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April

2024

» The Sanctions in Disputes Forum 2024

February

2024

» Financial Institutions Litigation - The Second Annual Conference 2024
» Corporate Crime: Detection & Reaction

November

2023

» Aziz Rahman Delivered a Speech on Sanctions to a Channel Islands Conference
» Rahman Ravelli hires Matthew Cowie in response to its growing global corporate caseload
» Aziz Rahman says we are now seeing more of the Cum-Ex “iceberg’’
» Supreme Court Cum-Ex ruling a significant victory for Danish tax authorities, says Aziz Rahman
» Aziz Rahman gives The Times his assessment of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act

October

2023

» Rahman Ravelli is named in The Times Best Law Firms 2024
» The Chambers Legal Guide ranks Rahman Ravelli as an elite firm for financial crime, sanctions and asset recovery cases
» Aziz Rahman, Nicola Sharp and Syed Rahman contribute expert analysis chapter to the 2024 International Comparative Legal Guide - Business Crime
» Rahman Ravelli once again given top ranking by The Legal 500
» UK and European sanctions assessed by Aziz Rahman, Zulfi Meerza and Angelika Hellweger

September

2023

» Who’s Who Legal ranks Rahman Ravelli lawyers as elite members in their field
» Aziz Rahman, Angelika Hellweger and Zulfi Meerza provide expert analysis chapter for the International Comparative Legal Guide - Sanctions 2024
» Aziz Rahman and Francesca Cassidy-Taylor assess Switzerland’s plans to tighten its approach to money laundering
» Aziz Rahman Explains the Challenges Facing the New SFO Director
» OFSI’s report of a sanctions breach that went unpunished is considered by Aziz Rahman and Zulfi Meerza

July

2023

» Aziz Rahman names disclosure as one of the most pressing matters facing the new SFO Director
» The Times seeks Aziz Rahman’s opinion about the appointment of the new Director of the Serious Fraud Office
» Rahman Ravelli hold an Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill Webinar
» The challenges facing the new SFO Director are outlined by Aziz Rahman
» Aziz Rahman assesses the appointment of former police officer Nick Ephgrave as new SFO director

June

2023

» Plans to amend the law regarding corporate criminal liability are assessed by Aziz Rahman and Francesca Cassidy-Taylor

May

2023

» Aziz Rahman assesses the Serious Fraud Office’s ongoing need to change
» Aziz Rahman and Francesca Cassidy-Taylor’s Assessment of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill is Published

April

2023

» Aziz Rahman analyses the Cum-Cum and Cum-Ex scandals
» Sanctions Enforcement - Risks, Penalties and Prosecutions: An International Perspective
» Aziz Rahman Emphasises the Potential Importance of the Proposed Failure to Prevent Fraud Offence
» Five banks were raided in France as part of a major tax probe
» Aziz Rahman assesses the reasons why HMRC is yet to bring a charge of failure to prevent tax evasion

March

2023

» Cum-Cum Trading Explained: What You Need to Know
» Aziz Rahman explains the SFO’s disclosure difficulties to The Wall Street Journal

February

2023

» Zulfi Meerza and Aziz Rahman assess the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill’s implications for the SFO
» Aziz Rahman outlines the difficulties of cracking down on those who fail to declare beneficial owners

January

2023

» Aziz Rahman assesses European Union’s approach to withholding tax
» Aziz Rahman provides a key chapter for the 2023 International Comparative Legal Guide - Corporate Investigations
» Financial Institutions Litigation
» Lawyers Stand Against EU Sanctions Package Restricting Legal Services

December

2022

» Sanctions: The UK’s Amendment 17 Regulations
» Circumventing Sanctions is now an “EU Crime”
» Aziz Rahman assesses Lisa Osofsky’s tenure as SFO Director

November

2022

» The Times seeks Aziz Rahman’s opinion on Lisa Osofsky’s departure as SFO Director
» Aziz Rahman was a speaker at international webinar on professional secrecy and legal professional privilege
» Media asks for Aziz Rahman’s thoughts on SFO Director’s departure
» Rahman Ravelli highlight a ruling that emphasises the need for authorities to check facts when imposing sanctions
» Aziz Rahman chaired a session at the Great Legal Futures conference in Miami.

October

2022

» Three Rahman Ravelli lawyers write major section of the International Comparative Legal Guide – Business Crime 2023
» Rahman Ravelli explain the matters at the heart of Cum-Ex investigations
» Rahman Ravelli contribute a chapter to the International Comparative Legal Guide - Sanctions 2023
» Zulfi Meerza and Aziz Rahman analyse the likelihood of prosecutions for sanctions-related offences

September

2022

» Rahman Ravelli hosts webinar on Russian sanctions
» Navigating Russian Sanctions - The Lessons to Be Learned

August

2022

» Russia Sanctions – Round Up of the Key UK Legislative Developments
» Aziz Rahman explains the measures in the sanctions Red Alert issued by the NECC and OFSI

July

2022

» Aziz Rahman asked by The Times for his thoughts about the SFO’s future
» Aziz Rahman considers the grim assessment of the SFO contained in two reports into collapsed cases
» Aziz Rahman questions whether the SFO’s Unaoil mistakes will lead to structural change at the agency
» Aziz Rahman assesses the challenges facing the SFO
» Aziz Rahman outlines the authorities’ state of alert regarding sanctions

June

2022

» Aziz Rahman spoke at New York State Bar Association conference

May

2022

» Aziz Rahman outlines the pressure on the Serious Fraud Office

April

2022

» Aziz Rahman assesses the FCA’s use of account forfeiture orders and account freezing orders
» Cum-Ex analysed comprehensively in new Rahman Ravelli guide
» The US and the European Union’s approach to sanctions
» France finally upgrades its Blocking Statute
» Rahman Ravelli outline the German approach to Cum-Ex
» Rahman Ravelli analyse France’s new guide to internal investigations

March

2022

» Rahman Ravelli explain how Europe’s tax authorities are intensifying their Cum-Ex investigations
» What To Do If On Sanctions List: Rahman Ravelli Outline
» France’s new internal investigations guide
» Rahman Ravelli explains how Russian oligarchs are avoiding sanctions
» National and international media seek Rahman Ravelli’s sanctions expertise following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
» Aziz Rahman outlines the most pressing concerns for the Serious Fraud Office
» Rahman Ravelli outlines Roman Abramovich’s sanctions situation to the BBC
» Rahman Ravelli explains the effect the sanctions on Roman Abramovich are having on Chelsea FC
» Aziz Rahman assesses the UK sanctions process for The Times
» Aziz Rahman examines moves to boost use of unexplained wealth orders after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
» Rahman Ravelli explains to 5 News the impact of Britain’s approach to sanctions on Russia
» The Financial Times seeks Rahman Ravelli’s assessment of the UK’s sanctions approach to Russia
» Rahman Ravelli go on Talk Radio to explain the UK sanctions process
» Aziz Rahman tells The Times about the importance of firms operating in Russia being aware of all sanctions
» Rahman Ravelli explains the difficulties facing those looking to end their Russian investments

