Topic: Fraud
Subscribe to FraudHorizon Scanning: Investigations and Enforcement
March 27, 2024
Looking ahead to the rest of 2024, we predict the significant developments affecting organisations doing business in the UK.
2024 Annual Litigation Trends Survey findings
February 12, 2024
The report is based on a survey of more than 400 general counsel and in-house litigation leaders based in the United States and Canada in industries including financial services, technology, healthcare, energy, retail, real estate and construction.
Supreme Court sets out equitable basis of actions in knowing receipt
February 09, 2024
Discussing the recent judgment in Byers & Ors v Saudi National Bank [2023] UKSC 51.
Supreme Court decision on limitation and deliberate concealment – what is the impact?
November 24, 2023
The recent Supreme Court decision in Canada Square Operations Ltd v Potter [2023] UKSC 41 is likely to impact claimants beyond PPI claims who intend to rely on the ground of deliberate concealment to extend the limitation period in fraud claims.
Horizon Scanning: Investigations and Enforcement
November 23, 2023
The regulation and investigation teams reflect on the key trends and developments in 2023 for financial crime enforcement, and look ahead to 2024 to predict developments affecting organisations doing business in the UK will include.
Complex financial mis-selling claim runs out of time
November 10, 2023
Discussing one of the last surviving disputes arising out of the 2007 – 2008 financial crisis.
Spotlight on Commodities Disputes – Civil Fraud
November 07, 2023
Taking a look at six recent commodities cases involving fraud to identify key areas of risk and ways to mitigate it.
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 receives Royal Assent
October 27, 2023
Discussing the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, featuring the new failure to prevent fraud offence, which received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023.
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: Failure to prevent fraud offence – Update
October 20, 2023
Our investigations and white collar crime team have commented on the next round of consideration of the new failure to prevent fraud offence, proposed as part of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill.
Supplier invoice fraud: who pays up?
September 20, 2023
If your business pays a fraudulent invoice by mistake, do you understand the legal position and what practical steps you should immediately take?