, ... ...
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Financial crime and investigations update for UK corporates
The law and practice relating to financial crime and investigations is evolving fast. In the past 18 months we have seen two new Acts aimed at combatting financial crime (including the creation of ...... The law and practice relating to financial crime and investigations is evolving fast. In the ... financial crime (including the creation of two new corporate criminal offences), the implementation of the Fourth Money Laundering Directive, ... ...
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Plus ça change… the SFO’s approach to Section 2 Interviews
The approach of the Serious Fraud Office (the “SFO”) to compelled interviews is a longstanding source of frustration for criminal defence lawyers. The beginning of Lisa Osofsky’s tenure as Director...... ... compelled interviews is a longstanding source of frustration for criminal defence lawyers. The beginning of Lisa Osofsky’s tenure as Director and ... In practice, however, it seems that little has changed ... All Change? ... Under ... ...
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UK Financial Conduct Authority Sets out Good Practice for Handling Financial Crime Risks from Crypto-Assets
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has published a "Dear CEO" letter to U.K. authorized banks, setting out its views on best practice that banks should adopt for handling the financial crime risk...... ... The FCA acknowledges that crypto-assets can be used without any criminal motives. However, the fact that crypto-assets can be held relatively anonymously and can be readily transferred between countries can make them ... ...
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Taking a Leap of Faith: Deferred Prosecution Agreements and Corporate Sentencing Guidelines Come to the UK
On 24 February 2014, UK prosecutors gained the ability to use deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs) in corporate crime cases. This followed the publication on 31 January 2014 of a Definitive Guide...... ... Despite the fact that the Code of Practice issued by the SFO and CPS in early 2014 for the use of DPAs and Guideline ... authority to negotiate a financial penalty with a corporate in a criminal case. The development of DPAs and the Definitive Guideline also followed ... ...
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FSA Obtains Boiler Room Fraud Conviction
On June 14, the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) announced that it had obtained its first criminal conviction for boiler room fraud. David Mason was sentenced to two years' imprisonment, havin...... ... Services Authority (FSA) announced that it had obtained its first criminal conviction for boiler room fraud. David Mason was sentenced to two years' ... Principle 6 of the FSA's Statements of Principle and Code of Practice for Approved Persons. In late 2008, Mr. Mason approached Mr. Sinclair ... ...
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Webinar: Market Manipulation ' Legal Developments And Defence Strategies
... ... for a webinar to examine recent criminal and civil regulatory ... actions against spoofing and other forms of ... Defense Practice; Barry Vitou, partner at Greenberg Traurig; Emre ... Carr, New York-based ... ...
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New Risks Associated with Simultaneous U.S. FCPA and U.K. Bribery Act investigations
On November 20, 2013, during a panel presentation at the 30th International Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), current and former prosecutors from the United States and the U...... ... Daniel Braun, Deputy Chief of the U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Fraud Section (“DOJ”), Patrick Rappo, formally of the U.K ... by DPA rather than a corporate guilty plea. A Draft Code of Practice has been prepared and released for comment, but the final Code of Practice ... ...
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