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Syed Rahman examines proposals to pay whistleblowers in FT Adviser
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The UK’s road to crypto regulation
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Litigation over a crypto-mining joint venture is allowed to proceed in the BVI
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Litigation risks in the funding of data centres through complex financial mechanisms
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Crypto wallet freezing orders: Why freezing your crypto is only the beginning
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Syed Rahman comments on proposals to overhaul the UK’s response to fraud
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Enforcing an arbitration award in the UK
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Why the High Court did not reduce the scope of a sanctioned bank’s freezing order
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Deutsche Bank’s London branch fined for Russia sanctions breach
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The SFO’s plan of action
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Data centres: What the Buckinghamshire decision means for future litigation around data centres
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Court refuses to grant an anti-suit injunction to restrain proceedings in Russia
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The Anti-Bribery & Corruption Forum 2026
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Arbitration vs expert determination: the differences explained
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The impact of sanctions legislation on payment obligations
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Common problems with arbitration clauses and how to avoid them
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Key questions to ask before agreeing to arbitration
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Operation Atlantic devised to tackle crypto-related fraud
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Commercial Court reinforces arbitration agreements with anti-suit and anti-enforcement relief
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Deutsche Bank pays 29 million euros for Cum-Ex involvement
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Interpol issues stark warning about increasingly sophisticated global fraud
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Crypto classed as a growing risk
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UK lifts sanctions on businessman linked to Russia’s shadow shipping fleet
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FCA v HTX: Financial promotions enforcement crosses borders
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Syed Rahman and Gary Orritt outline the significance of the FCA’s first enforcement action against an overseas crypto exchange
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Syed Rahman outlines what could be achieved by the planned Online Crime Centre
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Resolving data centre disputes through international arbitration
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Crypto asset concealment
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Public policy arguments fail to stop the enforcement of multi-billion arbitration award
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The ETF effect on crypto adoption
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British gamblers may be allowed to pay with crypto
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Abuse of Process in Private Prosecutions
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Lifestyle Impact Management Legal Guidance For HNWIs Facing Investigation
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The impact of sanctions on international arbitration
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Document production rules in the LCIA and other forums
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FCA urged to restrict crypto regulation
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Family Business Protection for High Net Worth Individuals - A Legal Guide
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Law enforcement agencies and regulators team up to tackle crypto abuse
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Jurisdictional challenges under the Arbitration Act 1996
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Evolving Risks in ABC and Cybersecurity
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Bank of Scotland fined £160,000 for sanctions breaches
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Russian action against Ukrainian crypto exchange
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FCA seeks more feedback on crypto regulation
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Crypto’s new-found prominence
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The FCA’s finalised non-financial misconduct rules
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The link between sanctions evasion and crypto
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The proposed regulation of crypto
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Cryptocurrency exchanges must now share details with HMRC
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The FCA provides information about its crypto regime
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Ad hoc vs institutional arbitration: which to choose?
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OFSI’s increasingly proactive approach
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The government’s new approach to tackling public sector fraud
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The late 2025 cryptocurrency slump
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The Nationwide is fined £44 million for financial crime control failings
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The NCA issues new suspicious activity report guidance
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The SFO’s latest compliance guidance
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UK law recognises crypto as personal property
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OTSI gives details of its first year’s activities
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The EU blacklists Russia for money laundering
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Rahman Ravelli ranked as an elite firm for cryptocurrency matters
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High Net Worth Legal Guide - Responding to Cross-Border Investigations
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Binance sued for allegedly aiding terrorism
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$28 million cryptocurrency hedge fund scheme investigated by SFO
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FCA warns of companies’ ignorance of financial crime risks
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JP Morgan fined 45 million euros by German regulator
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Rahman Ravelli is named as one of The Times Best Law Firms 2026
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NCA highlights the dangers of crypto investment fraud
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FIRE Middle East
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HM Treasury publishes the outcome of its consultation on reforming AML/CTF supervision
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Unibet’s owner fined £10 million for money laundering and customer welfare shortcomings
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Chainalysis CEO warns about DeFi’s security weaknesses
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£1.1 million compound settlement imposed for sanctions breach
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New OTSI freight and shipping guidance
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The FCA highlights failings in firms’ financial crime oversight
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The UK government’s battle against fraud
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The UK’s move to a single sanctions list
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Countries need to be better at monitoring crypto, says global watchdog
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Two UK men to be sentenced in US over multi-million dollar wine fraud
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New UK sanctions target Russian oil giants and tankers
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OFSI using external legal support to help its enforcement work
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Businessman targeted for running slave labour crypto fraud empire
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Investors warned about crypto
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EU’s public prosecutor highlights huge Europe-wide tax fraud
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The £5.5 billion crypto battle
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Syed Rahman tells The Times how the government may try to recoup millions owed by the Baroness Mone-linked PPE firm
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Syed Rahman explains what the latest asset recovery statistics say about the battle against crime
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Banking’s failure to keep pace with the criminals
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Syed Rahman outlines Denmark’s options after it suffered a “devastating blow’’ losing its £1.4 billion Cum-Ex claim
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European action targets a major cryptocurrency investment fraud
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Global Asset Protection For High Net Worth Individuals
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Pharmaceutical supplier Colorcon fined for Russia sanctions breaches
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Danish tax authority settles huge Cum-Ex claim
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Defunct crypto exchange pays $750,000 to settle sanctions violations
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Differences between sanctions regimes and their implications are outlined by Syed Rahman and Ulrich Valerian Schmidt
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Crypto increasingly seen as protection against inflation
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FCA to take a tougher approach with the crypto sector
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The TL4 Sanctions in Disputes Circle
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Derivative claims: an in-depth guide
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Ukraine could recover $10 billion with adequate cryptocurrency regulation
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One in four firms has reportedly lost $1 million-plus in a fraud attack
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Online casino ordered to pay £1 million for money laundering failings
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High Net Worth Legal Guide - Understanding Your Position
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DOJ seeks forfeiture of $7.1 million worth of crypto linked to fraud
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Crypto one of four risk areas flagged by FATF
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Private Banking Challenges For High Net Worth Individuals
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The Arbitration Act 2025 is now in force. What does it mean for London-seated arbitrations?
