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Failure to Prevent Fraud: The New Offence Comes into Force

Written by admin on . Posted in Compliance, General.

Fraud Prevention Isn’t Optional. It’s the Law. The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (the “Act”) “failure to prevent fraud” corporate criminal offence comes into force from 1st September 2025. It has been introduced as part of the Government’s campaign to reduce fraud, which now accounts for 41% of all crime in the UK. In this article we identify the key components of the offence and highlights the impact its introduction will have on businesses.

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A Closer Inspection Of Legal Advice Privilege

Written by admin on . Posted in Compliance, Uncategorized.

The principle of legal advice privilege came under scrutiny by the Court of Appeal at the start of this year in Civil Aviation Authority v R (on the application of Jet2.com Limited) [2020] EWCA Civ 35. We look in detail at the principles established in this case and how these were applied by the court in the recent case of A v B and the FRC [2020] EWHC 1492.

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Virtual Sports Fraud

Written by Jamie Cahill on . Posted in Compliance.

Fraud, or more commonly referred to as “cheating”, in sport is nothing new. It is an age-old problem that has never been, and likely never will, be eradicated. It spans all platforms of sport; it doesn’t discriminate. Whether it is cycling (Lance Armstrong), the Olympics (Russia’s systematic doping), Cricket (the Australian “sandpaper-gate”), Rugby Union (“bloodgate”) or football (insider betting), all have fallen victim at one point or another. This time it is motorsport and the ABB FIA Formula E (“Formula E”) Audi racing driver Daniel Abt that steals the headlines.