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Over €180 million in fake fashion seized across EU
A European Union-wide operation targeting high-end fashion counterfeiting has led to the seizure of over €180 million worth of fake designer shoes, clothes, bags and accessories, according to the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF).
Online Published Date:
22 May 2025
Appeared in issue:
August/September 2025 - 10 July 2025
Think tank says England & Wales fraud policing needs overhaul
The law enforcement approach to fraud in England and Wales must change, says a new report from independent UK think tank the Police Foundation.
Online Published Date:
05 June 2025
Appeared in issue:
August/September 2025 - 10 July 2025
Pandemic profiteers: the loan fraud epidemic
One of the United Kingdom's hastily pulled-together schemes to assist businesses during the Covid-19 crisis is believed to have been abused to the extent of £1.88bn, flagged by lenders as suspected fraud. Paul Johnson and Stephanie Williams of Peters & Peters discuss legal tools and sample cases in a colossal enforcement exercise.
Online Published Date:
12 June 2025
Appeared in issue:
August/September 2025 - 10 July 2025
Shifting the dial - new SFO guidance on corporate cooperation
Companies that come forward after discovering misconduct by staff or associated persons involving fraud or corruption are assured of a warm welcome by the UK Serious Fraud Office - with prosecution most likely deferred, insists director Nick Ephgrave. But will the agency's charm offensive, accompanied by published guidance on its approach, prove sufficient encouragement? Megan Curzon, Matt Davies, and Richard Sallybanks of BCL Solicitors weigh the factors for and against putting in that call.
Online Published Date:
14 June 2025
Appeared in issue:
August/September 2025 - 10 July 2025
Failure to prevent fraud offence and the GDPR
With the UK's FTPF offence poised to commence in September, multinational businesses with fraud investigations face a heightening of conflicts between the requirements imposed by the new regime and data privacy laws. Jonathan Armstrong of Punter Southall Law discusses relevant caselaw and how to navigate the legal pinch points.
Online Published Date:
19 June 2025
Appeared in issue:
August/September 2025 - 10 July 2025
From age-old frauds to agentic AI
Fraud techniques that have been around for hundreds of years are being repurposed in the artificial intelligence era. Robert Newcombe of Church Court Chambers discusses historic as well as recent scams and asks: are we ready for the use of agentic AI in fraud?
Online Published Date:
19 June 2025
Appeared in issue:
August/September 2025 - 10 July 2025
Age no barrier - everyone's vulnerable
Gung-ho teens to confused elders, there is no demographic immune to the scammers, who are organised as never before Keith Nuthall discovered from firsthand accounts at the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) global fraud conference.
Online Published Date:
24 June 2025
Appeared in issue:
August/September 2025 - 10 July 2025
UK Companies House set to remove thousands of entities with crime links
Efforts are already underway to remove approximately 10,000 companies involved in illicit activities after the UK's beneficial ownership information registrar identified more than 30 entities incorporating tens of thousands of companies linked to illegal activity, the UK government has claimed.
Online Published Date:
26 June 2025
Appeared in issue:
August/September 2025 - 10 July 2025
UK Supreme Court rules commercial parties of fraudsters can also be liable
In a landmark judgement, the UK Supreme Court has ruled that third parties can be held liable for fraud in the UK if they learnt of fraudulent dealings by a company with which they were doing business and continued trading with them.
Online Published Date:
03 July 2025
Appeared in issue:
August/September 2025 - 10 July 2025
UK fraud reviewer highlights emerging themes in update
A "growing interest" in how whistleblowers can help to catch and disrupt fraud early is noted by Jonathan Fisher KC in a progress report, published 3 July, on part two of his independent review of disclosure and fraud offences for the UK Government.
Online Published Date:
04 July 2025
Appeared in issue:
August/September 2025 - 10 July 2025
Reading between the lies
The pen is mightier than the sword, runs the line; in the dishonest hand, it may surely be as sharp-edged, able to cut where it finds weakness and disarm through insinuation and inducement. Keith Nuthall carefully weighs some expert words on written deception.
Online Published Date:
09 July 2025
Appeared in issue:
August/September 2025 - 10 July 2025
Fraudulent trading claims expanded beyond directors
A UK Supreme Court judgment has opened the door to recoveries against a wider group of potential defendants in insolvency scenarios. Tim Carter and Lucy Trott of Stevens & Bolton explain the decision and its utility for counter-fraud purposes.
Online Published Date:
09 July 2025
Appeared in issue:
August/September 2025 - 10 July 2025
Europol helps Spain break €460m global crypto fraud ring
The EU police office, Europol, has worked with Spanish police and law enforcement agencies from Estonia and France as well as the United States Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) to dismantle a major global cryptocurrency investment fraud ring.
Online Published Date:
09 July 2025
Appeared in issue:
August/September 2025 - 10 July 2025
Trial by judge alone is better for serious and complex fraud - Leveson
Lord Leveson is in favour of a judge sitting alone to try "serious and complex" fraud cases. It would bring time-savings, he says, as the judge would handle all steps of the process, making decisions on admissibility, managing the trial and submissions, and benefit from full access to the evidence ahead of the trial.
Online Published Date:
10 July 2025
Appeared in issue:
August/September 2025 - 10 July 2025
Accelerated Infiltration - a whole new level of engagement
Artificial intelligence (AI) is turbo-charging the possibilities for cyber espionage and surveillance, enabling nefarious actors to leverage technology to manipulate and steal critical data. As AI and computing power increase, are companies ready? Not yet, find Paul Cochrane & Andreia Nogueira.
Online Published Date:
14 July 2025
Appeared in issue:
August/September 2025 - 10 July 2025