John Binns analyses post-Brexit Anti-Money Laundering Law
BCL partner, John Binns considers the potential impact of Brexit on the UK’s anti-money laundering laws, originally published by LexisNexis.
Corporate Crime
Richard Reichman comments on SFO Corporate Co-operation Guide for Compliance Week
BCL partner, Richard Reichman discusses the newly released SFO Corporate Co-operation Guidance with Compliance Week.
“The age of corporate responsibility” – Tom McNeill writes for Compliance Matters
BCL solicitor, Tom McNeill‘s article “the age of corporate responsibility” has been published by Compliance Matters, discussing corporate liability in the UK.
Richard Reichman writes for Euronews ‘Self-reporting of corporate wrongdoing should be further encouraged’
BCL partner, Richard Reichman writes for Euronews discussing the complex decision of whether or not to self-report corporate wrongdoing.
John Binns writes for LexisNexis on the UK and US corporate crime gap
BCL partner, John Binns writes for LexisNexis discussing the key aspects of Corruption Watch’s report, ‘The Corporate Crime Gap: How the UK lags behind the US in policing corporate financial crime’.
Post-Conviction Advice: How to Get Help with Appeals and Confiscation
The shock of a criminal conviction, and/or a harsher than expected sentence, can make it hard to think clearly about the options for what to do next. Where a trial and mitigation has been carefully and properly prepared, the advisers who have helped throughout the case will usually be the best placed to say whether there are grounds for an appeal. In some cases the defendants and their family members will want to take a second opinion, but this is never cheap or easy, and time is always of the essence.
Guy Bastable and Tom McNeill write for Law360 on Fatal Accidents and Criminal Liability in the UK
BCL’s Guy Bastable and Tom McNeill give an expert analysis on the key responsibilities for companies in the UK regarding fatal accidents and criminal liability, published in Law360.
The “Troika Laundromat Fraud”: Exposing the weaknesses in UK’s Anti-Money Laundering regime
The so-called “Troika Laundromat” fraud, uncovered after one of the largest banking information leaks ever, highlights the ever-growing importance for those within the regulated sector to implement robust customer due diligence (“CDD”) policies which are tailored to the specific money laundering risks posed by their customers.
Michael Drury and Julian Hayes write for The Times on Government’s ‘Online Harms’ Regulation
BCL partners, Michael Drury and Julian Hayes write for The Times, discussing the fierce debate between regulation and free speech from the government’s recently published ‘Online Harms’ white paper.
Harry Travers talks to GIR on SFO’s Undertakings Policy
BCL Partner, Harry Travers has been Quoted in a GIR (Global Investigations Review) article titled ‘UK SFO reviews “confrontational” undertakings policy’.