February

2022

» Aziz Rahman says UK government is raising the stakes against Russia over Ukraine invasion
» Aziz Rahman considers whether enough funding is being put into the battle against economic crime
» Aziz Rahman expects the review into the SFO’s workings to be robust and thorough
» Rahman Ravelli outlines the consequences of the UK imposing further sanctions on Russia
» Cum-Ex: Danish Tax Authority Attempt To Regain Funds in UK Court
» Aziz Rahman discusses the idea of creating one agency to tackle financial crime
» Aziz Rahman assesses the resources being allocated to tackling economic crime

January

2022

» Charges have now been brought in Germany over the Wirecard scandal
» Sanctions: Hong Kong Firm Penalised by US for Iran Violations
» Rahman Ravelli considers Luxembourg’s low levels of EU fraud reporting
» Aziz Rahman highlights what needs examining in the Attorney General’s SFO investigation
» Aziz Rahman examines the NatWest money laundering fine
» Regulating Cryptocurrency: Rahman Ravelli Outlines Challenges
» Aziz Rahman provides expert insight chapter for the 2022 International Legal Guide - Corporate Investigations

December

2021

» Aziz Rahman assesses the SFO’s difficulties in the wake of the quashing of a Unaoil conviction
» Aziz Rahman tells The Times about the SFO’s challenges after the quashing of an Unaoil bribery conviction
» Aziz Rahman wrote about the significance of the NatWest money laundering case
» Rahman Ravelli explains the significance of the quashed Unaoil conviction
» Aziz Rahman warns of need to comply with money laundering obligations after NatWest fine
» Aziz Rahman explains the challenges facing the SFO after its Unaoil disclosure failings
» Rahman Ravelli auditioned by French senators on CumEx/CumCum strategies and potential criminal implications in France

November

2021

» Cum-Ex/Cum-Cum practices: towards a penalization of dividend arbitrage strategies?
» French anti-corruption proposals
» Rahman Ravelli assess the French response to tax fraud as Cum-Ex investigations progress

October

2021

» Rahman Ravelli appear on podcast dedicated to their Foreign Corrupt Practices Act article
» Aziz Rahman emphasises the need for financial institutions to be proactive in meeting their money laundering obligations
» Whistle blowing, pay-outs and the SEC
» Rahman Ravelli contribute an expert chapter to an international guide to sanctions

September

2021

» Aziz Rahman assesses Petrofac’s admission of failing to prevent bribery
» Aziz Rahman outlines the limits regarding SFO access to overseas documents
» Lafarge, Aldi, Uniqlo: Business and Human Rights Litigation Is Picking Up Throughout Europe
» Rahman Ravelli's assessment of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement published in US
» Aziz Rahman details the challenges facing banks in the wake of Afghanistan’s fall to the Taliban

August

2021

» Spear’s Legal Index recommends Rahman Ravelli and two of its lawyers
» Key Takeaways from Oleg Deripaska’s Lost Battle With OFAC
» Rahman Ravelli emphasises the pressure being placed on Belarus president Lukashenko by UK sanctions
» Aziz Rahman considers the SFO’s emphasis on delivering justice, in relation to the two latest deferred prosecution agreements
» Rahman Ravelli talk to Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence about OFSI fine imposed on TransferGo

July

2021

» Rahman Ravelli say a court ruling is a landmark in Germany’s efforts to recover funds lost to Cum-Ex
» Aziz Rahman assesses how effective the Bribery Act has been in its first ten years
» Rahman Ravelli assesses US and UK agencies’ powers to subpoena materials held overseas
» Financial crime specialists Rahman Ravelli tells the New York Law Journal what to expect when Cum-Ex cases are opened in the US

June

2021

» Aziz Rahman outlines the Danish tax authority’s costs obligations after its failed UK Cum-Ex fraud claim
» The Bongo family’s assets and BNP Paribas
» Rahman Ravelli compare the approaches taken to corporate criminal liability by Germany and France

May

2021

» Aziz Rahman talks about the need for authorities to meet the rising threat of financial crime
» Issues facing the SFO analysed by international experts at Rahman Ravelli’s webinar
» Challenges facing the Serious Fraud Office
» Aziz Rahman assesses the SFO’s disclosure failings that saw its Serco prosecution collapse

April

2021

» Aziz Rahman comments on SFO’s failed Serco prosecutions in national, business and legal media
» Financial crime specialists Rahman Ravelli to present at international financial crime conference
» Rahman Ravelli addresses worldwide corruption risks in speech at the Think Global conference
» COVID-19 And The Sudden Rise In MDB Debarments
» Aziz Rahman highlights UK enforcement agencies’ asset recovery efforts as Europol calls for change in EU
» Rahman Ravelli to host international webinar assessing the challenges faced by the Serious Fraud Office here and abroad
» Aziz Rahman voices concern about FCA’s lack of Cum-Ex progress as Rahman Ravelli FOI request shows no new investigations

March

2021

» Rahman Ravelli to be guest speaker at the Think Global conference
» Aziz Rahman explains to New Law Journal the need to replace the current offence of misconduct in public office
» Aziz Rahman outlines why HMRC imposing its largest-ever money laundering fine is important for business
» Multilateral development banks have adapted their ways of working in response to the pandemic

February

2021

» Aziz Rahman explains to Taxation the significance of HMRC imposing its record fine for breaching money laundering rules
» Market Manipulation in the UK
» Aziz Rahman writes article in The Times questioning the Criminal Justice Act’s effectiveness in the wake of a Supreme Court judgement
» Rahman Ravelli assesses the prospect of criminal or civil legal action in the US regarding Cum-Ex for Law360
» Aziz Rahman gives Thomson Reuters’ Regulatory Intelligence his views on the Supreme Court restricting the SFO’s use of Section 2 notices
» The KBR Judgement and Limitations on The SFO’s Use of Section 2 Notices
» Politicians failed in an attempt to scrutinise Donald Trump’s Scottish business interests
» Market Manipulation Under US Federal Law
» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman tells Securities Finance Times what he expects to happen regarding Cum-Ex in 2021

January

2021

» What is Market Manipulation?
» Aziz Rahman analyses for Law360 the FCA’s reminder to traders and bankers about recording their communications while working remotely
» Is DOJ’s “Spoofing as Wire Fraud” Theory Really Just “Right to Control” by Another Name?
» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman assesses the main business crime issues that arose in 2020 for Fraud Intelligence
» The SFO’s Powers and How Companies Should Approach Internally Investigating Allegations of Bribery
» Rahman Ravelli’s Aziz Rahman contributes an expert chapter to the 2021 International Comparative Legal Guide - Corporate Investigations.
» Rahman Ravelli assesses white-collar crime over the past year for Law360 and looks at some of 2021’s main issues

December

2020

» Responding to a World Bank audit letter
» With SBM Offshore now facing a bribery investigation in a fourth country
» Deferred prosecution agreements in the US and UK
» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman explains to Law360 the need to reform the offence of misconduct in public office
» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman tells Bloomberg about a likely explosion of litigation between companies as Cum-Ex investigations progress.

