Legal Director Syedur Rahman is selected as The Law Society Gazette's Lawyer in the News for his success in the Guralp Systems case
By Syedur Rahman.
The successful acquittal secured by Rahman Ravelli Legal Director Syedur Rahman’s team in the high-profile Guralp Systems trial led to him being chosen by The Law Society Gazette as its Lawyer in the ... Read more
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)
By Syedur Rahman.
Rahman Ravelli’s Syedur Rahman, who represented one of the acquitted, outlines the case. Read more
Senior Partner Aziz Rahman contributes a chapter to the 2020 International Comparative Legal Guide on Corporate Investigations
By Azizur Rahman.
For the third year running Rahman Ravelli has provided an expert chapter for the International Comparative Legal Guide on Corporate Investigations. Read more
Senior Partner Aziz Rahman explains in an article for UMI what an Unexplained Wealth Order is and how to respond to one
By Azizur Rahman.
Unexplained wealth orders (UWOs) are arguably the most powerful tool that the authorities have for taking someone’s wealth. Read more
Nicola Sharp explains in a Lawyer Monthly article why the EU’s proposed central authority for investigating money laundering cannot come soon enough
By Nicola Sharp.
European Union finance ministers are set to authorise the European Commission to draft plans for an enforcement body that would be independent and would have what have been termed direct powers to ove... Read more
Senior Partner Aziz Rahman tells The Times the ending of the OneCoin investigation shows the UK is lagging behind the US
By Azizur Rahman.
With the City of London Police having announced it has ended its investigation into pyramid fraud cryptocurrency OneCoin, The Times asked Rahman Ravelli’s Senior Partner Aziz Rahman what he thought of... Read more
Legal Director Neil Williams cites the number of acquittals when talking to Al Jazeera about the SFO ending its LIBOR rigging investigation
By Neil Williams.
As 2019 was the year that the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ended its seven-year investigation into LIBOR rigging, Al Jazeera asked Rahman Ravelli Legal Director Neil Williams for his thoughts on the con... Read more
Legal Director Syed Rahman comments in the media on the Güralp Systems case, where three individuals were acquitted of conspiracy to make corrupt payments
By Syedur Rahman.
The founder of British seismic equipment company Güralp Systems Ltd, Cansun Guralp, its former finance director Andrew Bell and Natalie Pearce, the company’s sales head, were acquitted at London’s Sou... Read more
Legal Director Syed Rahman discusses with Risk UK why the NCA’s largest asset recovery emphasises the value of account freezing orders to investigators.
By Syedur Rahman.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) was no doubt happy to announce it had reached an out-of-court settlement with billionaire property tycoon and philanthropist Malik Riaz Hussain that sees him handing ov... Read more
Senior Partner Aziz Rahman comments in Bloomberg on why the SFO’s decision to investigate Glencore may silence some of its critics
By Azizur Rahman.
The Serious Fraud Office’s announcement that it has opened a bribery investigation into mining company Glencore could be seen as a sign that it is not afraid to take on the big cases under Director Li... Read more
Senior Partner Aziz Rahman gave his thoughts on the developing Cum-Ex scandal and its implications to The Times
By Azizur Rahman.
As the Cum-Ex scandal gathers momentum across Europe, The Times asked Rahman Ravelli’s Senior Partner Aziz Rahman for his thoughts on it and the possible implications for the UK. Read more
Senior Partner Aziz Rahman considers the FCA's proposed benchmark administrators regime in a Thomson Reuters article.
By Azizur Rahman.
As the consultation period begins on the new senior managers regime that the Financial Conduct Authority intends to impose on some benchmark administrators, Thomson Reuters asked Senior Partner Aziz R... Read more
Senior Partner Aziz Rahman discusses the background to the Cum-Ex tax scandal and how those investigated should respond with Thomson Reuters
By Azizur Rahman.
With another bank having been raided as part of the ever-growing investigation into the Cum-Ex tax scandal, Aziz Rahman of business crime solicitors Rahman Ravelli explains the background to it, the i... Read more
Legal Director Neil Williams comments in Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence article which looks closely at the FCA’s Libor transition requirements
By Neil Williams.
Compliance officers will have their hands full as the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor) transition kicks in. Read more
