OPINION | No more ‘flogging dead horses’ at the SFO
Will the new head of the Serious Fraud Office make headway against the problems that have beset the organisation?
OPINION | Can an international anti-corruption court really work?
Martin Kenney examines recent calls for the creation of an international anti-corruption court by Lord Peter Hain, welcoming the notion but noting many pitfalls.
FCPA BLOG | UK government offers amnesty to tax evaders named in Pandora Papers
Our Head of Investigations, Tony McClements, looks at moves by UK tax authorities to chase down those named in the ‘Pandora Papers’.
BLOG | UK’s new strategy to fight fraud grabs headlines, but leaves police outgunned
Our Head of Investigations, Tony McClements, says that considering the magnitude of fraud that already exists, the UK’s new national “fraud strategy” isn’t likely to have much impact.
OPINION | Covid loan fraud needs to be addressed
Our Head of Investigations, Tony McClements, argues that different agencies need to come together to tackle rampant Covid loan fraud in the UK.
BLOG | The SFO is an investigating agency. Put an investigator in charge.
The UK’s Serious Fraud Office needs a current or former senior law enforcement officer installed as its head, says Tony McClements.
OPINION | NCA’s anti-kleptocracy initiative overdue
Martin Kenney welcomes a new initiative from the National Crime Agency to seize corruptly-obtained assets in the UK.
OPINION | Time for UK to draft better whistleblowing legislation?
It is clear that current whistleblowing rules are not fit for purpose in the UK, argues Tony McClements, and that legislation needs beefing up.
OPINION | Government and police are failing fraud victims
British police and the UK government are woefully failing to prioritise fraud as a crime, leading to greater need for third parties to step in with efforts such as private prosecutions, suggests Shaun Reardon-John.
OPINION | The Law Commission’s reform of the confiscation regime (UK)
Tony McClements, managing director of investigations at MKS, welcomes the review of the confiscation regime announced by the Law Commission in the UK.