The Crime and Policing Act 2026 (“CPA 2026”), which received Royal Assent on 29 April 2026, represents one of the most far‑reaching...

According to UK Finance's 2025 Annual Fraud Report, over £1.2 billion was lost to fraud in 2024 alone. This figure has, at least in part,...

The question of the application of the Quincecare duty, has once again come before the English courts. As well as building on the...

On 12 February 2025, the Supreme Court handed down judgment in El-Khouri v Government of the United States of America [2025] UKSC 3. In...

Seized bitcoin worth £5bn could fill black hole in public finances The recent case involving a former takeaway worker who was ordered to...

The popularity of cryptocurrencies shows no sign of wavering; however, the anonymous nature of many cryptocurrencies makes them...

Background Combatting transnational crime by the tracing, restraint, seizure, recover and confiscation of the proceeds of crime, to strip...

After over a decade of calls for reform to corporate criminal liability, on 11 April 2023 the Government finally announced its intention...

PPE Medpro, a supplier of medical goods, submitted a defence last week in the High Court to the UK government's lawsuit involving £122...

The prospect of an investigation into personal and/or business tax affairs by HMRC can be harrowing. If HMRC suspect that a taxpayer has...

The CPS recently issued updated guidance on the prosecution of 'failure to disclose' offences under section 330 of the Proceeds of Crime...

The recent unanimous Supreme Court ruling in Singularis Holdings Ltd v Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Ltd [2019] UKSC 50 is a stark warning...