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AI and Arbitration: How to agree sensible uses of AI tools within the arbitration
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AI and international arbitration: Views on acceptable and unacceptable uses
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Proposed changes to the Money Laundering Regulations
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Emergency Legal Response Guide For High Net Worth Individuals
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Crypto and Russia’s sanctions evasion
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US appears to change stance on decentralised platform software developers
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Recent changes to the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
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HM Treasury’s Plans for Improving the UK’s MLRs
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The UK’s first anti-terrorism sanctions conviction
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The NCA and FCA publish their priorities for tackling economic crime
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An introduction to the Dubai International Finance Centre Courts (‘DIFC Courts’)
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An introduction to the China International Commercial Court (‘CICC’)
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Sanctions compliance and the crypto sector
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A breach of Russia sanctions is penalised seven years later
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US appeals court overturns first NFT insider trading conviction
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The European Union adopts its 18th sanctions package against Russia
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Syed Rahman’s opinions sought on the Supreme Court’s upholding of sanctions on Eugene Shvidler
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Syed Rahman and Ruxandra Murariu-Boatca consider the arguments for updating the UK’s sanctions regime
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NCA wants crypto data sharing
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Rahman Ravelli assesses proposed changes to sanctions enforcement
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The US passes its first major crypto legislation
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SFO makes first use of its crypto seizure powers
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Syed Rahman and Angelika Hellweger ranked as elite asset tracing and recovery lawyers by Lexology
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New Zealand to ban crypto ATMs
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HMRC imposes its largest-ever fine for breaches of Russia sanctions
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HMRC imposes its largest-ever fine for breaches of Russia sanctions
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Arbitration and sovereign immunity
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Two men jailed for crypto investment fraud
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The SFO aims to help UK economic growth
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The FCA’s latest whistleblower figures
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An NCA money laundering investigation that led to a £17.5M forfeiture
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The UK considers sanctions enforcement reform
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UK imposes more sanctions on Russia
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The FIRE Channel Islands & Isle of Man asset recovery conference
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Warning against using generative AI tools for legal documents and pleadings
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The Netherlands prosecutes Morgan Stanley for its alleged role in Cum-Ex
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The HS2 company pays out £319,000 for its mistreatment of a whistleblower
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The FCA’s changed case publicity proposal
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Possible help for crypto fraud victims
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More is being lost to investment fraud in the UK
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UK introduces protections for sanctions evasion whistleblowers
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HMRC to bring in new data-sharing rules for crypto
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FCA plans new crypto rules to ensure stablecoin value and consumer security
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SEC drops lawsuit against Binance
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The EU’s new rules for tackling money laundering
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HMRC’s tax fraud prosecution figures
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More anti-suit injunctions revoked to avoid multi-million fines from the Russian Courts
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Cryptocurrency – to tax or not to tax?
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Crypto and FCA Enforcement
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Decentralised Autonomous Organisations
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Director Disqualification Sanctions: Interpretation of regulation 19B under the Russia Regulations
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Tokenisation and smart contracts
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Tornado Cash cannot be sanctioned again by the US government
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The UK’s plans for crypto regulation: a real challenge in a digital world
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Combating fraud by paying whistleblowers
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FCA to establish itself in the United States and Asia-Pacific
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The FCA’s proposed data cuts
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Res judicata: preventing the re-litigation of decided claims
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Crypto mixing service eXch to shut following money laundering allegations
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Former Russian politician jailed for UK sanctions breaches
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More data sharing to combat fraud
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US justice department to disband its crypto fraud unit
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OFSI’s lessons for business
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International Arbitration - State Entities
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Trade bodies call on UK government to make crypto a strategic priority
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President Trump pardons BitMEX
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FCA to start new regime for crypto firms next year
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AI threats to be addressed in UK government’s revised anti-fraud approach
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Roadmap planned for the repatriation of assets to Bangladesh
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A brief introduction to the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR)
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A short introduction to the Singapore International Arbitration Centre
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Introduction to GAFTA arbitrations
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Syed Rahman assesses the likelihood of failure to prevent fraud prosecutions
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Syed Rahman considers the FCA’s role as supervisor of crypto service providers
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Russian crypto exchange seized by US
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The American Bar Association’s 40th White Collar Crime Institute
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The CMA’s Digital Competition Rules Guidance
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European Union watchdog wants knowledge standards created for crypto advisers
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First person convicted of running unregistered crypto ATMs is jailed
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Crypto exchange to pay $504 million for registration and operation failures
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Rahman Ravelli highlights the practical limits to corporate liability
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Bybit seeks expert help to regain $1.5 billion lost to hackers
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The EU’s 16th Russia sanctions package
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OFSI’s first sector-specific threat assessment
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SEC and Binance agree to pause lawsuit pending crypto taskforce recommendations
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Telcoin receives approval for its digital asset depository bank charter
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The FCA warns that gaps remain in brokers’ money laundering defences
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The FCA warns that gaps remain in brokers’ money laundering defences
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All crypto firms are high risk, says EU watchdog
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Tornado Cash bounces back after favourable court ruling
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Convicted Bitcoin investor must reveal access codes to assets worth millions
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Non-Financial Misconduct: A recap of 2024 and how to prepare for the year ahead
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Briefing on illicit financial flow risks from Bangladesh
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The Purpose of Sanctions
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FATF President says countries are not confiscating the proceeds of criminal activity
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Brief introduction to the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce Arbitration Institute
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Brief introduction to arbitration under the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Rules
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Designing the Digital Pound
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The Anti-Corruption Commission’s recent activity in recovering stolen wealth from Bangladesh
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An Introduction to the London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA)
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Trade-Based Money Laundering Explained
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Hawala: How it Works and its Financial Crime Risks
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Syed Rahman and Angelika Hellweger explain the asset recovery challenges facing Bangladesh
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Bitcoin miner loses attempt to recover high-value hard drive from landfill site
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De-Risking In The Financial Sector Explained
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Enforcing anti-corruption efforts around the Rooppur Nuclear Power Project
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Bangladesh, PEPs and Corruption Allegations
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'Don Car-Leone' Loses £3.5 million Bitcoin Civil Recovery Battle
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Bogus Bitcoin inventor in contempt of court
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An Introduction to ICSID Arbitration
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The UK sanctions regime and its role in recovering assets misappropriated from Bangladesh
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A Cum-Ex Settlement
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Rahman Ravelli ranked as one of the UK’s elite firms for crypto-related matters
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The 2nd Annual IBA Asset Recovery Conference
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An Introduction to ICC Arbitrations
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The UK’s Crypto Regulatory Framework
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Logan Paul accused of misleading fans over crypto investments
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Crypto-related crime – taking a cross-border, multi-court approach
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A Brief Introduction to the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC)
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Anti-Suit Injunctions – An In Depth Guide
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Binance and its former head sued for $1.8 billion by FTX
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Rahman Ravelli is named as one of The Times Best Law Firms 2025
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An Introduction to the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
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More Legal Problems for the Bogus Bitcoin Inventor
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Syed Rahman Warns Regulated Individuals about Failing to Report Misconduct
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Cross-Border Financial Crime: Challenges and Prevention Strategies
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The Role of RegTech in Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Compliance
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Revolut and Fraud Complaints
