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The new ‘failure to prevent’ fraud criminal offence: Abigail Rushton & Rhys Novak set out the steps corporate bodies should be taking now to prepare

An offence of failure to prevent fraud will be included in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill, the government has said.

The government has launched Economic Crime Plan 2—a three-year public-private partnership plan to cut fraud, money laundering and sanctions evasion, tackle kleptocracy and recover more criminal assets.

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has warned the public of a telephone scam using the MoJ telephone number to convince people to hand over money to avoid going to court or paying a larger fine.

The Department for Business and Trade has launched a major review of whistleblowing laws.

Clare Hughes-Williams & Tom Bedford examine concerns about the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s increasing powers on SLAPPs & economic crime

The government intends to consult ‘shortly’ on the introduction of a criminal offence of failing to comply with a legal notice from HMRC to stop promoting a tax avoidance scheme.

The G4S fraud trial collapse is the latest in a ‘catalogue of failings’ at the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), lawyers have warned.

The High Court has handed down detailed guidance for the first time on the correct approach in law to the Financial Ombudsman’s powers to reopen complaints.

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has come in for criticism over its decision to drop charges against three former G4S executives following a ten-year investigation.

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mfg Solicitors—Nick Little

Corporate team expands in Birmingham with partner hire

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NLJ this week: ‘Joe Donor’ ruling exposes dangers of unregulated conception

The High Court’s refusal to recognise a prolific sperm donor as a child’s legal parent has highlighted the risks of informal conception arrangements, according to Liam Hurren, associate at Kingsley Napley, in NLJ this week

NLJ this week: CILEX warns Mazur ruling must spark reform

The Court of Appeal’s decision in Mazur may have settled questions around litigation supervision, but the profession should not simply ‘move on’, argues Jennifer Coupland, CEO of CILEX, in this week's NLJ

NLJ this week: Conditional job offers carry hidden risks for employers

A simple phrase like ‘subject to references’ may not protect employers as much as they think. Writing in NLJ this week, Ian Smith, barrister and emeritus professor of employment law at UEA, analyses recent employment cases showing how conditional job offers can still create binding contracts

NLJ this week: Diamond rings and broken promises

An engagement ring may symbolise romance, but the courts remain decidedly practical about who keeps it after a split, writes Mark Pawlowski, barrister and professor emeritus of property law at the University of Greenwich, in this week's NLJ

NLJ this week: The battle over medical report fees intensifies

Medical reporting organisation fees have become ‘the final battleground’ in modern costs litigation, says Kris Kilsby, costs lawyer at Peak Costs and council member of the Association of Costs Lawyers, in this week's NLJ

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Fraud

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Haynes Boone—Jeremy Cross

DWF—Stephen Webb

mfg Solicitors—Nick Little