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                                                UK serious and organised crime prevention spending too low, say MPs
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    
                                                    By Sara Lewis
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                    Online Published Date: 
                                                    
                                                        04 October 2019
                                                    
                                                
                                                
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                                                            December/January 2019 - 04 October 2019
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                                Good overall but some inconsistency – inspectorate on SFO case progression
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    The UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) record on handling cases from acceptance through to the decision to charge is generally good, says the HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate, but its report [1] notes some weaknesses.Inspectors looked at six..
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                    Online Published Date: 
                                                    
                                                        25 October 2019
                                                    
                                                
                                                
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                                                            December/January 2019 - 04 October 2019
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                                Covert surveillance: right for the SFO?
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    
                                                    Neil Williams(+44 (0)203 910 4566,neil.williams@rahmanravelli.co.uk) is legal director at Rahman Ravelli.
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                    Online Published Date: 
                                                    
                                                        25 October 2019
                                                    
                                                
                                                
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                                                            December/January 2019 - 04 October 2019
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                                SFO closes LIBOR rigging inquiry
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    The UK Serious Fraud Office announced on 18 October [2019] that it had closed its seven-year investigation into the manipulation of LIBOR, the benchmark interest rate based on London banks’ estimates of their cost of borrowing. No further charges..
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                    Online Published Date: 
                                                    
                                                        25 October 2019
                                                    
                                                
                                                
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                                                            December/January 2019 - 04 October 2019
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                                Italy issues first fine for whistleblower retaliation
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    
                                                    By Sara Lewis
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                    Online Published Date: 
                                                    
                                                        25 October 2019
                                                    
                                                
                                                
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                                                            December/January 2019 - 04 October 2019
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                                Barclays trio knew Qatari payments were “dodgy”, court hears
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    
                                                    By Sara Lewis
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                    Online Published Date: 
                                                    
                                                        25 October 2019
                                                    
                                                
                                                
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                                                            December/January 2019 - 04 October 2019
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                                Investigation dos and don’ts
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    
                                                    Cindy Hofmann (+41 58 249 56 25, cindyhofmann@kpmg.com) is a forensic specialist with KPMG in Zurich, Switzerland.
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                    Online Published Date: 
                                                    
                                                        25 October 2019
                                                    
                                                
                                                
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                                                            December/January 2019 - 04 October 2019
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                                Former Unaoil executives admit oil sector bribery in US proceedings
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    
                                                    By Keith Nuthall
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                    Online Published Date: 
                                                    
                                                        04 November 2019
                                                    
                                                
                                                
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                                                            December/January 2019 - 04 October 2019
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                                Quincecare duty breach – the first successful claim
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    
                                                    Andrea Monks (+44 (0)20 7710 4767, andrea.monks@lw.com) is a partner and Nell Perks (+44 (0)20 7710 4749, helennell.perks@lw.com) an associate at Latham & Watkins LLP. This article was prepared with the assistance of Callum Rodgers.
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                    Online Published Date: 
                                                    
                                                        05 November 2019
                                                    
                                                
                                                
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                                                            December/January 2019 - 04 October 2019
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                                Push payment fraud refund should be legal obligation, say UK MPs
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    
                                                    By Sara Lewis
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                    Online Published Date: 
                                                    
                                                        07 November 2019
                                                    
                                                
                                                
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                                                            December/January 2019 - 04 October 2019
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                                AI for investigation and litigation – a way to go?
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    
                                                    Farheen Ishtiaq (+44 (0)20 7186 0420, farheenishtiaq@fulcrumchambers.com) is a solicitor at Fulcrum Chambers Ltd.
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                    Online Published Date: 
                                                    
                                                        21 November 2019
                                                    
                                                
                                                
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                                                            December/January 2019 - 04 October 2019
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                                EU currents – VAT reforms, national fraud strategy count, Bulgaria & Romania update
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    
                                                    By Keith Nuthall
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                    Online Published Date: 
                                                    
                                                        23 November 2019
                                                    
                                                
                                                
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                                                            December/January 2019 - 04 October 2019
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                                Alstom fined UK15 million for Tunisian tram contract bribes
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    
                                                    By Sara Lewis
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                    Online Published Date: 
                                                    
                                                        28 November 2019
                                                    
                                                
                                                
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                                                            December/January 2019 - 04 October 2019
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                                Slowing the carousel
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    
                                                    Jérôme Bryssinck (020 3808 8299) is Head of Government Solutions at Quantexa.
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                    Online Published Date: 
                                                    
                                                        29 November 2019
                                                    
                                                
                                                
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                                                            December/January 2019 - 04 October 2019
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                                HMRC fraud unit claws back UK£5.4 billion in tax and fines
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    
                                                    By Sara Lewis
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                    Online Published Date: 
                                                    
                                                        05 December 2019
                                                    
                                                
                                                
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                                                            December/January 2019 - 04 October 2019
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                                Fraud policing in the UK – “the demand is immense”
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    
                                                    Esther Martin (esther.martin@informa.com),
Assistant Editor
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                    Online Published Date: 
                                                    
                                                        05 December 2019
                                                    
                                                
                                                
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                                                            December/January 2019 - 04 October 2019
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                                Can you believe your eyes? Deepfakes and fraud
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    
                                                    Elizabeth
Metliss (+44 (0)20
3321 7472, elizabeth.metliss@mishcon.com) and Sofia Berggren (+44
(0)20 3321 6004, sofia.berggren@mishcon.com) are lawyers with Mishcon de Reya.
Elizabeth is an associate in the dispute resolution department, specialising in
civil fraud and commercial litigation, and Sofia is a trainee solicitor.
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                    Online Published Date: 
                                                    
                                                        05 December 2019
                                                    
                                                
                                                
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                                                            December/January 2019 - 04 October 2019
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                                Unlocking the crypt: the rise (and rise) of cryptofrauds
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    
                                                    KeithOliver (+44 (0)207822 7777 keoliver@petersandpeters.co.uk) is Head of International and AmaliaNeenan is a Legal Researcher at Peters & Peters LLP.
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                    Online Published Date: 
                                                    
                                                        05 December 2019
                                                    
                                                
                                                
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                                                            December/January 2019 - 04 October 2019
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                                Cyber threats, trends and defences
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    
                                                    Andrew Beckett (+44 (0)20 7029 5156, andrew.beckett@kroll.com) is a managing director and EMEA leader for Kroll’scyber riskpractice (www.kroll.com/en/services/cyber-risk).
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                    Online Published Date: 
                                                    
                                                        05 December 2019
                                                    
                                                
                                                
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                                                            December/January 2019 - 04 October 2019
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                                Risk-sensitive – fraud awareness and training
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    Dynamic risks, already a tricksychallenge when designing controls, will prove doubly difficult to manage if not
understood or recognisable by those who face them: fraud too often falls into
this class although there are plenty of resources – generic..
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                    Online Published Date: 
                                                    
                                                        05 December 2019
                                                    
                                                
                                                
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                                                            December/January 2019 - 04 October 2019
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                                Poll shows less perceived corruption in EU than in 2013
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    
                                                    By Sara Lewis
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                    Online Published Date: 
                                                    
                                                        12 December 2019
                                                    
                                                
                                                
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                                                            December/January 2019 - 04 October 2019
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                                SFO charges former Serco directors with fraud, follows DPA
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    The UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has charged two former directors of British public services contractor Serco with fraud and false accounting over dishonestly operating an offender tagging contract, after agreeing a deferred prosecution agreement..
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                    Online Published Date: 
                                                    
                                                        19 December 2019
                                                    
                                                
                                                
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                                                            December/January 2019 - 04 October 2019