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Chambers again ranks Rahman Ravelli as one of the best firms for global financial crime and asset recovery cases
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Aziz Rahman, Nicola Sharp and Syed Rahman provide an expert analysis chapter for the 2025 International Comparative Legal Guide – Business Crime
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Bet365’s money laundering problems
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37 UK businesses under investigation for alleged Russian sanctions violations - Syed Rahman assesses the situation
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An Employment Lawyer’s Guide to White Collar & General Crime – an Employment Lawyers Association webinar
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New Companies House Penalties
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Businessman Accused of Fake Claim to be Bitcoin’s Creator
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Cryptocurrency Crime Rise
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Syed Rahman explains the steps banks should take to avoid sanctions breaches
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The FCA’s First Crypto ATM Conviction
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Tornado Cash Co-Founder to go on Trial for Money Laundering
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The Effect of Sanctions on Litigation
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Danske Bank’s Final Estonia Settlement
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The FCA’s Criminal Background Check Proposal
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Tracing Lost Cryptocurrency to an Exchange is Possible, if Properly Evidenced
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Supreme Court’s decision in UniCredit v RusChem: Why the Court of Appeal was right to order RusChem to cease proceedings in Russia
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A Call for Greater Clarity on Crypto Airdrops
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Financier Worldwide publishes Rahman Ravelli's advice on reducing risk and preparing for reform relating to non-financial misconduct
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The First Charges Brought for Operating an Illegal Crypto ATM Network
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Covid-19 Fraud Convictions
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Crypto to be Classed as Personal Property
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Syed Rahman Highlights Potential Problems with FCA’s New Crypto Guidelines
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Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Policies Explained
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Facilitation Payments Explained
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Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) Requests Explained
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Russian Crypto Restrictions
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NFT Problems
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Source of Funds (SOF) and Source of Wealth (SOW) Explained
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More Fraud Cases in Crown Court
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First Person Charged with Operating an Illegal Crypto ATM
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Rahman Ravelli Outlines the Implications of PwC’s £15 Million Fine for Auditing Failings
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FIRE’s Summer School: The Next Generation of Asset Recovery Practitioners
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No FCA Crypto Registrations in Six Months
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Investors Resist Challenge to a $750m Investment Treaty Award
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Valuing Cryptoassets
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Guidance from the High Court on the Test of ‘Ownership and Control’ in Relation to UK Sanctions
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A Warning for Investors who buy Crypto-Assets from Unregistered Exchanges
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Exceptional Order from the High Court for Breaching the UK’s Russian Sanctions
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Proposals for a Fraud Commissioner
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FCA Orders Reviews of Treatment of PEPs
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Sanctioned Funds Forfeited in NCA First
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A Crypto Recovery Case Legal First
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Innovative Use of a Default Judgement
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The FCA and the Future
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The Law Commission and DAOs
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The EBA’s Travel Rule Guidance
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Syed Rahman considers how the new government may tackle financial crime
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Acquittals in Panama Papers-linked case
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Australia’s Failure to Prevent Bribery Guidance
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Evaluating Crypto Damages
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EU Sanctions Regulations Altered
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Summary Judgement and Final Judgement in Cryptoasset Recovery
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Crypto and Money Laundering: Some Figures
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Binance seeks the setting aside of a $4.4 million fine
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Switzerland Imposes PEP Ban on HSBC
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The Arrival of MiCA
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The 2024 Chancery Bar Association Summer Conference
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Syed Rahman assesses the SFO seeking permission to charge individuals in the Glencore bribery investigation
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Syed Rahman details how professional bodies in the UK regulated sector are being urged to improve their AML reporting
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Syed Rahman and Rhys Evans’ Assessment of Crypto Arbitration is published by LexisNexis
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The Ongoing Expense of Sanctions-related Seizures
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Rahman Ravelli assesses the first conviction of a foreign official in the UK for bribery
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Missing Trader Intra-Community (MTIC) Fraud Explained
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CFAAR’s Crypto Fraud: Interim Relief in the English Courts
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U.S. Treasury Warnings About NFTs
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Crypto Arbitration – An In-Depth Review
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Fines for London Capital and Finance Auditors
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Former Takeaway Worker Jailed over Crypto Money Laundering
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The EU’s New Human Rights-based Sanctions System
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Rahman Ravelli assesses the first Bribery Conviction of a Foreign Official in Britain
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EU Court Annuls Two Oligarchs’ Designations
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Syed Rahman considers the UK’s new Crypto Seizure Powers
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On-Chain vs Off-Chain Arbitration in Crypto Disputes
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Binance’s Canadian Fine
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The FCA’s Call for Action on Crypto-Based Money Laundering
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Rahman Ravelli explains how to prepare for regulatory reform and mitigate risk regarding non-financial misconduct
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Suspected Cybercrime Figure awaiting Sentence
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German Banker Jailed over Cum-Ex
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Criminal Conspiracy Offences Explained
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OFSI’s FAQs
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The new OFSI General Licence (Legal fees)
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The Jailing of Changpeng Zhao
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What amounts to ‘vexatious and oppressive’ conduct for the court to grant an ASI?
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European Union Anti-Money Laundering Measures
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Non-Financial Misconduct: How Your Organisation Should Prepare For Regulatory Reform and Mitigate Risk
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Italy and Artificial Intelligence
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The TL4 Sanctions in Disputes Forum 2024
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Settlement Reached in US Claim Regarding Volkswagen’s Emissions Failings
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Clearer UK crypto regulations by July?
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Common Money Laundering Techniques Explained
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Crypto Assets and Arbitration
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OffshoreAlert's Intelligence, Investigations & Recovery Conference
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The UK’s Trade Sanctions and Export Controls Explained
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Financial Sanctions Due Diligence - Guidance for Businesses
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Sanctions vs Embargoes - International Trade Restrictions Explained
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Syed Rahman contributes a cryptocurrency chapter to the CDR Essential Intelligence – Fraud, Asset Tracing and Recovery 2024 guide
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Syed Rahman details the issues that still need addressing at FTX after Sam Bankman-Fried’s jailing
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Cyprus and the United States sign up to tackle financial crime together
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FTX, Crypto and the Future
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The FCA in 2024-25
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KuCoin and its founders charged with money laundering offences in the US
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EU anti-money laundering efforts target crypto service providers
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The FCA’s Business Plan and Crypto
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Acquitted Businessman can be named in DPA Judgement
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The Bitcoin Inventor Dispute
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The EU’s new sanctions rules
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What is a money laundering reporting officer? (MLRO)
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Economic Crime and Senior Executives
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Frankfurt to Host the EU’s New Anti-Money Laundering Headquarters
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HMRC Investigations are down
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Deter, Disrupt and Demonstrate
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Rahman Ravelli Holds its Inaugural Corporate Crime Conference
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The scale of crypto’s involvement in money laundering
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Crypto crime in the coming financial year
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Rahman Ravelli’s Corporate Crime: Detection & Reaction conference
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The Environment Agency’s Efforts to Combat Money Laundering
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Ultimate Beneficial Ownership (UBO) Explained
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Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) - A Guide for Businesses
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Court of Appeal grants an ASI in respect of Russian proceedings - Unicredit Bank GmbH v RusChemAlliance LLC
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Tax Evasion vs Tax Avoidance - What Is The Difference?
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The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) Explained
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Who invented Bitcoin?
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France’s New Cybercrime Agency
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The New Head of Compliance at Binance
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EU to Impose New Checks on Crypto
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Why a UK Blogger’s Sanctions Designation was Upheld
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Indictable Offences - What are they and how are they different to other offences?
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What is the difference between structuring and smurfing in money laundering?
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HMRC “nudge’’ Letters for Crypto Traders
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Granting ASIs in contractual cases: A summary of RSM v GdC [2023] EWHC 2820
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The SEC gives ETFs the Go-Ahead
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Huge Fines for Poor Cryptocurrency Controls
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Will faster international digital payments increase money laundering and sanctions evasion risks?