November

2020

» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman considers the current problems regarding corporate criminal liability and some potential solutions
» Rahman Ravelli explains in a Security Matters Podcast what companies need to know about the workings of the Serious Fraud Office
» As investigations begin into fraud involving pandemic emergency loans, financial crime specialists Rahman Ravelli assesses the challenge faced by the government.
» The Financial Action Task Force is introducing changes to boost how it tackles the illicit financing of nuclear weapons.
» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman tells Fraud Intelligence what is significant about the ninth deferred prosecution agreement
» Aziz Rahman outlines the issues the Law Commission faces as it looks to reform the laws on corporate criminal liability
» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman outlines the latest developments in Cum-Ex investigations to Bloomberg

October

2020

» Belgrade DFC Creates Regulatory Risks for Businesses in the Balkans
» Rahman Ravelli discusses authorities looking closely at past legal advice given in relation to Cum-Ex
» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman discusses the impact recent SFO staff departures could have with the Financial Times
» Rahman Ravelli trio contribute expert chapter to international business crime guide
» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman gives Thomson Reuters his assessment of the Egmont Group’s recommendations for tackling tax-related money laundering
» CFTC Continues to Target Small Overseas “Spoofers”
» CFTC Continues to (Wrongfully) Target Small Overseas “Spoofers”
» The United States has devised a plan to help fund some other countries’ anti-corruption efforts. International business crime specialists Rahman Ravelli assesses the pros and cons.
» Rahman Ravelli's international Cum-Ex webinar considers the approach of enforcement agencies.
» Rahman Ravelli explains to Law 360 why investigations into Cum-Ex are gathering pace

September

2020

» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman tells the media that the FinCEN files have exposed major weaknesses in banking’s approach to tackling money laundering
» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman tells Lexis PSL about the issues relating to the breaching of a S41 POCA restraint order.
» The Serious Fraud Office Director Lisa Osofsky has spoken of the improvements the agency has made in the two years since her arrival.
» Rahman Ravelli explains to Lawyer Monthly the risk of fraud in coronavirus loan schemes
» DOJ’s Flawed Spoofing Theory: Are High Frequency Traders Really the “Victim”?
» As the fall-out from Wirecard’s collapse continues, financial crime specialists Rahman Ravelli sees no swift ending to the saga
» Rahman Ravelli explains to The Guardian the potential for tax fraud in Leicester’s clothes manufacturing industry

August

2020

» Rahman Ravelli's Aziz Rahman tell GIR why multilateral development banks may be attracted to taking a DPA-style approach to corruption
» Rahman Ravelli outlines the scale, origins and implications of the Cum-Ex scandal to Fraud Intelligence
» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman tells The Daily Telegraph that the Serious Fraud Office can expect a wave of pandemic-related fraud cases
» A recent court case extended US prosecutors’ extraterritorial reach for tackling corruption.
» U.S. Extradition Challenges
» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman gives Law 360 his assessment of Germany’s decision to add extra prosecutors to its Cum-Ex investigation team
» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman comments in The Wall Street Journal on the SFO charging Airbus subsidiary GPT over alleged Saudi corruption

July

2020

» New Guidance on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman was asked by Bloomberg for his thoughts on the Cum-Ex share selling investigations.
» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman comments in the media on the verdicts in the long-running Unaoil case
» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman gives The Times his opinions on Lisa Osofsky’s first two years as Director of the Serious Fraud Office
» Rahman Ravelli tell Thomson Reuters about banks’ screening obligations under the UK’s new human rights sanctions regime.
» With the UK’s Serious Fraud Office having dropped another investigation, Rahman Ravelli weighs up the merits of the agency’s approach to pursuing cases.

June

2020

» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman tells Law 360 that the orchestrators of Cum-Ex schemes are in the prosecutors’ sights as much as the investors.
» Rahman Ravelli tells Law 360 about the Serious Fraud Office’s continuing tendency to drop investigations.
» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman comments in the media regarding the SFO closing its EURIBOR probe
» The Serious Fraud Office has produced a formal response to independent, in-depth assessments of how it functions.
» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman assesses the effectiveness of the Bribery Act’s first ten years for Security Matters
» Clarification of Dishonesty

May

2020

» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman explains in the Financial Times the increased use of account freezing orders by HM Revenue and Customs
» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman writes for Fraud Intelligence about the approach the Serious Fraud Office has taken regarding working during the pandemic
» Overseas Production Orders: The Possible Benefits and Drawbacks
» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman outlines what banks need to do to prevent emergency Covid-19 loans being used to launder money in an article for Thomson Reuters
» Corporate Criminal Liability And The Barclays Judgements
» Rahman Ravelli assesses the challenges faced by the SFO due to the coronavirus pandemic in an article for Lawyer Monthly

April

2020

» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman’s article about the Airbus settlement and the rise of DPAs is published by the International Bar Association
» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman explains to Euronews the fraud risks posed by the coronavirus pandemic – and how to tackle them
» COVID-19 Business Continuity Response
» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman shares his thoughts on the Bribery Act with The Times
» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman comments in Thomson Reuters on the High Court’s dismissal of the NCA’s attempt to use a UWO
» Rahman Ravelli shares it's thoughts with Thomson Reuters on the Financial Conduct Authority’s business plan message regarding coronavirus
» The UK Chancellor and regulatory and enforcement agencies have acknowledged the fraud risks posed by the coronavirus pandemic.
» Legal Director Syed Rahman discusses with Law 360 the record UK sanctions fine handed down to Standard Chartered

March

2020

» Rahman Ravelli was asked by Thomson Reuters to share thoughts on the current Cum-Ex situation
» Note from Managing Partner on Rahman Ravelli’s response to Coronavirus (COVID-19)
» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman explains in an article for Law360 what companies need to do to achieve the most favourable outcome from self-reporting
» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman assesses the challenges facing the Serious Fraud Office in the wake of the Barclays acquittals
» The Barclays Acquittals
» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman comments in the media on three Barclays executives being cleared of fraud charges

February

2020

» Aziz Rahman helps detail the UK, US and French co-operation in the Airbus investigation for The Anti Corruption Report
» Rahman Ravelli has been included in the 2020 edition of The Spear’s 500
» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman emphasises the importance of complying with the Financial Conduct Authority’s Principles for Businesses
» German Cum-Ex Case Sees London Banker Facing An Estimated $16M Bill
» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman discusses the significant fact and figures behind the Airbus DPA with Fraud Intelligence
» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman talks to City AM about the SFO’s approach to investigations, in the wake of the huge Airbus DPA

January

2020

» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman comments on the Airbus DPA in The Law Society Gazette
» Airbus: The Great Escape?
» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman explains the Guralp Systems case and how to approach DPA’s in a recent piece which features on Law360
» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman outlines on The FCPA Blog the main points in the Serious Fraud Office’s recently published guidance on assessing company compliance
» Evaluating Compliance Programmes - The Serious Fraud Office’s Guidance
» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman contributes a chapter to the 2020 International Comparative Legal Guide on Corporate Investigations
» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman explains in an article for UMI what an Unexplained Wealth Order is and how to respond to one
» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman tells The Times the ending of the OneCoin investigation shows the UK is lagging behind the US
» Rahman Ravelli cites the number of acquittals when talking to Al Jazeera about the SFO ending its LIBOR rigging investigation

December

2019

» Cum-Ex And Beneficial Ownership Of Shares
» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman comments in Bloomberg on why the SFO’s decision to investigate Glencore may silence some of its critics
» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman gave his thoughts on the developing Cum-Ex scandal and its implications to The Times
» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman considers the FCA's proposed benchmark administrators regime in a Thomson Reuters article.

