Financial Crime

31Mar2022

John Binns speaks to The Times on the practicalities of an international anti-corruption court

31st March 2022

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

BCL partner John Binns has been quoted in The Times’s discussing the practicalities of launching an international anti-corruption court and the operational difficulties it could encounter to implement the good intentions of the United Nations Convention against corruption.

24Mar2022

So what’s going on with the Serious Fraud Office?

24th March 2022

Karen Peacock

Bribery, Corruption and SFO Investigations, Corporate Crime, Financial Crime, Insights, News & Insights, Richard Sallybanks, Serious Fraud

BCL’s partner Richard Sallybanks looks at the present state of play for the SFO.

14Mar2022

Seizure of Cryptocurrencies and Virtual Assets (2021): John Binns speaks for LexisNexis webinar

14th March 2022

Karen Peacock

Financial Crime, John Binns, News, News & Insights, Proceeds of Crime, Regulatory

BCL partner John Binns and Mark Rainsford QC discuss the fascinating and challenging world of seizing digital and crypto assets using the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in the recent ”Seizure of Cryptocurrencies and Virtual Assets (2021)” webinar from LexisNexis.

7Mar2022

John Binns writes for Law360 on complex funding question in fight against financial crime

7th March 2022

Karen Peacock

Financial Crime, John Binns, News, News & Insights

BCL partner John Binns writes for Law360 discussing a new report from Spotlight Corruption, which suggests that the revenue from the penalties might be added to the budgets of the various state agencies involved.

21Feb2022

£1bn Recovered from Tax Fraud – Good News? – John Binns and Harry Travers write for The Barrister

21st February 2022

Karen Peacock

Financial Crime, Harry Travers, John Binns, News, News & Insights, Tax and Revenue Investigations

BCL partners John Binns and Harry Travers write for The Barrister discussing whether HMRC’s efforts are targeted at the right people.

10Feb2022

Good from bad? – the use of financial crime penalties

10th February 2022

Karen Peacock

Financial Crime, John Binns, News, News & Insights, Proceeds of Crime

BCL Partner, John Binns writes for Money Laundering Bulletin analysing a new report from Spotlight on Corruption.

10Feb2022

Richard Sallybanks speaks to The Times on recent failures in bribery trials

10th February 2022

Karen Peacock

Bribery and Corruption, Bribery, Corruption and SFO Investigations, Financial Crime, News, News & Insights, Richard Sallybanks

BCL partner, Richard Sallybanks has been quoted in The Times’ article ‘SFO head Lisa Osofsky faces questions over investigator’s failings ‘ discussing the SFO’s recent failures in bribery trials as she faces a landmark review of her agency’s performance.

1Feb2022

A guide to the terms of Financial Conduct Laws and the FCA’s approach to Crypto Assets

1st February 2022

Karen Peacock

Corporate Crime, FCA Investigations, Financial Crime, Insights, John Binns, Legal guides, News & Insights, Regulatory

In this guide BCL Partner, John Binns provides an introduction to the terms of Financial Conduct Laws and explains the FCA’s approach to crypto assets.

10Jan2022

HMRC’s FIS hits bingo! A cause for celebration? – Harry Travers & John Binns write for The Legal Diary

10th January 2022

Karen Peacock

Financial Crime, Harry Travers, John Binns, News, News & Insights, Tax and Revenue Investigations

HMRC recently celebrated the achievement of its Fraud and Investigation Service (FIS) in recovering £218m in 2020-2021, taking its total haul during its five years of operation to over £1bn. But is this really something to be proud of? ask John Binns and Harry Travers.

22Dec2021

United States Strategy on Countering Corruption: US enforcement efforts rise whilst the SFO reports its lowest number of new investigations

22nd December 2021

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Anoushka Warlow, Bribery, Corruption and SFO Investigations, Financial Crime, Insights, News & Insights, Richard Sallybanks

How will the recently published US Strategy on Countering Corruption affect the UK? Richard Sallybanks and Anoushka Warlow consider the US Government’s proposals, and what they might mean for the SFO.

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