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Syed Rahman warns of the dangers of unregulated markets following Logan Paul’s CryptoZoo failure
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Rahman Ravelli Organises Conference to Analyse the Current Challenges in Corporate Crime
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Rahman Ravelli outline the importance of the first non-SFO deferred prosecution agreement
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KC Surgery: Asset Recovery
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Sanctions and the Binance DPA
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The TL4 Corporate Disputes 2023 Forum
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Ownership and Control Guidance
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The Significance of the Litasco Case
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Revised guidelines: LCIA releases its new Schedule of Costs, Guidance Note and terms and conditions
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Embezzlement Explained
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Syed Rahman Outlines the Implications of FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s Conviction
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OFAC Sanctions Russian National for Cryptocurrency Laundering
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The Impact of Sam Bankman-Fried’s Conviction
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Companies are being Urged to Self-Report
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A Brief Explanation of Event Contracts
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Rahman Ravelli is named in The Times Best Law Firms 2024
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The Chambers Legal Guide ranks Rahman Ravelli as an elite firm for financial crime, sanctions and asset recovery cases
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US Targets Crypto Mixers
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Understanding Financial Sanctions Against Russia - What You Need to Know
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Aziz Rahman, Nicola Sharp and Syed Rahman contribute expert analysis chapter to the 2024 International Comparative Legal Guide - Business Crime
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The Three Stages of Money Laundering
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Binance’s UK partner has restrictions imposed on it
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The IMF and Crypto Risk Assessment
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Europol’s First Financial and Economic Crime Threat Assessment
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Syed Rahman Spoke About Cryptocurrency at a Channel Islands Conference
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The OneCoin Group Action Claim
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Changes to the Arbitration Act 1996: A summary of the major initiatives
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Germany’s Calls for Greater Crypto Regulation
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The Criminal Procedure Rules Explained
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Qatar, Bribery, FIFA and the World Cup
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The FCA Seeks the Experiences of Politically Exposed Persons
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FTX Former Head Agrees to $1.5 Billion Forfeiture
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Civil Recovery and Stolen Crypto
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The Law Commission’s Report on Digital Assets is Analysed by Syed Rahman
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The EBA's Assessment of Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing Risks
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Syed Rahman was a Speaker at an International Cryptocurrency Disputes Conference
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The US Department of Justice Corporate Crime Database
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Syed Rahman Was a Speaker at a Crypto and Digital Asset Fraud and Recovery Conference
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The Economic Crime Levy
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Panama and the FATF Grey List
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Star Witness in FIFA Corruption Trials Avoids Prison
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Crypto and the Financial Promotions Regime
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Syed Rahman emphasises compliance’s importance to crypto’s long-term future
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Syed Rahman outlines new UK legislation targeting the promotion of crypto-related investment opportunities
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What is Pump and Dump Crypto Trading?
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What is Wash Trading Crypto?
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The Register of Overseas Entities
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EU Sanctions - Action Against Busting States
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Enhancing US-EU Sanctions Teams Partnership: Recent Moves
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Bittrex, Bankruptcy and Crypto Safety
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Money Laundering in the Gambling Sector
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The Serious Fraud Office Compared With its US Equivalent
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Cryptocurrency and Money Laundering
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Estonia Charges 6 People Over Danske Bank Money Laundering Scandal
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SFO Investigation Defence Strategies
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Syed Rahman to Speak at Crypto and Digital Asset Fraud and Recovery Conference
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Syed Rahman contributes a chapter of expert cryptocurrency analysis to a 2023 asset tracing and recovery guide
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British American Tobacco: Record North Korea Sanctions Settlement
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Syed Rahman considers the FCA’s efforts to tackle market abuse
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The PSFA's Updated Counter Fraud Profession Strategy
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Public Sector Fraud – A Way Forward?
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The SFO: An Assessment by The Institute of Economic Affairs
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Cryptocurrency Regulation Analysed In Depth at Rahman Ravelli Webinar
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The Property Sector’s Need to Prevent Money Laundering
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Rahman Ravelli outlines the challenges facing the next Director of the Serious Fraud Office
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The SFO’s Largest Account Forfeiture Order
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The FCA’s Warning to Payments Firms
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Rahman Ravelli Hosted an International Crypto Regulation Event
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1MDB Financial Scandal - Banker Jailed For 10 Years For His Part
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The European Union, money laundering and NFTs
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Binance Investigated in The US: World's Biggest Crypto Exchange
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Syed Rahman warns of cryptocurrency “backdoor routes’’ to undermining sanctions
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Rahman Ravelli warns about shortcomings in the disclosure regime
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OFSI Guidance on Sanctions Breaches
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Rahman Ravelli to Host International Crypto Regulation Event
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US Attorneys Office: Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy Explained
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Syed Rahman considers the issue of cryptocurrency becoming legal tender in developing countries
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Syed Rahman was a speaker at international DeFi webinar
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LMN v Bitflyer and Ors Case Review
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The latest UK sanctions - and the wider impact of sanctions on Russia
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UK FCA Crypto Regulation: What Crypto Exchanges & VASPs Need to Know
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Cryptoassets and gateways
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Recovery of stolen cryptoassets
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The Young Fraud Lawyers Association sanctions seminar
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Cryptocurrency and market manipulation
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UK's NCA Sets Up Team to Combat Crypto-Related Offences
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Syed Rahman assesses the National Crime Agency’s latest attempt to tackle crypto crime
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Money Laundering Failings: Coinbase to Pay $100M
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Rahman Ravelli consider how MDBs can tackle ESG violations
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Kraken settles alleged Iran sanctions violations
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Huge media interest sparked by Syed Rahman’s latest landmark cryptocurrency case
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Crypto Fraud & Hacking: Syed Rahman's Landmark Case Gives Victims Hope
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The benefits of OFSI’s general licence for lawyers are explained by Syed Rahman
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Syed Rahman warns against rushing to regulate cryptocurrency after FTX’s collapse
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The collapse of the FTX crypto exchange is analysed by Syed Rahman
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FTX Crypto Exchange Collapse and Legal Options for Investors Explained
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Reforming Confiscation
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Money Laundering: Two Major Betting Cos Investigated in Australia
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EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: ESG Reporting
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The Law Commission and Digital Assets
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Sanctions Alert - Frozen Assets Reporting Obligations
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Overseas Production Orders
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The FCA’s consultation on regulating Big Tech
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Three Rahman Ravelli lawyers write major section of the International Comparative Legal Guide – Business Crime 2023
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Syed Rahman examines the factors affecting the UK’s ability to tackle bribery
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The United Arab Emirates has seized more than $1.2 billion-worth of assets in a year. Rahman Ravelli assesses the UAE’s anti-money laundering efforts.
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China Money Laundering Probe: Gangs & Virtual Currencies
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Public Sector Corruption: Australia to Create Agency to Tackle
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Syed Rahman spoke about the challenges posed by sanctions – and the solutions
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UK Estate Agents Facing Notable Rise in AML Fines - Overview
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OFSI considers revising sanctions licence requirements for lawyers
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Crypto and the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill
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Rahman Ravelli wrote an article that assessed Serious Fraud Office Director Lisa Osofsky’s calls for changes to be made to the disclosure regime
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Pig butchering – the new name in crypto scams
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Rahman Ravelli give their assessment of the government's economic crime bill
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Syed Rahman considers the likely impact of the Financial Services and Markets Bill on cryptocurrency
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The FCA and Cryptocurrency
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Money Laundering: The FCA's Attempts To Find Victims
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Failing to Prevent Money Laundering & Problem Gambling: Ladbrokes Case
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Rahman Ravelli outline some of the Online Safety Bill’s weak points
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Bankruptcy trustees’ claims over frozen assets
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UK sanctions: professional and business services
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Sanctions Challenges
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SFO Investigation: Investment Manager Convicted of £100M Fraud
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Syed Rahman explains the rise in civil fraud cases
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Russia Sanctions – Round Up of the Key UK Legislative Developments
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The duty of care in cryptocurrency
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US sanctions target Russian global influence and election interference
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Proposed legal reform regarding digital assets
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Syed Rahman expects German Cum-Ex investigators to seek the help of UK agencies
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UK's First Crypto-Related Fraud Case: It's Importance Explained
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The FCA’s Fining of The TJM Partnership
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NFTs: an innovative way to tackle fake ticketing and touting
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Syed Rahman writes about the main aspects of money laundering
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The Treasury’s Response to the Need to Regulate Stablecoin
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US Charges ex-Coinbase manager over Insider Trading
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European Union rules to stop illicit cryptoasset transfers
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Syed Rahman talks about crypto exchanges’ sanctions compliance obligations
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EU Introduces New Body to Coordinate Anti-Money Laundering Efforts
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Using a non-fungible token (NFT) to serve an order on persons unknown
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Failing Money Laundering Obligations: Ghana Int'l Bank Must Pay £5M+
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Meeting the FCA Cryptoasset Provider Criteria: A Guide
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Syed Rahman spoke on enforcement in cryptocurrency disputes.