November

2019

» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman discusses the background to the Cum-Ex tax scandal and how those investigated should respond with Thomson Reuters
» Rahman Ravelli comments in Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence article which looks closely at the FCA’s Libor transition requirements
» Survey conducted by Rahman Ravelli finds that two-thirds of legal professionals expect no rise in Serious Fraud Office conviction rate
» Rahman Ravelli discuss the law around cheating the Revenue by Omission with Taxation
» The SFO’s Libor Investigation And The Full Code Test
» Three Rahman Ravelli Lawyers Are Co-authors Of The International Comparative Legal Guide To Business Crime
» Rahman Ravelli discusses the SME Alliance with The Times

October

2019

» Rahman Ravelli comments in the media on the SFO concluding its investigation into LIBOR manipulation
» Rahman Ravelli discusses Lisa Osofsky emphasising the use of covert surveillance with Law 360
» Rahman Ravelli Once Again Classed As Elite Business Crime Lawyers By Chambers

September

2019

» Rahman Ravelli's Aziz Rahman discusses the SFO its recent Corporate Cooperation Guidance with fivehundred magazine
» Aziz Rahman discusses the SFO's Corporate Cooperation Guidance with Law360
» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman quoted in Thomson Reuters discussing the sentencing of Richard Baldwin
» Senior Partner Aziz Rahman discusses unexplained wealth orders with iNews

August

2019

» SFO Guidance, Privilege and Internals Investigations: Some Brief Advice For Corporates

July

2019

» Rahman Ravelli speaks to Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence about Deutsche Bank's recent restructure
» Aziz Rahman discusses the FCA's criminal insider dealing prosecutions statistics with Thompson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence
» Aziz Rahman quoted in Law360 discussing Serco entering a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) with the Serious Fraud Office (SFO)

June

2019

» Rahman Ravelli’s founder Aziz Rahman has been the subject of the “My Legal Life’’ feature in The Law Society Gazette
» 5MLD - The Fifth Money Laundering Directive And The UK
» Rahman Ravelli’s Senior Partner, Aziz Rahman quoted in The Times on the real value of unexplained wealth orders and if they will ever be used on a regular basis.

May

2019

» Aziz Rahman discusses Unexplained Wealth Orders with Lawyer Monthly
» The right way to report a company’s failure to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion
» Are the FCA sending mixed messages on Brexit?

April

2019

» Internal contradiction – the SFO on privilege
» Trading abroad without the risks
» Overseas production orders: speeding up the authorities’ ability to obtain data from Abroad
» Overseas production orders: speeding up the authorities’ ability to obtain data from abroad

March

2019

» Account freezing orders: why we can expect more of them
» Is the Serious Fraud Office Offering Value for Money?
» The SFO opens investigation into London Capital & Finance PLC
» Aziz Rahman discusses the money laundering implications of Brexit
» SFO drops its bribery investigations into GlaxoSmithKline and Rolls-Royce

February

2019

» Aziz Rahman Discusses Unexplained Wealth Orders, for Risk UK
» Deferred prosecution agreements: the best option? Or a flawed idea?
» Deferred prosecution agreements: obtaining one and seeing it through to completion

January

2019

» How businesses can avoid problems with the tax man
» Company Investigations: The Importance Of Strategy
» The Policing Of Fraud
» Why the SFO narrowed the Rolls-Royce investigation
» Aziz Rahman looks closely at the Bribery Act, for Lawyer Monthly
» Aziz Rahman discusses SFO Director's Lisa Osofsky recent speech, for The Times
» Aziz Rahman discusses how failing to prevent bribery could cost you more than reputation, for Real Business.
» Bribery and Corruption: Investigations and Negotiations across Jurisdictions

December

2018

» Brexit and its Implications on Extradition to the UK
» Bribery allegations in more than one jurisdiction: the importance of ensuring a joined-up defence approach | Lexology
» SFO charges failed — but Barclays did not get off lightly

November

2018

» Aziz Rahman gives his thoughts on this year’s Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime speeches in interview with LexisNexis
» Beneficial ownership and unexplained wealth orders

October

2018

» Aziz Rahman outlines the legal issues brought about by Brexit that need to be addressed in TheBusinessDesk.com
» Rahman Ravelli's Aziz Rahman discusses the UK's first use of an unexplained wealth order in The Times
» UK Authorities turn to British expatriates in Dubai on the hunt for financial wrongdoing

September

2018

» Aziz Rahman and Ben Ticehurst discuss the FCA's latest performance figures in The Times

August

2018

» Cryptocurrency and the need for action
» The international rise of deferred prosecution agreements - and how to obtain one
» Is the Bribery Act unnecessarily hard on SMEs?
» Stopping An Investigation

July

2018

» MONEY LAUNDERING: THE IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTION
» Bribery: forms it can take and problems it can cause | TheBusinessDesk.com
» Ex-Barclays Trader Convicted of Fraud May Be Out of U.K.'s Reach

June

2018

» Aziz Rahman discusses Lisa Osofksy's appointment as Director of the SFO in Counter Fraud Magazine.
» Aziz Rahman discusses tackling fraud in the public sector for Public Finance
» FORMULA 1’S MONEY LAUNDERING ALLEGATIONS: PREVENTING A SIMILAR OCCURRENCE IN YOUR COMPANY
» FORMULA 1 AND MONEY LAUNDERING ALLEGATIONS

May

2018

» AZIZ RAHMAN DISCUSSES THE 'MOSCOW'S GOLD: RUSSIAN CORRUPTION IN THE UK' REPORT IN THE TIMES
» DEALING WITH AGENCIES THAT INVESTIGATE BUSINESS CRIME
» FIFA BANS SENIOR OFFICIAL FOR BRIBERY
» INCREASING NUMBERS OF EXECUTIVES BELIEVE THERE IS CORRUPTION IN BUSINESS

