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Third-party information orders: a new gateway to action? Premium Content
Sophia Purkis examines the enforcement of Bankers Trust orders on overseas banks in light of the new gateway for third-party information orders
16 June 2023 / Sophia Purkis
Anti-SLAPP laws added to Crime Bill
The government is legislating against SLAPPs (strategic lawsuits against public participation) for the first time in the UK, via amendments to the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill.
14 June 2023
NLJ this week: Proceeds of crime cases have never been so civil
Who put the civil into proceeds of crime cases? Civil remedies such as account freezing (AFOs) and forfeiture orders have come to dominate what was once an overwhelmingly criminal concern, Hickman & Rose partner Andrew Katzen and associate Olivia Dwan write in this week’s NLJ.
12 May 2023
Home Office considers crackdown on SIM farms
The Home Office is consulting on proposals to ban SIM farms, as part of its Fraud Strategy.
10 May 2023
Failing to prevent fraud: learning lessons from health & safety Premium Content
Do health & safety duties in the workplace pave the way for failure to prevent fraud? Tom McNeill sets out the possible routes ahead
05 May 2023 / Tom McNeill
NLJ this week: Planning for corporates ahead of ‘failure to prevent’
The ‘failure to prevent’ fraud offence, now confirmed by the government, is big news for corporates. 
28 April 2023
Fail to prevent, prepare to fail Premium Content
The new ‘failure to prevent’ fraud criminal offence: Abigail Rushton & Rhys Novak set out the steps corporate bodies should be taking now to prepare
28 April 2023 / Abigail Rushton / Rhys Novak
Failure to prevent fraud confirmed
An offence of failure to prevent fraud will be included in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill, the government has said.
13 April 2023
Economic crime action plan moves into second wave
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.
04 April 2023
LNB NEWS: MoJ warns of telephone scam
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. 
04 April 2023
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NLJ this week: Mazur ruling offers CILEX a fresh start
The Court of Appeal's decision in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP has lifted months of uncertainty for Chartered Legal Executives while prompting a rethink of regulation and supervision
NLJ this week: Assisted dying proposal faces next parliamentary test
The assisted dying debate returns to Westminster as Lauren Edwards MP reintroduces legislation that stalled in the House of Lords last session despite clearing the Commons
NLJ this week: New offence rules widen corporate criminal exposure
A little-noticed provision of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 has fundamentally expanded corporate criminal liability
NLJ this week: AI shortcuts leave lawyers facing courtroom fallout
Artificial intelligence is transforming legal practice, but careless reliance on it is creating growing professional risks
NLJ this week: Why cohabitees may be better protected after death
The law offers cohabiting couples surprisingly greater protection after one partner dies than when they separate during life
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