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Consumer law enforcement focus by Public Accounts Select Committee

16 November 2011 | Simon Weinberg

The Public Accounts Select Committee (PASC) has published a report on the enforcement of consumer law in the UK which records the losses suffered by consumers and lists recommendations for improvements....

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Knowing receipt, piercing the corporate veil and dishonestly assisting in a breach of trust

22 June 2010 | Clare Stothard

When can you claim knowing receipt?  When is it possible to pierce the corporate veil and how do you establish a claim for dishonestly assisting in a breach of trust?  This case considered all these...

The Bribery Act becomes law

13 April 2010 | Tim Constable

The Bribery Act received its Royal Assent on 8 April 2010 and duly became law on that date. This reflects Jack Straw's determination to push the legislation through before the end of this session of Parliament,...

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Exploring a bank’s suspicions of money laundering

9 February 2010 | Steven Mills Comments Off

The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (“the Act”) provides obligations on a bank to notify the authorities if they suspect a customer of money laundering.  As the Court of Appeal noted, a bank is in the...

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