April

2018

» SFO ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO ITS VETTING OF EXPERT WITNESSES
» SFO GAINS INCREASE TO ITS CORE FUNDING
» Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) - Obtaining One
» MAJOR ROAD CONTRACT FRAUD INVESTIGATED AT COUNCIL
» FORMER SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT JAILED FOR BRIBERY
» BARCLAYS PAYS $2 BILLION TO SETTLE MIS-SELLING ALLEGATIONS
» NEW UK INQUIRY INTO MONEY LAUNDERING

March

2018

» Failing To Prevent Bribery (The Bribery Act 2010)
» BMW RAIDED IN EMISSIONS TESTING FRAUD INVESTIGATION
» SFO GAINS £4.4M FROM CIVIL RECOVERY ACTION IN BRIBERY CASE
» SFO TO GAIN EXTRA FUNDING?
» SIEMENS EXECUTIVE ADMITS PAYING MILLIONS IN BRIBES
» SENIOR SFO OFFICIAL LAYS DOWN TOUGH CONDITIONS FOR DEFERRED PROSECUTION AGREEMENTS
» SOLICITOR WARNS THAT WEALTHY RUSSIANS MAY FACE BATTLE TO KEEP UK ASSETS
» HOW TO PREVENT WORKPLACE FRAUD
» Politically Exposed Persons - PEPs And The Legal Restrictions They Face
» CORPORATE LIABILITY AND THE INDIVIDUAL
» TESCO EXECUTIVES TO FACE RETRIAL
» Defending Unexplained Wealth Orders

February

2018

» HALF OF ALL UK COMPANIES MAY HAVE BEEN FRAUD TARGETS IN THE LAST TWO YEARS
» SFO FAILS IN BID TO EXTRADITE TRADERS FROM GERMANY TO FACE EURIBOR RIGGING CHARGES
» US BANCORP PAYS $613M FOR MONEY LAUNDERING FAILINGS
» ATTORNEY-GENERAL CALLS FOR MORE SFO FUNDING
» BARCLAYS BANK PLC CHARGED OVER ITS QATAR FUNDRAISING
» FRANCE TO NAME AND SHAME OVER TAX FRAUD
» SFO LOOKS FOR LIKELY TARGETS OF UNEXPLAINED WEALTH ORDERS
» VAT AND DUBAI
» END OF AN ERA FOR THE SFO
» What Are Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWO)?
» RAHMAN RAVELLI CONTRIBUTES CHAPTER TO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE INVESTIGATIONS GUIDE
» AUDITING COMPANY FINED £1 MILLION FOR MISCONDUCT

January

2018

» SFO DIRECTOR WARNS THAT BREXIT CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO HAMPER FINANCIAL CRIME PROSECUTIONS
» WORK BEGINS ON PROPERTY REGISTER TO COMBAT MONEY LAUNDERING
» PWC BANNED FROM AUDITING IN INDIA FOR TWO YEARS
» UK FRAUD AT ITS HIGHEST FOR 15 YEARS
» PwC SET TO MAKE HUGE PAY-OUT FOR ITS FAILURE TO SPOT FRAUD AT BANK IT AUDITED
» HONESTY IN FRAUD CASES
» The Rise of The Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPA)
» WHAT ACCOUNTANTS MUST DO TO AVOID MONEY LAUNDERING ACCUSATIONS
» WORLD’S BIGGEST OIL RIG MAKER PAYING $422M TO SETTLE BRIBERY ALLEGATIONS

December

2017

» NEW DIRECTION AND NEW DIRECTOR FOR SFO?
» MP’S SAY HS2 VULNERABLE TO FRAUD
» 2017: A YEAR IN BUSINESS CRIME
» VW EXECUTIVE JAILED OVER EMISSIONS FRAUD
» PETROFAC MAY CUT ITS OPERATIONS IN WAKE OF BRIBERY INVESTIGATION
» TWO MORE CHARGED IN UNAOIL INVESTIGATION
» US SET TO BE MORE LENIENT TO COMPANIES THAT ALERT AUTHORITIES TO BRIBERY
» The Paradise Papers - Defending Tax Evasion Allegations
» INVESTMENT FRAUD AND DISHONESTY

November

2017

» SFO USE OF EXPERT WITNESS BRANDED A “DEBACLE’’ BY APPEAL COURT
» FORMER IMF HEAD CHARGED WITH FRAUD
» SFO CHARGES TWO IN UNAOIL INVESTIGATION
» FRAUD COSTS THE UK £190 BILLION A YEAR
» FRAUD PROSECUTIONS FALLING
» FORMER ROLLS-ROYCE EXECS ADMIT BRIBERY
» HIGH-PROFILE ARRESTS IN HUGE SAUDI CORRUPTION CRACKDOWN
» DENTISTS, GP’S, STAFF AND PATIENTS ACCUSED OF HUGE NHS FRAUD
» SFO USE OF RESTRAINT ORDERS DOUBLES
» RBS PAYS $44m TO SETTLE US INVESTMENT FRAUD INVESTIGATION
» FIRST PERSON SENTENCED IN US FIFA BRIBERY PROBE
» BERMUDA LAW FIRM LEAK TO PROMPT TAX INVESTIGATIONS OF INDIVIDUALS

October

2017

» NEW CITY OF LONDON COURT FOR FRAUD AND CYBER CRIME
» DANISH BANK INVESTIGATED OVER MONEY LAUNDERING
» FORMER PORTUGAL PM CHARGED WITH MONEY LAUNDERING
» ENRC CAN APPEAL THE DECISION ON PRIVILEGE
» JERSEY EXAMINING ITS VULNERABILITY TO MONEY LAUNDERING
» BRAZIL’S OLYMPIC COMMITTEE CHAIR ARRESTED
» AIRBUS GERMAN CORRUPTION PROBE “ALMOST OVER’’
» THE NEED TO PREVENT MONEY LAUNDERING - EVERYWHERE
» FORMULA ONE, BRIBERY AND THE SERIOUS FRAUD OFFICE
» THE SFO, THE FUTURE AND SECURING A DPA
» CHINA TAKES TOUGHER STANCE ON MONEY LAUNDERING
» HEALTH CONTRACTS TO BE EXAMINED BY FRAUD WATCHDOG

September

2017

» SENIOR FIGURES IN COLLAPSED OIL GIANT CHARGED WITH FRAUD AND MONEY LAUNDERING
» IMF SAYS BRIBERY COSTS UP TO $2 TRILLION A YEAR
» FORMER TESCO EXECS ON TRIAL
» CHINESE BANK INVESTIGATED OVER MONEY LAUNDERING IN SPAIN
» AIRBUS TO OBTAIN DPA?
» REGULATOR GIVES DEADLINE FOR MONEY LAUNDERING REPORT AT AUSTRALIA’S COMMONWEALTH BANK
» US ORDERS BANK TO CLOSE OVER MONEY LAUNDERING AND TERRORIST FINANCING
» CHALLENGING WITNESS CREDIBILITY
» AZERBAIJAN ELITE ALLEGEDLY INVOLVED IN £2.2 BILLION COVERT MONEY MOVEMENTS
» SFO FUTURE LOOKS SAFE
» TESCO EXECUTIVES’ TRIAL ADJOURNED
» INCREASED INSOLVENCY POWERS
» AUTOMATION AND MONEY LAUNDERING
» MANAGING THE PROBLEM OF BRIBERY IN HIGH-RISK COUNTRIES
» TESCO TO PAY COMPENSATION OVER MISREPORTING OF PROFITS
» VW ENGINEER JAILED FOR EMISSIONS FRAUD
» SAMSUNG HEIR LEE TO APPEAL AGAINST HIS FIVE-YEAR SENTENCE FOR BRIBERY