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Latest Developments in Patisserie Valerie Saga: An Expert Analysis
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Syed Rahman details the stance on money laundering being taken in the UK and Europe
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Syed Rahman explains the best approach to asset recovery in the virtual world
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Syed Rahman spoke about NFT’s at the Crypto in Disputes conference
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Updated Sanctions Guidance
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OLAF's Battle Against EU Fraud: An Outline by Rahman Ravelli
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Syed Rahman comments on Glencore’s bribery case guilty pleas
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Preparing for a Dawn Raid: The Importance of the Right Response
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How to Bring a Civil Fraud Claim
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Cryptocurrency in Crisis?
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Non-Fungible Tokens: Court Judgement to Have Significant Implications
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Global Register of Assets: Combating Financial Wrongdoing
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Syed Rahman outlines the risks surrounding NFTs
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EU Seeks United Front on Sanctions: Syed Rahman Explains
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Cryptocurrency Fraud: Innovative Solutions for Evolving Threats
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Charges have been brought for the first time over NFT insider trading
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Syed Rahman explains that more has to be done to tackle cryptocurrency-related crime
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Goldman Sachs Agrees $79.5m Settlement with 1MDB Shareholders
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Breaking Up A European Money Laundering Network: Success Story
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The Economic Crime Act 2022 Explained
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NFTs Linked to Russian Metaverse Casino Spark US Risk Concerns
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US Treasury Sanctions on Virtual Currency Mixer: Issues Outlined
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The FCA warns about cryptoasset risks
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The United States is strengthening its efforts to tackle cryptocurrency-related crime
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Failed Action Brought By Bank Unicredit Over Disappearance Of Oil
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SFO Boiler Room Fraud Investigation Helps Hundreds Regain Lost Money
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Crypto Crime: Encouraging Signs in Authorities' Long-Awaited Response
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Economic Crime: Treasury Committee Recommendations - Govt. Response
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NFTs: Regulators Highlight Risks, But Dangers Remain
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Fraud: Two World Football Figures To Go On Trial for Fraud
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Rahman Ravelli helps create scheme to assist those who have suffered losses to cryptocurrency fraud
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Rahman Ravelli’s article based on their interview with EIB’s senior investigator is published
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Syed Rahman spoke on cryptocurrency at international asset recovery conference
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The FCA’s Three-Year Strategy
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Syed Rahman explains the potential impact of the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act
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Cryptocurrency and Jurisdiction
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Crypto Transfers & Money Laundering: EU Wants Traceability Rules
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Cum-Ex analysed comprehensively in new Rahman Ravelli guide
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The Financial Times seeks Syed Rahman’s thoughts on the FCA’s approach to crypto assets
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Serious Economic, Organised Crime and International Directorate (SEOCID)
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Syed Rahman provides expert analysis cryptocurrency chapter for 2022 asset tracing and recovery guide
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UK Government Aims to Make UK Global Cryptoasset Hub
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UK Royal Mint to Produce NFT: A Forward-Looking Tech Approach
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Money Laundering: EU Supports Tough Crypto Traceability Rules
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SFO Bribery Conviction Quashed: Rahman Ravelli Explains Impact
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Money Laundering Issues in Australia: An Expert Assessment
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Tulip Trading Ltd v Bitcoin Association for BSV and ors: Jurisdiction Points Explained
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Enforcing Arbitral Awards
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Contempt of Court Allegations: Cases Considered
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Dubai recognises the benefits of regulating virtual assets
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FCA Crypto Investigations: A Reminder of Compliance Needed
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Sanctions Evasion and Crypto: UK Financial Regulators Joint Statement
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EU Cross-Border Financial Crime Agency: Poland's Cooperation
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Film Tax Scheme: HSBC Sued by Hundreds of Investors
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Syed Rahman writes about managing the risks posed by cryptocurrency
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Third Party Debt Orders and Cryptocurrency
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Syed Rahman was a guest speaker at global asset recovery summit
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A Legal First in the Battle Against Crypto Crime
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FRC Investigating Sanjeev Gupta Co: UK Accounting Watchdog Probes
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After huge DOJ Bitcoin seizure, Syed Rahman outlines the US approach to crypto fraud
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Alleged Manipulative Trading: FCA Plans to Take Action Against Bank
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Economic Crime Bill: What Issues Could It Address? - Rahman Ravelli
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HMRC Seizes NFTs in Investigation: What You Need to Know
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Extended Insolvency Service Powers
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Largest Ever Multi-Billion Dollar Bitcoin Seizure By US DOJ
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The FCA’s use of its anti-money laundering criminal powers
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Syed Rahman explains to The Banker the likelihood of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) being attracted to the UK
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Interim payments and final judgment figures
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Syed Rahman assesses the IMF’s approach to El Salvador’s use of Bitcoin
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Cryptocurrency Advertising: Attracting More Official Attention
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CDAG: Ensuring Crypto Industry Brings UK Benefits, Not Problems
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Money Laundering: Council of Europe Accuse UK Of Failing To Comply
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Syed Rahman assesses the UK’s chances of attracting special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs)
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Chinese Broadcaster To Pay England’s Premier League At Least $213m
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The Popularity of NFTs: Status, Risks, Regulation & the Law
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Crypto Advertising: FCA Look To Tighten Rules For Market
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Identifying Money Laundering: Euro Banks Hamper Efforts Says Regulator
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UAE Money Laundering: FATF Grey-Listing, Monitoring & Implications
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Cryptocurrency fraud and Norwich Pharmacal and Bankers Trust relief
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Sanctions Violations: Airbnb Charges Explained
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Cryptocurrency Tax Obligations: Q4 Financial Year Awareness
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Collusive Practices: Three Companies Settle with World Bank
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Smart Legal Contracts and Common Law
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Syed Rahman explains why nobody can afford to be complacent when it comes to cryptocurrency
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Syed Rahman analyses the fraud problems in the government’s Bounce Back Loan Scheme
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Syed Rahman examines what has happened regarding Cum-Ex in 2021
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The OECD’s Updated Anti-Corruption Guidance - Syed Rahman
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FATF guidance on NFT's
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Criminal vs Civil: UK’s FCA Proposes Speeding Up Decisions
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The new German government is looking to tackle corporate misconduct
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Four Banks Fined in Hong Kong for Money Laundering Fails
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Proprietary Claims and Confiscation Orders
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SFO Drops 15-year Investigation - Naill Hearty Considers
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Syed speaking at Crypto Fraud: Leveraging Civil and Criminal Strategies to Recover Crypto Assets forum
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India: Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill 2021
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Deferred Prosecution Agreements: Value To The Serious Fraud Office
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POCA / UK Courts : Cryptocurrency Increasingly Viewed As Property
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The challenges involved in regulating DeFi
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The Scale of Covid Relief Fraud Facing HMRC Considered
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High Court Applies Trust Analysis in Cryptocurrency Case
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Lundin Oil: Corporates also can be accomplices to war crimes
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Syed Rahman considers the FCA’s fining of a broker in relation to Cum-Ex
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Issues Raised By Multi-Million-Pound NFT Sale Considered
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Allowing Spent Convictions to be Used as Evidence
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NatWest Prosecution For Money Laundering: Questions of FCA
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US Leading Cryptocurrency Regulation To Reduce Criminal Risks
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Rahman Ravelli details the sanctions risks posed by involvement in cryptocurrency
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SPACs and their legal responsibilities
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The IMF's Response To Challenges Posed By Crypto
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Police Investigating Online Fraud Seize £12m of Crypto From Teen
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Crypto price-tracking website CoinMarketCap suffers a major hack
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ThoughtLeaders4 The Rising Stars of Asset Recovery
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Facilitating Tax Evasion
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European Commission Published Latest Report on European Union Fraud
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The Proposed Economic Crime Levy
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The United States’ newly-created National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team is set to put the sector under greater scrutiny
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The High Court’s interpretation of insolvency on an insurance proposal form
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UK Financial Intelligence Unit: Increased Resources Considered
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Rahman Ravelli assess the trend for cross-border litigation regarding alleged human rights violations
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Syed Rahman explains why a high-profile US case underlines the risks surrounding SPACs
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China declares that all digital coins are illegal
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FIRE UK: Welcome Back!
