COMMENTARY | Unexplained Wealth Orders in Canada
Are the use of Unexplained Wealth Orders justified in Canada? Martin Kenney explores the issue in this commentary piece for the Toronto Star.
ANALYSIS | Can the UK teach the US how to manage beneficial ownership registers?
Whose beneficial ownership register is “best”? Martin Kenney analyses and compares the UK and USA’s corporate beneficial ownership registers, for IFC Review.
EXPERT | Mondaq BVI Asset Recovery Guide
Our barristers Charles Bott KC and Jamie James provide a comprehensive guide to both civil and criminal remedies available for asset recovery in the British Virgin Islands.
OPINION | Make fraud a policing priority
New priorities for the UK’s City watchdog lack of urgency and are leaving fraud and financial crime to run riot, says Tony McClements.
OPINION | UK’s Serious Fraud Office can’t be seen as both prosecutor and regulator
Corporate plea deals can be useful as a bridge between negligence and criminal behavior, but they should not form part of the Serious Fraud Office’s main arsenal — suggests our head of investigations, Tony McClements.
OPINION | Reality dawns for new head of UK Serious Fraud Office
Will new SFO head Nick Ephgrave be able to reverse the organisation’s fortunes and damaged reputation? Martin Kenney and Tony McClements analyse the challenges facing the new head of the Serious Fraud Organisation in the UK.
SYMPOSIUM | Corruption, Arbitration & Asset Recovery
Martin Kenney took part in an online debate on corruption and international arbitration on the OGEMID listserv, dedicated to arbitration matters. Here he outlines the role of asset recovery in such matters.
OPINION | Seeking justice in UK’s Post Office scandal
It’s time to hold people accountable for the UK Post Office’s Horizon IT scandal, writes Tony McClements for the Toronto Star.
ANALYSIS | Tackling the role of crypto in terrorist financing
The perceived threat for the potential misuse of crypto in terrorism financing has recently increased, argue Dan Wise and Harley Thomas for the IFC Economic Report 2024.
OPINION | Context is everything when it comes to Companies House
Long overdue changes and new powers are being introduced to the UK’s venerable Companies House. But will they be enough to drive effective change, ask Martin Kenney and Tony McClements?