August

2017

» BELGIUM NAMED EUROPE’S MOST LENIENT COUNTRY ON MONEY LAUNDERING
» CEO CONVICTED OF FRAUD COSTING INVESTORS $750M
» AUSTRALIA TO EXTEND MONEY LAUNDERING RULES
» HOW TO USE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY TO PROTECT YOUR BUSINESS FROM FRAUD
» PETROFAC CREATES A COMPLIANCE BOARD
» SFO TO DECIDE ON ROLLS-ROYCE CHARGES IN 2018
» “MOST HATED MAN’’ SHKRELI CONVICTED OF FRAUD
» PROSECUTORS SEEK 12 YEARS JAIL FOR SAMSUNG HEIR IN BRIBERY TRIAL
» BAT SAYS IT WILL COOPERATE WITH SFO OVER AFRICAN BRIBERY ALLEGATIONS
» MAKING SURE YOU DO ENOUGH TO PREVENT MONEY LAUNDERING
» UK & International FRC Investigations
» THE SERIOUS FRAUD OFFICE: WAYS TO DEAL WITH IT
» SEARCH AND SEIZURE: DEFENCE TACTICS
» RIO TINTO INVESTIGATED BY SFO
» LIBOR TRADERS MAKE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST SFO WITNESS
» HALLIBURTON TO PAY $30M TO SETTLE ANGOLAN BRIBERY ALLEGATIONS

July

2017

» JANUARY 2019 FOR BARCLAYS TRIAL
» EUROPCAR INVESTIGATED FOR £30m OVERCHARGING
» SFO WARNS THAT BREXIT MAY HAMPER ITS INVESTIGATIONS
» GLOBAL AUDIT GIANT PWC IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY UK REGULATORS OVER A SCANDAL INVOLVING BT'S ITALIAN DIVISION.
» BILLIONAIRE NG LAP SENG DENIES ALLEGATIONS THAT HE BRIBED UN OFFICIALS.
» SFO EXAMINING WHETHER A PAYMENT TO F1’s GOVERNING BODY WAS A BRIBE
» PORSCHE INVESTIGATED FOR FRAUD OVER EMISSIONS TESTING
» UEFA INTRODUCES A CODE TO TACKLE BRIBERY

June

2017

» SFO FINDS NO CRIMINALITY AT THE BANK OF ENGLAND
» The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation into Petrofac
» CORRUPTION: HOW TO DEFEND YOURSELF
» EU 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive: What Businesses Need to Know
» COULD BARCLAYS DETERMINE SFO’S FUTURE?
» THREE BANKS FINED MILLIONS FOR POOR MONEY LAUNDERING CONTROLS
» A Guide to Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPA’s)
» THE SFO AND SECTION TWO INTERVIEWS: WHY ROBUST DEFENCE IS NEEDED

May

2017

» SFO DELAYS BARCLAYS QATAR DECISION….AGAIN
» AIRBUS APPOINTS HEAVYWEIGHT PANEL TO EXAMINE ITS ACTIVITIES
» AWARD-WINNING BUSINESS CRIME SOLICITOR WARNS THAT PLANS TO ABOLISH SFO ARE A MISTAKE
» High Court ruled in a landmark decision on legal privilege in internal investigations
» THE POLICING AND CRIME ACT 2017
» TESCO: A QUESTION OF CORPORATE CRIMINAL LIABILITY?
» THE LAUNDROMAT SAGA: THE FCA AND MONEY LAUNDERING RISKS
» SIX OLYMPUS DIRECTORS MUST PAY £410M DAMAGES FOR ACCOUNTING FRAUD

April

2017

» LEADING BUSINESS CRIME LAWYER SAYS FOOTBALL RAIDS INDICATE DETERMINATION TO TACKLE TAX FRAUD
» VW FINED $2.8 BILLION IN US OVER EMISSIONS TEST FRAUD
» FORMER SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT CHARGED WITH 18 OFFENCES IN SAMSUNG SCANDAL
» MONEY LAUNDERING OBLIGATIONS AND PROPERTY PROFESSIONALS
» THE FUTURE FOR CORPORATE LIABILITY
» TRADING ABROAD AND MONEY LAUNDERING RISKS
» SFO DELAYS DECISION ON CHARGES REGARDING BARCLAYS' FUNDRAISING IN QATAR

March

2017

» TESCO TO PAY £129M IN DPA FOR MISREPORTING
» DECISION DUE ON CHARGES REGARDING BARCLAYS AND QATAR
» FCA REVIEWING HSBC’S MONEY LAUNDERING CONTROLS

February

2017

» CARBON CREDIT FRAUD – AVOIDING THE PITFALLS
» DEFENDING SFO ACCUSATIONS
» TACKLING BUSINESS CRIME IN YOUR WORKPLACE
» THE ROLLS-ROYCE DPA – LESSONS THAT CAN BE LEARNT
» AIRBUS AND EUROFIGHTER ACCUSED OVER AUSTRIAN JET DEAL
» FOUNDERS OF PANAMA PAPERS LAW FIRM ARRESTED AND BAILED IN CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION
» THE SFO PROCESS AND HOW YOU CAN DEFEND ACCUSATIONS
» HBOS BANKERS AMONG SIX CONVICTED OVER MULTI-MILLION POUND FRAUD AND BRIBERY OPERATION

January

2017

» ROLLS-ROYCE TO PAY £671M TO SETTLE BRIBERY CLAIMS
» Volkswagen executive arrested on conspiracy charges

December

2016

» IDENTIFYING AND INVESTIGATING INVESTMENT FRAUD
» How To Bring A Private Prosecution
» THE YEAR AHEAD IN BUSINESS CRIME
» THE JP MORGAN SCANDAL AND THE DEFINITION OF BRIBERY
» CHALLENGING PROSECUTION ALLEGATIONS AT THE INVESTIGATION STAGE
» NO CHARGES FOR FORMER TESCO CHIEF OVER ACCOUNTING SCANDAL

November

2016

» PREVENTION OF BRIBERY
» BRIBERY – FAILING TO PREVENT IT
» How to Protect Your Business from Financial Loss
» EXECUTIVES AND FRAUD RISKS
» Random sampling of firms covered by the Money Laundering Regulations
» SFO Tesco Charges Decision Soon
» ROLLS-ROYCE FACING INVESTIGATION OVER EFFORTS TO LAND CONTRACTS

October

2016

» LENGTHY SFO INVESTIGATIONS
» Pensions and the risk of fraud

September

2016

» NO AVOIDING IT
» FAIR TRADE?
» COLLAPSE
» Former Tesco executives charged
» Serious Fraud Office Airbus Investigation
» Top traders charged with conspiracy and fraud regarding a $3.5 billion foreign exchange deal
» LEADING SOLICITOR WARNS THAT LIBOR CONVICTIONS COULD BE THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG
» Internal fraud investigations at Hackney Council have led to the dismissal of seven of its staff.
» HSBC is to pay US investors £1.1billion after a long-running battle over high-risk mortgages dating back to before the financial crisis.