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With Cognizant paying millions to end a shareholder lawsuit, Syed Rahman outlines events that led to the settlement.
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First US Sanctions Against a Cryptocurrency Exchange
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ShapeShift: The shape of things to come?
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London Fraud and Financial Crime Conference
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The US SEC targets Coinbase as crypto regulation becomes the focus of attention
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El Salvador introduces bitcoin as national currency
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Syed Rahman considers Danske Bank shareholders’ unsuccessful attempt to argue its money laundering failings in Estonia amounted to fraud
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Freezing Orders and the Risk of Dissipation
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PayPal brings its crypto service to the UK
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Syed Rahman makes it clear that anonymity cannot be guaranteed when using cryptocurrency
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The European Union’s Plans for Cryptocurrency Transactions
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The lessons to be learnt from the attack on Poly Network
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The UAE’s efforts to tackle money laundering have posed problems for some businesses
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SPACs, The FCA's New Rules and The Banks
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Spear’s Legal Index recommends Rahman Ravelli and two of its lawyers
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The European Union has raised the prospect of limits on cash-only purchases in order to remove the potential for money laundering
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Insolvency Practitioners and DAML requests
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Rahman Ravelli’s Syed Rahman explains the evolving nature of cryptocurrency fraud to Yahoo Finance
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Rahman Ravelli’s representation of client in landmark cryptocurrency case attracts widespread media attention
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Syed Rahman explains what the FCA’s new rules for SPACs may mean for the banks
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The Financial Conduct Authority has rewritten some of its rulebook to lure the lucrative SPAC market to the UK
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Rahman Ravelli represents client in landmark “pump and dump’’ cryptocurrency case
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Breach of Trust. Syed Rahman of Rahman Ravelli examines what constitutes breach of trust
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Rahman Ravelli helps found a worldwide organisation to meet the challenges of crypto fraud
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Treasury efforts to amend the Money Laundering Regulations 2017
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The issue of anonymity and cryptoassets has become a major part of the European Commission’s anti-money laundering efforts
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Amazon, Bitcoin and cryptocurrency’s move to the mainstream
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The FCA’s Listing Rules changes for SPACs
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Barclays has told its customers they cannot make credit or debit payments to the cryptocurrency exchange Binance
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Banks have been told by the Financial Conduct Authority to tackle their crime prevention shortcomings
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The FRC’s new requirements of auditors
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The FATF and Proliferation Financing Risk
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Syed Rahman assesses the FCA’s approach to SPACs - and the possible risks
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Syed Rahman shares his thoughts on the arrest of the alleged architect of Cum-Ex
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Russia looks to legislation to help it tackle cryptocurrency-related crime
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Russia is saying it will bring in legislation to tackle cryptocurrency-related crime.
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Private Prosecutions: The Issues
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Cartel Behaviour: The Law and the Appropriate Response to It
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HMRC’s Approach to Obtaining Communications Data in Criminal Investigations
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Bringing Foreign Court Proceedings in Breach of a London Arbitration Agreement
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BINANCE BANNED - Financial Conduct Authority taking action against the cryptocurrency exchange Binance
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The UK’s Biggest Ever Cryptocurrency Seizure
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The Rise of Monero - and the Problem Privacy Coins Pose for the Authorities
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TSB has decided to impose a cryptocurrency ban on its customers due to fears of fraud
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The FCA and SPACS
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Bitcoin as Legal Tender – The El Salvador Test Case
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Ion Science Ltd v Persons Unknown
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Syed Rahman assesses the UK’s approach to tackling corruption for Lawyer Monthly
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Partner Syed Rahman considers the Financial Conduct Authority’s approach to SPACs – and the risks
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Partner Syed Rahman explains the significance of the FBI’s seizure of the ransom from the Colonial Pipeline attack
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Syed Rahman addresses international cryptocurrency online event as a key speaker
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National security could become a reason for denying companies the opportunity to list on the London Stock Exchange
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International Trends in Crypto Investing
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Syed Rahman explains to Law360 why the sentencing of a former bank chief for Cum-Ex is significant
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Explainer: Is China’s latest ban on cryptocurrency FUD?
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With the Serious Fraud Office having successfully concluded a lengthy and complex hunt for a fraudster’s £72 million assets, Syed Rahman of financial crime specialists Rahman Ravelli reviews the case.
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Double jeopardy and Interpol red notices
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Cryptocurrency and the NCA’s National Strategic Assessment of Serious Organised Crime for 2021
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Elon Musk’s Controversial Crypto Tweets – Are they Market Manipulation?
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A raft of lawsuits has been filed against individuals and organisations over the huge 1MDB fraud
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Rahman Ravelli write about multilateral development bank investigations in the time of COVID-19
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Judgements in rem
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Syed Rahman to talk about cryptocurrency fraud risks at PCD Club webinar
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The FCA’s Approach To Cum-Ex
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Rahman Ravelli explains the legal need to have NFTs (non-fungible tokens) classed as works of art
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The man with the task of managing the World Bank’s anti-corruption efforts has spelt out how he intends to go about it
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Syed Rahman gives Thomson Reuters his assessment of the Serious Fraud Office investigation into GFG
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Arrest of Alleged Bitcoin Fog Operator Signals Continued DOJ Focus on Crypto “Mixers”
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Syed Rahman assesses the significance of the first Cum-Ex action taken by a regulator not based in a country affected by the scandal
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Colonial Pipeline: is the Enforcement of Know-Your-Customer and AML Laws Key to Reducing Ransomware Attacks?
