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FraudTrack report

19 January 2017
Issue: 7730 / Categories: Legal News
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Levels of reported fraud in financial services fell last year but rose in the public sector, according to the latest BDO FraudTrack analysis. In financial services, reported fraud fell in value more than 62%, from £567m in 2015 to £215m in 2016, and from 70 cases to just 58. Some 150 cases worth £1.4bn happened in the public sector, compared to £450.9m in 114 cases reported in 2015. However, the rise is largely due to a single £1bn VAT “carousel” fraud involving a woman from York.

Issue: 7730 / Categories: Legal News
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Sports, education and charities practice welcomes senior associate

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Partner and head of commercial litigation joins in Chelmsford

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Firm strengthens Glasgow corporate practice with partner hire

NEWS
One in five in-house lawyers suffer ‘high’ or ‘severe’ work-related stress, according to a report by global legal body, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
The Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO’s) plea for a budget increase has been rejected by the Law Society and accepted only ‘with reluctance’ by conveyancers
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
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