August

2016

» INSECURE
» THE PREFERRED OPTION
» RETRIAL
» Serious Fraud Office (SFO) - Section 2 Interviews
» SEARCHING
» KEEPING IT CLEAN
» ALL CHANGE?
» Shopping Around
» Lessons that can be learnt from the Mossack Fonseca scandal
» Failing To Carry Out Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Due-Diligence

June

2016

» Section 36 of the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 Curbing the excesses of banking.
» Approaches to Acquittal
» The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has closed its investigation...
» A report by the Crown Prosecution Inspectorate says that the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) would benefit from major organisational changes
» India is set to ask the UK to extradite former Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi over money laundering allegations

May

2016

» The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation into Rolls-Royce has widened to take in allegations of corruption in Nigeria
» Industry regulators have fined US financial advisory firm Raymond James $17 million, accusing it of widespread failures in its money laundering controls
» An allegation of electoral fraud in relation to the 2015 General Election in Gloucestershire is being investigated by police
» Mortgage and property transaction fraud has increased by 50% in the past year, according to research from credit reference agency Experian says
» The US government is to combat money laundering, tax evasion and corruption by making it harder for businesses to disguise their finances and keep their owners’ identities secret
» The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is planning a revision of its recommendations for legislation to prevent money laundering through non-profit organisations
» Challenging Investment Fraud Allegations
» Defending Investment Fraud Cases

April

2016

» The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has confirmed that it opened a criminal investigation into the activities at one of Tata Steel's units in December 2015.

March

2016

» Leading business crime solicitor says new law to curb banking excesses will achieve nothing
» Leading fraud solicitor attacks SFO for bringing no action after Forex investigation
» The Year Ahead
» The Past Year
» French prosecutors have opened a serious fraud investigation into Volkswagen over devices the German car maker fitted into cars to cheat emissions tests
» A Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) investigation has warned that pension providers may need to change to avoid breaching competition law
» The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has said a pensions "dashboard" would have to be designed to prevent fraud
» Six individuals found not guilty of conspiracy to defraud in connection with the Serious Fraud Office’s ongoing criminal investigation into Libor manipulation
» Tesco knowingly delayed paying money to suppliers in order to improve its own financial position

January

2016

» The Bribery Act 2010 Contravention
» Whistling Louder
» Agents of Risk
» Accounting and Fraud
» Prosecutors should have US-style powers to punish big business and root out financial crime in the City, according to Serious Fraud Office (SFO) Director David Green
» The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has requested an extra £21.1m in funding from parliament, with £15.5m sought urgently
» Printing company Smith and Ouzman Ltd ordered to pay a total of £2.2 million

December

2015

» UK regulators are getting tougher on financial crime by issuing tougher penalties to wrongdoers, according to new analysis
» The National Crime Agency (NCA) is facing severe criticism over weaknesses in its attempts to combat money laundering
» Testing Times
» Explanations Necessary
» Landfill Tax Fraud - Challenging the Allegations
» The Need for Businesses to Prevent Corporate Crime
» Barclays will pay an extra $150 million to New York’s financial regulator to resolve allegations that it rigged foreign exchange trading by putting its own aims ahead of clients’ interests
» The London-based ICBC Standard Bank Plc is the first company to enter into a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) in the UK
» Tesco has agreed to pay $12 million to settle a US lawsuit over its accounting scandal.

November

2015

» Volkswagen is facing an SFO investigation over the diesel emissions scandal
» The National Association of Estate Agents has admitted that its members are doing little to tackle money laundering
» Barclays, HSBC and RBS have been ordered to pay £600m in the US for rigging foreign exchange markets

October

2015

» Fraud victims are being 'badly served' by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO)
» Famous football figures in the spotlight
» Raid Aid
» The Serious Fraud Office And You
» What small and medium-sized businesses must know about the Bribery Act
» Stay Clean
» DPA's – When Are They The Right Option?

September

2015

» Rolls-Royce has been questioned by investigators examining the Brazilian Petrobras scandal.
» The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has joined the international probe into alleged money laundering involving Malaysian state investment firm 1MDB.
» Money transfer giant Western Union is set to invest millions in compliance and monitoring systems to combat fraud and money laundering.
» Precautions that have to be taken if someone fears a raid
» Fraud, Large Organisations and the Individual
» The Risks of Liberation
» Showing Corruption The Red Card

August

2015

» Abuse of Process

July

2015

» A loophole allowing carbon-credit tax fraud that causes losses of several billion euros has not been fully closed, the European Court of Auditors has said.
» Oil On Troubled Waters
» Shared Intelligence
» The legal risks involved in currency trading

June

2015

» Dishonesty and Investment Fraud
» Rate Of Change - The forex scandal has prompted calls for change
» Counter Productive
» Why HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is finding it pays to take a closer than usual look at property investors.
» Independent financial advisers (IFA’s) as well as their clients were among the many hit by an illegal £50M property investment scheme
» Don't Go For Broke

May

2015

» Foreign Intercepts
» Man jailed for three years for a £350,000 VAT fraud
» Law Tactics & Strategy in Defending in Conspiracy Allegations

April

2015

» The Price Of Advice
» A Little Local Trouble Big Tax Avoidance Problems At HSBC
» Compliance in Financial Services
» Seeking Disclosure
» Signing On
» The Exclusion Of Unlawfully Obtained Evidence

March

2015

» Paying Attention To Pensions
» The Law And Libya
» The Dangers of Being Lured into Tax Avoidance Schemes
» The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has secured its first convictions under the Bribery Act 2010
» Global Forestry Investments and Global Forex Investments Criminal Investigation

February

2015

» The SFO has been ordered to pay a six million pound legal bill
» The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has secured its first convictions against a corporate for foreign bribery following a contested trial.
» HSBC apologises in newspapers over claims that its Swiss private bank helped clients evade tax.
» Wrongful Or Fraudulent?
» Predictions And Possibilities
» Called To Account
» Insider trading and the law and why we may see more prosecutions
» Check Out
» Blameless Shame?
» FCA has issued its first fines against individuals as part of Libor scandal
» Weavering Capital hedge fund founder Magnus Peterson sentenced to 13 years in prison
» Britain's banks have not learned all the lesson from the 2007-2008 financial crisis

