Compiled by Faras Baloch, Andrew Herd & Francesca Kirby.
Cases
El-Khouri v Government of the United States of America [2025] UKSC 3: s.327 to s.329 POCA offences do not have extra-territorial effect.
Sentencing & Confiscation
Taktouk [2025] EWCA Crim 71: Fresh evidence allowed in appeal against confiscation order where plausible evidence available amount significantly less than benefit.
Bills, Statutes & SIs
Crime and Policing Bill 2025 new offence of owning/ possessing SIM farms (s.80); confiscation regime changes (s.102); criminal liability of corporate where senior manager commits offence (s.130).
Guidance, Reports & Consultations
Public Consultation on Complex Proliferation Financing and Sanctions Evasion Schemes project FATF: 26 Feb 25
Guidance for the financial services sector on failure to prevent fraud UK Finance: Feb 25
Financial Services Regulation Committee Naming and shaming: how not to regulate House of Lords Paper 76: 6 Feb 25
News
Bank manager and friend sentenced for £7.3 million fraud scheme UK Finance: 17 Feb 25
Crime gang jailed for £22m HMRC fraud Civil Service World: 7 Feb 25
Speech by the Master of the Rolls at LawtechUK Generative AI Event: 5 Feb 25
SFO
UK’s Serious Fraud Office scraps move to Canary Wharf FT: 27 Feb 25
Axiom Ince fraud trial set for 2027 Accountancy Daily: 12 Feb 25
Initial findings of SFO e-discovery review SFO: 3 Feb 25
CPS
Four convicted of demolition industry corruption worth over £600,000 CPS: 13 Feb 25
Man convicted of defrauding Leeds City Council out of small businesses grants during Covid CPS: 12 Feb 25
Construction industry people jailed for £22 million fraud against the taxpayers CPS: 4 Feb 25
Fraudster who defrauded Covid ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ scheme jailed CPS: 3 Feb 25
FCA
Olumide Osunkoya sentenced to 4 years for illegally operating crypto ATM network FCA: 28 Feb 25
FCA charges two individuals with multiple fraud charges FCA: 28 Feb 25
Court sets date for £64 million WealthTek fraud and money laundering trial FCA: 25 Feb 25
FCA fines Mako for failings relating to cum-ex trading FCA: 18 Feb 25
FCA charges Hampshire-based independent financial adviser with multiple fraud offence FCA: 13 Feb 25
FCA confiscates over £500,000 from convicted insider dealer (Mohammed Zina) FCA: 3 Feb 25
Insolvency Service
Devon taxi driver jailed after overstating annual income by more than £350,000 to fraudulently secure two Covid loans IS: 28 Feb 25
Company which claimed to market adult films is shut down for suspected direct debit scam IS: 12 Feb 25
NCA
Operation Venetic: Man who killed off-duty police officer laundered millions for organised crime group NCA: 4 Feb 25
EU
Nothing of note.
US
U.S. Ditches Key Anti-Bribery Law, Critics Warn of Global Corruption Surge OCCRP: 12 Feb 25
Beyond
Nothing of note.