News & Insights

18Jan2023

Money Laundering: Advice to Suspects

18th January 2023

Anti-Money Laundering, Financial Crime, John Binns, Legal guides, Money Laundering, News & Insights

Next up in our series of legal guides explaining the process of money laundering investigations, BCL partner John Binns outlines the steps that are taken once a person is arrested in connection with money laundering offences.

17Jan2023

BCL partners author the England & Wales chapter of ICLG: Corporate Investigations 2023

17th January 2023

Karen Peacock

Insights, Legal guides, News, News & Insights

BCL partners, Michael Drury, Richard Reichman, and Tom McNeill examine some of the issues in corporate investigations laws and regulations – including internal investigation, self-disclosure to enforcement authorities, investigation process, confidentiality and attorney-client privileges – in England and Wales for International Comparative Legal Guide to Corporate Investigations2023.

16Jan2023

Tom McNeill has been quoted in The Law Society Gazette’s article discussing corporate fraud

16th January 2023

Karen Peacock

Financial Crime, News, News & Insights, Tom McNeill

BCL partner Tom McNeill has been quoted in The Law Society Gazette’s article discussing the importance for proper funding of enforcement agencies in the battle against fraud.

13Jan2023

Money Laundering Advice: Witnesses and Others

13th January 2023

Karen Peacock

Anti-Money Laundering, Financial Crime, John Binns, Legal guides, Money Laundering, News & Insights

In this chapter of our legal guides series, BCL partner John Binns explains why the main recipients of the investigative orders in money laundering cases are people other than the suspects themselves.

9Jan2023

VIDEO: Anoushka Warlow speaks to LexisNexis on changes in corporate crime 2022 and discusses what we can expect in 2023

9th January 2023

Karen Peacock

Anoushka Warlow, Corporate Crime, News, News & Insights

In this video, BCL partner, Anoushka Warlow speaks to LexisNexis on developments in corporate crime in 2022 and looks forward to what we might expect to see in 2023.

6Jan2023

”Individuals in Cross-Border Investigations or Proceedings: The UK Perspective” chapter for The Practitioner’s Guide to Global Investigations

6th January 2023

Karen Peacock

Anoushka Warlow, Greta Barkle, Insights, Legal guides, News, News & Insights, Richard Sallybanks

BCL’s Richard Sallybanks, Anoushka Warlow and Greta Barkle have co-authored the chapter ‘Individuals in Cross-Border Investigations or Proceedings’ in the seventh edition of Global Investigations Review: Practitioner’s Guide to Global Investigations.

5Jan2023

”Transparency does not stop crime” – John Binns writes for The Times

5th January 2023

Karen Peacock

Anti-Money Laundering, Bribery and Corruption, Bribery, Corruption and SFO Investigations, Financial Crime, John Binns, News, News & Insights

BCL partner, John Binns writes for The Times discussing whether additional transparency and enforcement will be effective against economic crime in 2023.

22Dec2022

John Binns writes for Law360 discussing the EU Beneficial Owners’ Privacy Ruling and its conflicts with UK law

22nd December 2022

Karen Peacock

International Criminal Law, John Binns, News, News & Insights, Regulatory

BCL partner, John Binns writes for Law360 discussing the EU Beneficial Owners’ Privacy Ruling and its conflicts with UK law.

12Dec2022

Updates from the FCA – Looking to 2023

12th December 2022

Karen Peacock

FCA Investigations, Financial Crime, Insights, Legal guides, Matt Davies, News & Insights

There has been a flurry of activity in recent months from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), with new duties and obligations on regulated firms and individuals on the horizon. In this article, BCL associate Matt Davies explores areas where the FCA is focusing its attention and provides insight and tips for firms wishing to stay in the regulator’s good books.

30Nov2022

David Hardstaff and Rishi Joshi write for LexisNexis discussing the new provisions relating to pre-charge bail

30th November 2022

Karen Peacock

Corporate Crime, David Hardstaff, Legal guides, News, News & Insights, Rishi Joshi

BCL’s David Hardstaff and Rishi Joshi write for LexisNexis discussing the amendments brought by the Police, Crime, Sentencing, and Courts Act 2022 (PCSCA 2022) in the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE 1984) relating to pre-charge bail.