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The EU’s Five-Year Organised Crime Strategy
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Danske Bank may have to carry out further examination of its huge money laundering failings in Estonia
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Denmark has failed in its attempt to bring a civil claim in the UK against a hedge fund trader accused of involvement in the Cum-Ex share selling scandal
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Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)
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SPACs and the Need for Change
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Syedur Rahman explains why the failure of Denmark’s High Court Cum-Ex case is important
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Major claims are being made about possible corruption in UK government Covid contracts
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Control of Documents and Disclosure Obligations
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Corporates are making increasing use of litigation funders to help them finance legal proceedings
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Syedur Rahman assesses the importance of a UK court’s decision to dismiss Denmark’s case against a British hedge fund trader
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The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (High-Risk Countries) Regulations 2021
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No new FCA cryptocurrency fraud investigations in over a year is “alarming’’ according to one crypto specialist
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A huge settlement has been concluded between ABN Amro and Dutch authorities over the bank’s alleged money laundering failings
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Rahman Ravelli launches the Crypto Tracker, created to assess the latest developments in cryptocurrency
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The CPS Economic Crime Strategy
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With online fraud on the rise, Syedur Rahman of financial crime specialists Rahman Ravelli considers the scale of the problem
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Syed Rahman outlines the changes in UK sanctions enforcement policy in an article for Law360
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The increased popularity of SPACs has led to them becoming a major feature of the financial landscape
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Fiduciary Relationships and the Granting of Relief of Undisclosed Commissions
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The Pros and Cons of Private Prosecutions
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The New Approach To Sanctions Breaches
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The FCA’s Whistleblowing Campaign
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A man described as one of the masterminds behind Cum-Ex has been the subject of a harshly-worded court ruling
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Rahman Ravelli details the FCA’s developing approach to cryptocurrency
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A Brief Guide to DeFi lending, Uniswap and other Automated Market Makers
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Syed Rahman talks to The Wall Street Journal about FCA efforts to encourage whistleblowing
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Two brothers – one a solicitor and one a banker - are being prosecuted by the Financial Conduct Authority for insider dealing and fraud
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UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak is planning freeports as a means of boosting the post-Brexit UK economy
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C5 Fraud, Asset Tracing and Recovery Conference
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Syed Rahman contributes a chapter to the CDR Essential Intelligence – Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery 2021 guide
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Syed Rahman tells Law360 about the importance of sanctions compliance in cryptocurrency
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JSC Commercial Bank Privatbank v Kolomoisky – Lessons in Cross-Examination of Crypto Asset Disclosure
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The Admissibility of Unlawfully Obtained Evidence
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The FCA’s evolving approach to cryptocurrency
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The rise of SPACs and the associated risks are detailed by Syed Rahman for Finance Monthly
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Syedur Rahman talks to The Wall Street Journal about the Financial Conduct Authority charging NatWest over alleged money laundering failings
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The accounting firm EY will not appeal against an order to pay $11M to an ex-partner over a controversial audit
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Syed Rahman discusses the importance of a judgement regarding cryptocurrency fraud in the Practical Law Dispute Resolution Blog -
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The Serious Fraud Office finally secured the conviction of a fourth person in its long-running oil bribery investigation
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SPACS and The Law
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Rahman Ravelli argues for US court to drop the spoofing case against their clients
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The UK’s Sanctions Workload
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The collapse of the payments company Wirecard has prompted major repercussions in Germany. Syedur Rahman of financial crime specialists Rahman Ravelli assesses developments
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The UK government is to spend millions tackling coronavirus fraud. Syed Rahman of financial crime specialists Rahman Ravelli considers the scope of the problem
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Syed Rahman assesses banks’ reluctance to accept cryptocurrency transfers
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The admissibility of opinion evidence
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Syed Rahman assesses the likelihood of more Covid-19 loan fraud investigations
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Cryptoassets – the limits of regulation
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Varying Proprietary Injunctions
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Some commentators have questioned whether London can remain the preferred destination for those looking to bring international litigation in the wake of Brexit
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Syed Rahman to speak at Europe’s biggest fraud and asset tracing conference
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MPs are scrutinising the Financial Conduct Authority’s response to the London Capital and Finance scandal
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A report claims that fraud in the UK is on such a scale it is a security issue
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Worldwide panel of experts focuses on cryptocurrency fraud at Rahman Ravelli webinar
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Summary Judgement and Procedural Defects
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Cryptocurrency fraud: Investigating, managing risk and recovering assets
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Closure of Bitcoin trading accounts
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Document disclosure for more than one case
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Capital One is having to pay a huge fine for years of money laundering failings.
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Legal Director Syed Rahman outlines the need for change in the suspicious activity reports system for Accountancy Daily
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Legal Director Syed Rahman tells Lawyer Monthly the current state of Cum-Ex investigations
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Rahman Ravelli case brings clarity to post-Brexit extradition
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Business crime specialists Rahman Ravelli examines for Fraud Intelligence the Department of Justice’s approach to wire fraud in relation to spoofing
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Serious Fraud Office ends its British American Tobacco investigation
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Legal Director Syed Rahman challenges post-Brexit UK- Europe extradition
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Danish prosecutors have confirmed that they have charged two British nationals with unlawfully obtaining more than $1.5 billion through Cum-Ex trading
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Cryptocurrency fraud: Investigating, managing risk and recovering assets. Rahman Ravelli to host international webinar.
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US Tackles Shell Companies & Financial Crime: Rahman Ravelli's Take
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Legal Director Syed Rahman outlines for Law360 the business implications of the UK taking a different approach to state aid in the wake of Brexit
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Syed Rahman detail the challenges facing the SFO in 2021 during a ThoughLeaders4 FIRE webinar
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The Financial Conduct Authority and Liquidation Stays
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Market manipulation comes under the spotlight at international Rahman Ravelli webinar
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Legal Director Syed Rahman writes for Financier Worldwide about the business crime risks in the energy and natural resources sector
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WEBINAR: FIRE Year in Review: A Year Like no Other
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Legal Director Syedur Rahman tells Security Matters about the shortcomings in the suspicious activity reports system
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Syedur Rahman to explain to an international webinar the Serious Fraud Office’s challenges for 2021
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ESMA and CUM-EX
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Deferred Prosecution Agreements - New SFO Guidance
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The SFO secures £1.2m after investigation linked to Brazilian corruption
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The European Union has given the go-ahead for an anti-money laundering organisation to cover all member states.
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Rahman Ravelli to host webinar analysing market manipulation regulation in the US and UK
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The FCA in the pandemic
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Further refinement of the Disclosure Pilot Scheme
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Reporting of sanctions breaches is at an all-time high in the UK. Syedur Rahman of business crime specialists Rahman Ravelli is encouraged by the figures
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Legal Director Syed Rahman assesses the money laundering failings exposed by the FinCEN Files, in a piece for Finance Monthly
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Rahman Ravelli trio contribute expert chapter to international business crime guide
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Proposed New Disclosure Powers for HMRC
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The FCA, Its New Man At The Top and The Issues He Must Address
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The US bank Citibank has been fined $400 million by regulators for risk management failings
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Financial crime specialists Rahman Ravelli assess the tough approach being taken by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to allegations of spoofing for Traders Magazine
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Anti-suit injunctions and foreign proceedings
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Legal Director Syedur Rahman explains to Finance Monthly why money laundering prevention is not just a CEO’s responsibility.
