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The SFO Needs Fresh Blood

19th February 2018
SFO specialist journalist Dominic Carman here discusses with Lawyer Monthly the SFO's dire need for new leadership. Discussing the current handover of authority within the organisation, Dominic also touches on the prospects of criticism surrounding the SFO in the near future. Alongside the bankers, lawyers and wealthy business men, no one from the Serious Fraud […]
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Tax Fraud Up 538% to £2.11 Billion in Last 15 Years

9th February 2018
The total value of fraud has risen 538% to £2.11bn in the last 15 years and is up 6.5% from £1.99bn in 2016, according to new research from BDO LLP. When it comes to type of fraud, BDO’s FraudTrack report found 550 cases of UK fraud were tax-related and the reported value of these cases […]
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EU Commission Pushing Forward on Tax & VAT Administration Progress

5th January 2018
The European Commission has recently published a series of recommendations for Member States on how to better work together towards better direct tax and VAT collection for national budgets. It’s calling on Member States to continue working together for more efficient tax collection and to better fight tax fraud and avoidance. In particular, the results […]
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The SFO: Fiasco or Debacle?

22nd December 2017
With ongoing controversy surrounding the SFO's conduct in the Libor trials - particularly around the use of an expert witness that turned out to be texting individuals outside the court to clarify basic points - below noted legal commentator Dominic Carman delves deep into the matter. The Court of Appeal have raised serious concerns about […]
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Why SME Law Firms Hold a Key to Fighting Financial Crime

20th December 2017
The 2017 UK National Risk Assessment of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (NRA) highlighted the money laundering risks faced by legal firms, over 10,000 of which now have fewer than ten employees. Donald Toon, Director of Economic and Cyber Crime at the National Crime Agency (NCA), explains why that means that every individual counts in […]
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The False Picture of The UK’s Battle Against Fraud

31st October 2017
The Serious Fraud Office has had a good year, or so its advocates would suggest. In 2017, two deferred prosecution agreements made by the SFO with Rolls-Royce (£479.25m) and Tesco (£129m) delivered more than £600m in fines for the UK Treasury. The fact that no-one has yet gone to prison for the crimes committed by […]
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10 Ways Digital Technology Can Protect You From Fraud

27th October 2017
Criminals are working to out-do authorities on all levels, and one of the most common types of crime is fraud. This is because most of the time it happens right under your nose and before you know it, it's too late. Here Azizur Rahman, Senior Partner at corporate fraud solicitors Rahman Ravelli, talks to Lawyer Monthly about […]
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SFO: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

18th October 2017
SFO specialist journalist Dominic Carman here discusses with Lawyer Monthly the SFO's announcement of its annual report at the Cambridge Symposium on Economic Crime. Dominic argues that income generated should not be what we base the SFO's success on, rather we should be pushing the SFO to achieve convictions that result in serious fraudsters going […]
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99% of Law Firms Still Vulnerable to Email Fraud

13th October 2017
A new study examining the security practices of law firms has found that only one organisation out of the top 100 UK firms, Walker Morris, has sufficient measures in place to fully protect against email fraud. With the threat of phishing attacks increasing by 65% in 2016, this revelation serves as a stark warning to […]
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The False Picture of the UK’s Battle Against Fraud

9th October 2017
Expert journalist Dominic Carman here provides Lawyer Monthly with an overview of the “false picture” he claims is being portrayed in regard to the country’s battle against serious fraud, shedding light on the true scale of the UK’s fraud problem, and touches on the increasing and ongoing uncertainty surrounding the SFO’s future. The Serious Fraud […]
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