“Perils of self-reporting” – BCL’s Richard Reichman published in Financier Worldwide
BCL partner, Richard Reichman‘s article, “Perils of self-reporting” has been published by Financier Worldwide.
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BCL top-ranked in Chambers & Partners High Net Worth 2019 Guide
Chambers & Partners have now published the 2019 edition of their High Net Worth (HNW) Guide and BCL has been top-ranked (Band 1) in Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals – UK, with six partners identified as leading individuals and ranked as follows:
Shaul Brazil and Jonathan Flynn write for Fraud Intelligence on prosecuting companies in the UK
BCL’s Shaul Brazil and Jonathan Flynn‘s article, “Why is it so hard to prosecute companies in the UK?” has been published by Fraud Intelligence.
ICO muscle flexing: First British Airways now Marriott
Just over a year since the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018) set new standards for protecting personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has announced its intention to issue its first penalty fines under the new regime. The ICO intends to impose an eye watering £183m fine for a data breach on the ‘world’s favourite airline’ British Airways (BA) and £99m on Marriott, an international hotel group.
John Binns writes for Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Property Journal
BCL partner, John Binns writes an article on the financial crime risks to businesses for Property Journal.
Michael Drury discusses with Computer Weekly the issues surrounding early facial recognition technology
BCL partner, Michael Drury provides comment to Computer Weekly on the growing issues surrounding the use of surveillance and facial recognition technology in the fight against crime.
What Next for Economic Crime Policy? Pointers from the Government’s response to the Treasury Select Committee
The government’s recent response to the House of Commons’ Treasury Select Committee report, ‘Economic Crime – Anti-Money Laundering Supervision and Sanctions Implementation’, provides some pointers for future policy initiatives in this area. These will be of particular interest to businesses in the property sector, others currently supervised by HMRC, and those on the receiving end of banks’ policies of ‘de-risking’.
John Binns discusses Law Commission’s anti-money laundering board with LexisNexis
BCL partner, John Binns is quoted in an article from LexisNexis titled “Law Commission calls for new advisory board on anti-money laundering”
AML risks to Law Firms – Shaul Brazil and Caroline Mair interviewed by LexisNexis
BCL’s Shaul Brazil and Caroline Mair are interviewed by LexisNexis to explore the risks of money laundering and Terrorist financing to law firms.