RECRUITMENT | Nick Ryan new Director of Communications
With over 30 years experience of media and communications experience, former investigative journalist Nick Ryan has become the new Communications Director of MKS.
UCLAN | Charles Bott represents MKS at Vice-Chancellor’s dinner
Last week our Head of Advocacy, Charles Bott KC, had the honour of representing MKS at the Vice-Chancellor’s Dinner at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) in north-west England.
CONFERENCES | 40th Symposium on Economic Crime (Cambridge)
Following a successful appearance last year, Martin Kenney (Head of Firm), Charles Bott KC (Head of Advocacy) and Tony McClements (Head of Investigations) from MKS will all be appearing at this year’s Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime.
OPINION | Changes to tackle Authorised Push Payment fraud
In an exclusive piece for the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, our Head of Investigations, Tony McClements, welcomes news that the UK’s Payment Systems Regulator has made it mandatory for victims of authorised push payment fraud to be reimbursed within five days.
OPINION | British banks to share intelligence on major financial crimes
In this latest opinion piece for the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), our Head of Investigations Tony McClements analyses a new move reported to involve several major British banks.
MEDIA COMMENT | UK transparency legislation
Martin Kenney was asked by the Daily Mail newspaper to comment on pressure being brought to bear on the UK government by some UK politicians, who want to tighten regulations and prevent overseas owners of UK property from hiding ultimate ownership details using trusts.
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’.
WHO’S WHO LEGAL | Martin Kenney and other MKS team ranked as global legal leaders
Martin Kenney, Dan Wise, Malcolm Arthurs and Andrew Blackburn have all been ranked as global leaders in asset recovery by Who’s Who Legal in 2023.
NEW REPORT | ICSID Award Enforcement Risk
What are the difficulties inherent in pursuing a US$6 billion International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) award? Martin Kenney lays out the lessons from a huge case involving a Martin Kenney & Co (MKS) client.