Prosecutions fail to keep up with the UK’s growing ‘fraud epidemic’ February 5, 2024 The UK government has been urged to do more to crack down on fraud after new data showed the number of high-value criminal cases reaching the courts has stayed flat despite a sharp rise in fraud.
Former Autonomy boss sues SFO ahead of US fraud trial January 31, 2024 Mike Lynch, the former boss of software firm Autonomy, has filed a lawsuit against the UK's fraud agency ahead of his criminal trial in the US.
Wayne Barnes sets his focus on the law after he blows the whistle on refereeing January 26, 2024 Former rugby ref Wayne Barnes has traded the laws of the game for the laws of the land as he heads into practice full-time
SFO: Two former directors charged with fraud over £88m car lease scheme January 19, 2024 Reginald Larry-Cole and Scott Martin were directors of Raedex Consortium, which included companies such as Buy2Let Cars and Paygo Cars.
SFO chief: We’re ready to use our new powers to clamp down on fraud January 15, 2024 The head of the UK's Serious Fraud Office has said he is ready to put the agency's new powers to use to help investigate and prosecute fraudsters.
See you in court: keep an eye out for the most interesting cases in 2024 December 28, 2023 Coming soon: Alleged confidential leaks, missing aircraft in Russia and alleged negligence by a Big Four accountancy firm
UK fraud office faces hefty bill after court finds wrongdoing led to ENRC bribery probe December 21, 2023 The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) faces a hefty multi-million pound bill after the High Court ruled today that the agency would not have opened an investigation into a Kazakh mining firm but for the wrongdoing of its officers.
UK firms not prepared for ‘seismic’ change in corporate liability law, lawyers warn December 20, 2023 The majority of UK companies are not prepared for the “seismic” change in corporate liability law that is set to come into effect next week, top City lawyers have warned.
The Notebook: Neil Bennett on how a sluggish SFO is undermining justice December 11, 2023 H/Advisors co-CEO Neil Bennett takes the Notebook pen to talk the opera, Singapore and the perils of delayed justice.
Treasury coffers are reaping the rewards of foreign bribery fines December 7, 2023 Over the past year something extraordinary has happened. The governments of countries in the Global South where British multinationals paid bribes and faced penalties in the UK have started demanding a fairer share of the huge criminal fines that have up to now gone to the UK Treasury. Since 2014 the Serious Fraud Office has [...]