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’.
COMMENT | New SFO Director
Martin Kenney and Tony McClements reflect on the appointment of a new Director to the Serious Fraud Office in London.
OPINION | Martin Kenney writes for Toronto Star on new US transparency act
In his latest op-ed, for the Toronto Star, our Head of Firm Martin Kenney opines on the likely effectiveness (or otherwise) of the USA’s Corporate Transparency Act, which will create a beneficial ownership database and require the filing of beneficial information from 1st January next year.
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 | Why FinCen’s proposed public corporate register will be ‘near useless’
The US Treasury has been eager to establish a corporate ownership registry in its battle against dirty money. Yet the American Bankers Association has described what’s being floated under the Corporate Transparency Act (due to come into force in the US next year) as “fatally flawed”.
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.