/corporate-crime-uk?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Corporate Crime & Compliance UK Copyright 2025 ¼«ËÙÈü³µ. en-US Thu, 17 Apr 2025 23:06:38 +0000 /corporate-crime-uk/articles/2313146?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate-crime-uk/articles/2313146 The Republican-led Federal Trade Commission is poised to pursue a data privacy agenda focused on established harms and statutory authorities rather than ambitious rulemaking, although the recent firing of two commissioners casts doubt on the long-term viability of these actions and the future of a crucial transatlantic data transfer pact. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 13:32:33 +0000 /corporate-crime-uk/articles/2326813?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate-crime-uk/articles/2326813 Lawyers for an Israeli private investigator fighting extradition to face hacking charges in the U.S. urged a London judge Friday to reject diplomatic assurances about conditions at a New York prison, saying that violence was "endemic" there. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 13:04:12 +0000 /corporate-crime-uk/articles/2326762?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate-crime-uk/articles/2326762 The past week in London has seen the producers of West End show "Elf the Musical" face a contract dispute, Korean biotech company ToolGen Inc. bring a fresh patents claim against pharma giant Vertex, and ousted car tycoon Peter Waddell bring a claim against the private equity firm that backed his business. Here, ¼«ËÙÈü³µ looks at these and other new claims in the U.K. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 12:27:32 +0000 /corporate-crime-uk/articles/2326788?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate-crime-uk/articles/2326788 A systems designer can have a second shot at arguing that she wasn't hired by a digital services consultancy because she questioned its vetting practices, after an appeals tribunal said Thursday that she made whistleblowing claims. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 11:50:09 +0000 /corporate-crime-uk/articles/2326909?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate-crime-uk/articles/2326909 The Serious Fraud Office said Thursday that it has arrested another man in its ongoing investigation into an organized criminal group suspected of conning hundreds of people out of holiday timeshares through high-pressure sales tactics. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 10:08:15 +0000 /corporate-crime-uk/articles/2325321?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate-crime-uk/articles/2325321 With the U.K. government’s recent call for the Competition and Markets Authority and other regulators to better support economic growth, the competition policy landscape is shifting materially toward an emphasis on a more proportionate and targeted approach to merger enforcement, say lawyers at Macfarlanes. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 04:18:01 +0000 /corporate-crime-uk/articles/2326736?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate-crime-uk/articles/2326736 The Serious Fraud Office said Thursday it has charged a Lloyd's of London broker with bribery, alleging that it failed to prevent a U.S.-based intermediary from making corrupt payments in Ecuador in order to secure contracts worth $38 million. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:10:39 +0000 /corporate-crime-uk/articles/2320510?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate-crime-uk/articles/2320510 A Russian state-owned aircraft leasing company has fired back at a $155 million counterclaim in a dispute with Qatar Airways Group over aircraft that were grounded after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, denying that it caused the airline losses. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 13:44:10 +0000 /corporate-crime-uk/articles/2325489?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate-crime-uk/articles/2325489 An Austrian banker wanted in the U.S. over a major Brazilian corruption scandal could be extradited after a London judge blocked his path to appeal to the U.K.'s highest court, prosecutors said. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 12:34:38 +0000 /corporate-crime-uk/articles/2326089?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate-crime-uk/articles/2326089 The Financial Conduct Authority proposed Wednesday to remove unnecessary data reporting for firms, in an effort to support U.K. economic growth. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 12:27:29 +0000 /corporate-crime-uk/articles/2326093?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate-crime-uk/articles/2326093 A former practice manager at an NHS surgery who did not pay more than £75,000 ($99,330) into the pension funds of staff has been banned from starting a new company for seven years over the failings, a government agency has said. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 11:57:57 +0000 /corporate-crime-uk/articles/2326108?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate-crime-uk/articles/2326108 The U.K. privacy watchdog said Wednesday that it has fined an English law firm £60,000 ($79,465) for failing to put in place proper measures to protect its clients' personal information after the firm suffered a cyberattack in 2022. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 11:32:14 +0000 /corporate-crime-uk/articles/2326149?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate-crime-uk/articles/2326149 A group of U.K. businesses said Wednesday that they are suing Google for more than £5 billion ($6.6 billion), alleging that the technology giant has abused its monopoly in the search engine market by overcharging them for placement in its search results. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 10:37:58 +0000 /corporate-crime-uk/articles/2326092?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate-crime-uk/articles/2326092 Lawyers for a man detained as a teenager for hacking companies including Uber and Rockstar Games urged an English appeals court to overturn the jury findings on Wednesday, arguing that his previous convictions should not have been admitted. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 10:12:27 +0000 /corporate-crime-uk/articles/2322898?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate-crime-uk/articles/2322898 Following President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders calling for increased scrutiny of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, it is clear that global businesses operating in the U.K. and European Union will need to understand regional nuances to successfully navigate differing agendas on either side of the Atlantic, say lawyers at Jenner & Block. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 09:48:38 +0000 /corporate-crime-uk/articles/2326065?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate-crime-uk/articles/2326065 The accounting watchdog said Wednesday that it has started an investigation into Ernst & Young LLP as auditor of the Post Office over financial shortfalls registered by postmasters around the country. Tue, 15 Apr 2025 17:10:04 +0000 /corporate-crime-uk/articles/2325707?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate-crime-uk/articles/2325707 The European Public Prosecutor's Office arrested seven people suspected of carrying out a value-added tax fraud scheme involving what it called valuable vehicles that resulted in at least €3.4 million ($3.8 million) in tax losses, the EPPO said Tuesday.  Tue, 15 Apr 2025 14:09:40 +0000 /corporate-crime-uk/articles/2325473?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate-crime-uk/articles/2325473 An ex-offender turned charity worker fought on Tuesday to revive his case that a non-profit had him recalled to prison for voicing financial misconduct allegations about the charity's founder, a former Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi lawyer. Tue, 15 Apr 2025 14:00:28 +0000 /corporate-crime-uk/articles/2325042?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate-crime-uk/articles/2325042 British prosecutors recently won their first-ever case against a former politician for breaching Russian sanctions, but some experts question whether the authorities are picking simpler cases rather than prosecuting more complex, substantive breaches. Tue, 15 Apr 2025 13:40:13 +0000 /corporate-crime-uk/articles/2325689?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate-crime-uk/articles/2325689 A man was sentenced Tuesday to four years imprisonment at an English criminal court for defrauding £710,000 ($938,000) from a local authority in business support loans during the COVID-19 lockdowns, prosecutors said.