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WEBINAR: The Cum-Ex Files: Taking a close look at all aspects of Europe’s biggest-ever tax investigation
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The European Commission’s plans to regulate digital assets have been leaked. Syed Rahman of financial crime specialists Rahman Ravelli has spotted an omission.
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The FCA and Anti-Money Laundering Oversight
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Legal Director Syed Rahman tells Irish Tech News about the importance of investigating cryptoassets before investing in them.
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Legal Director Syed Rahman assesses for Thomson Reuters the Financial Action Task Force’s “red flags’’ for identifying virtual assets being used to launder money
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With a US attorney facing jail and losing his assets for involvement in the huge OneCoin fraud, Syed Rahman of financial crime specialists Rahman Ravelli details the wrongdoing.
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Providers of hawala services in the UAE have been made to register as the state looks to prevent money laundering. Syed Rahman of financial crime specialists Rahman Ravelli assesses the UAE’s stance.
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Cryptocurrency: Theft and Asset Recovery
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Closer MDB links with law enforcement come under scrutiny at Rahman Ravelli Webinar
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Financial crime specialists Rahman Ravelli discusses the US Department of Justice’s approach so far to spoofing in an article for Law360
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WEBINAR: Multilateral Development Banks – Their Investigations, Powers and Penalties
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WEBINAR - The Cum-Ex Files: Europe’s biggest-ever tax investigation under the spotlight
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Estate agency Purplebricks has been fined for money laundering failings
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Foreign Claims and UK Jurisdiction
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The Standard of Proof in Civil Fraud Claims
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Legal Director Syed Rahman tells Thomson Reuters about the changes to the cryptoasset landscape caused by the Financial Conduct Authority
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Freezing Injunctions and Crypto-related Investment Fraud
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Malta now appears less than keen to introduce unexplained wealth orders. Syedur Rahman of financial crime specialists Rahman Ravelli considers the possible reasons for this.
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The Limits Of Reflective Loss Are Redrawn
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Banks in the US have been given the go-ahead to provide cryptocurrency services. Syed Rahman of financial crime specialists Rahman Ravelli considers the implications for those that take up the opportunity.
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A report by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority highlights the increasing popularity of cryptoassets.
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With the “Big Four’’ auditing firms facing new obligations imposed by the profession’s watchdog, Syedur Rahman of financial crime specialists Rahman Ravelli assesses the action they need to take.
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Rahman Ravelli to host Multilateral Development Bank Investigations Webinar
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FCA regulation and pensions advice
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Cryptoassets and money laundering regulation
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Legal Director Syed Rahman tells Thomson Reuters about EU member states’ need to comply with the 4th Money Laundering Directive
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Meeting financial conduct authority obligations on money laundering
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Commerzbank has been ordered to pay more than £37M for its lack of money laundering controls
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Video Article: Crypto-Assets and Litigation
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Civil Litigation – Exception To The “without Prejudice” Rule
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Estonia’s Cryptocurrency Crackdown
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Bankers and the confidentiality risks of working from home
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Cryptoassets Firms and The Financial Conduct Authority
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Legal Director Syed Rahman assesses the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s efforts to prevent money laundering for GIR
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Syed Rahman Outlines Banks’ Fraud Responsibilities to an International Audience
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Fears have been voiced that London will be increasingly attractive to money launderers if the UK does not ensure post-Brexit co-operation with the European Union
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WEBINAR: FIRE Starters - Banks: Fraud Claims arising out of Anti-Money Laundering and other Obligations
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Cryptoassets and Litigation
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Limits on bringing civil fraud claims in multiple jurisdictions
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The Challenges of Bringing a Claim for Deceit
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The European Commission has begun legal action against Luxembourg for its failure to apply money laundering and tax avoidance laws
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Cybercrime, Covid-19 And The Computer Misuse Act 1990
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Legal Director Syed Rahman considers the authorities’ response to the threat of coronavirus-related cybercrime in an article for Security Matters
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Compliance With Civil Procedure Rules On Personal Service
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Legal Director Syedur Rahman voices his concerns to Thomson Reuters about the FCA's stance regarding employees not obtaining compulsory FCA qualifications during lockdown
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Failure To Comply With Court Orders Regarding Disclosure
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Rahman Ravelli helps create scheme to assist those who have suffered losses to cryptocurrency fraud
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Cryptocurrency Exchanges Now Have To Devise A Method For The Secure Transfer Of Information
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Civil Litigation: Using Part 36 Offers To Settle A Dispute Early
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The Registration Of Overseas Entities Bill
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Trustee Claimants’ Ability To Use Norwich Pharmacal Relief And Bankers Trust Orders To Recover Misappropriated Assets
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Cryptocurrency Regulation in Singapore
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European Banking Authority Amendments; Changes To Fraud Reporting Under PSD2
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Legal Director Syedur Rahman considers the speed at which the Serious Fraud Office works as the agency closes its longest-running investigation.
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Legal Director Syed Rahman considers HMRC’s tax evasion and money laundering investigation that was co-ordinated with fellow J5 agencies.
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The FCA and Bank of England's Proposed Use of Data
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The Financial Conduct Authority has brought proceedings against companies running amateur football leagues, alleging unauthorised financial activity
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Legal Director Syedur Rahman is selected as The Law Society Gazette's Lawyer in the News for his success in the Guralp Systems case
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After three senior figures at Guralp Systems were cleared of bribery allegations it was announced that the company had entered into a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA)
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The Guralp Systems DPA
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Legal Director Syed Rahman comments in the media on the Güralp Systems case, where three individuals were acquitted of conspiracy to make corrupt payments
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Legal Director Syed Rahman discusses with Risk UK why the NCA’s largest asset recovery emphasises the value of account freezing orders to investigators.
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Freezing Cryptoassets
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Legal Director Syed Rahman discusses a recent Transparency International report on money laundering in the UK with Risk Extra
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Cartel Behaviour: Defining It and Defences To It
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Legal Director Syed Rahman discusses recent comments on bribery from the chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission with The FCPA Blog
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The Collapse Of London Capital And Finance
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Legal Director Syed Rahman comments in Law 360 on the Japanese bank, Daiwa being ordered to pay $150m after losing negligence case
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Three Rahman Ravelli Lawyers Are Co-authors Of The International Comparative Legal Guide To Business Crime
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Multi-agency Investigations: How Agencies Approach Them And How Those Investigated Should Respond
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Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 Summary
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The UK And The European Economic Area – The Application Of Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) Under PSD2
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What The Financial Conduct Authority Guidance On Cryptoassets Means For Those In The Market
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Rahman Ravelli Once Again Classed As Elite Business Crime Lawyers By Chambers
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Syed Rahman discusses London Capital & Finance Mini bond scandal with Law360
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Goals Soccer Centres and The Financial Conduct Authority
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Businesses, APP Fraud and Recovering Losses
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Legal Director Syed Rahman comments on NCA being granted a £100m Asset Freezing Order
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Legal Director Syed Rahman quoted in Compliance Week discussing the DPA Process
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Legal Director Syed Rahman Comments on the UKs 4th UWO in Law360