December

2014

» Every Little Helps
» Eastern Customs
» Libor And Liability
» The Risk Of Failure
» Source Of The Problem
» Murder By More Than One

November

2014

» Insider Trading
» Costly Compliance

October

2014

» A Practice Made Perfect
» Money Laundering and the Accountant
» Legal Professional Privilege
» Problem Solving
» Defence Statements - The right approach in complex cases
» Supergrass Evidence

September

2014

» Drug Problem
» Costly
» A Bad Exchange?
» Changes to the Code of Practice 9 (COP9) Procedure
» GSK fines the end of its bribery ordeal
» Legal News Round Up - September 2014 #3
» Legal News Round Up - September 2014 #2
» Legal News Round Up - September 2014

August

2014

» Legal News Round Up - August 2014 #2
» Legal News Round Up - August 2014

July

2014

» Before The Bench
» Spain’s reputation for corruption has seen some of its royalty and senior political figures come under scrutiny
» Microsoft Touch
» The Importance of Compliance

June

2014

» Good Value?
» Not Under The Radar
» Failed And Bailed
» Rolls-Royce is making a major effort to prevent future allegations of corruption
» Blameless Steel

May

2014

» Restraint Orders

April

2014

» Cleaner Than Ever
» The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) appears to have been busy since replacing the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in April 2013.

February

2014

» Business Crime And Crystal Balls
» Not So Beautiful
» Bribery...The Fast Track To Trouble
» Unsettling
» Public Nuisance
» Bribery Act Not Adding Up?

January

2014

» Carbon Credit Fraud
» On The Up
» Sector Inspectors
» Challenging Search Warrants

December

2013

» Defence Case Statements
» One the Up
» Money Talk
» Charged Atmosphere

November

2013

» Rahman Ravelli founder named one of the UK's most determined Solicitors as firm gains prestigious ranking

October

2013

» A Wash Out?
» Magnificent 7?
» Carpeted
» Fuel For Thought
» Defence Statements - The Right Approach in Complex Cases

September

2013

» Under Review
» It's All About The Money
» The Deferred Option?

August

2013

» Who would credit it?
» UP and Running
» Driving The Message Home
» What Do You Know?
» Fools Gold?
» Defence And Disclosure
» A Sobering Thought

July

2013

» Worth The Risk
» Tax fraud prosecutions are up by 53% in the last year.
» Plain To See
» Bottling Up Trouble
» In The Money

June

2013

» Socially Awkward
» At The Double
» Stranger Than Fiction
» Don't Bank On It
» Damage Limitation

May

2013

» On the money?
» Protecting privilege
» High five
» Digging deep
» Clean up

March

2013

» Conspiracy to Defraud & Conspiracy to Cheat
» Just Fine
» Europe’s Largest Maker of Commercial Aircraft Engines Appointed Someone to Review Anti-Corruption Procedures
» Breaking Up - The Financial Services Authority (FSA)
» The Right Approach to Tackling Fraud
» Holy Inappropriate

February

2013

» Not so secret agents
» Pointing the finger
» Talking tough
» Paying the price
» Disclosure and PII Procedure Explained
» Counting the cost of the courtroom
» Sub-prime suspects
» Getting tough
» Share and share alike

December

2012

» The Fraud Act 2006: Why It Was Introduced And What It Means To Business
» Tax Attack
» Could Nadir Prove To Be The SFO’S Salvation?
» The Root Of The Problem
» Blowing The Whistle

November

2012

October

2012

» When charity is not all it seems
» COP9. HMRC's weapon for waging war on Tax fraud
» Increases in Boiler Room Fraud
» Don't be alarmed by your rude awakening
» How Charities Can Keep Fraud at Bay

August

2012

» Is it the end for the S.F.O? Fraud solicitor warns it could be
» The Builder, The Tax Man and the Law: Fraud in the Construction Industry
» Plea Negotiations... Is The Reality As Good As The Promise?
» Why Deferred Prosecutions May Be Fairest For Accusers and the Accused in Business Crime
» Serious Fraud Office reports another successful year. But does it tell us the full story?
» Conspiracy to defraud and cheat: what you need to know and how to defend yourself
» NEW internet monitoring powers could see authorities trawling business people's online activities for evidence of wrong doing
» How innocent people lose their assets because of restraining orders
» Rahman Ravelli launches a European challenge to UK's right to take peoples assets without conviction

June

2012

» Prosecuting Serious Fraud

May

2012

» Being on the wrong side of an investment fraud prosecution
» Disclosure, PII Procedures and Digitally Stored Evidence
» Telephone Evidence
» Mortgage Fraud
» Insider Dealing
» Abuse Of Power
» Anonymous Witnesses
» Challenging The Evidence
» Disclosure - Public Interest Immunity (PII)
» Restraint & Receivers
» Challenging Surveillance Evidence
» Police Interviews
» Custody Time Limits
» Disclosure and PII Procedures
» Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 - Tackling Surveillance Evidence
» Secretly Recorded Covert Surveillance - The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
» Police Surveillance Techniques and Your Human Rights
» Disclosure, Public Interest Immunity and the Criminal Justice Act 2003
» The Changing Duties of Disclosure in Criminal Trials
» Explanation of the recent history of disclosure and developments in Public Interest Immunity (PII)
» Competitive Tendering For Criminal Defence Work
» Big Brother is Listening
» Attacking Your Accuser
» Informant Evidence: Tactics and Strategy
» Secret Hearings
» What's New for Prisoners?
» Guide to the New Terrorism Legislation - Rahman Ravelli Solicitors
» Entrapment
» Informant Evidence
» Aziz Rahman, Senior Partner at Rahman Ravelli, represented the Gales in Gale and Others v Serious Organised Crime Agency [2011] UKSC 49: "The Voicing of suspicions..."
» Leading fraud solicitor predicts the prosecution of many UK companies that traded with Gaddafi
» Two acquitted in trial over alleged £150m Ponzi scheme
» The bribery act and you - ten points to help businesses of all sizes avoid prosecution
» Property fraud cases on the rise
» Halifax Solicitor predicts more uncovering of Property Fraud
» People in business face most scrutiny under new government internet powers
» New legal issues all firms must know
» Innocent people are losing their assets because they don't know how to challenge restraining orders, warns solicitor
» Legislation targets failure to act
» Business Advice for all UK firms from starting a business to flotation
» Bugging of Conversations Between Lawyers & Their Clients in Prison
» Conspiracy to Murder
» The New Money Laundering Offences and Longfirm Frauds
» Defending Against Fraud and Corruption Allegations in the TCI and Around The World
» Murder: Conspiracy and Joint Enterprise

March

2012

» Bootlegging and Duty Evasion
» Financial Offences
» Fraud Act 2006
» Serious Fraud - A glance at the future
» Fraud: Tax Evasion & Money Laundering
» Police Corruption

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