The UK’s Industry and Economic Security Minister, Nusrat Ghani, today announced the creation of a new civil enforcement unit, the Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI). OTSI is expected to become operational early next year, and will focus on the civil enforcement of trade sanctions, including in relation to the circumvention or evasion
The recent Patisserie Valerie charges against four individuals provide a preview of the type of scenario in which companies could be investigated under the new failure to prevent fraud offence as well as the expanded test for corporate criminal liability. In this blog, we outline the charges brought by the SFO, provide an update
Three recent cases act as a reminder that the CPS, HMRC and NCA, as well as the SFO, are actively enforcing the UK Bribery Act and conducting cross-border investigations. Two of the cases summarised below also show a focus on the demand side of bribery (i.e. suspected offences of individuals receiving or requesting a bribe
On 17 July 2023, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published an update on the Regulatory Initiatives Grid (the Grid) following Royal Assent of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (the Act), given its significance for the financial services regulatory
As anticipated in our previous blog post on predictions for 2023, this year has brought about significant developments in investigations and a real focus on fraud. Looking ahead to the second half of 2023, we predict that developments affecting UK business or those doing business in the UK will include:
On 25 May 2022, the Financial Services Regulatory Initiatives Forum (Forum) published an updated version of the Regulatory Initiative Grid which sets out the regulatory pipeline so that financial services firms and other stakeholders can understand, and plan, for the timing of the initiatives that may have a significant operational impact on them. The Forum
Introduction
Here is a short summary of some of the key regulatory milestones in September.
International regulatory bodies – consultations closing