Tag Archives: “Economic Crime Command”

Enforcement and Prosecution Policy and Trends, Fraud, Deception and False Claims October 9, 2014

SFO Bashing, Chapter 49.

No one could accuse the Serious Fraud Office of living a charmed life. It is regularly accused of stupidity and inefficiency by a hostile press, and not infrequently the government weighs in with destabilising tactics, either by slashing its paltry budget, or by planning to redesign the counter fraud landscape. A report this week in… Continue Reading

Anti-Bribery and Corruption, Enforcement and Prosecution Policy and Trends, Fraud, Deception and False Claims July 21, 2014

The Serious Fraud Office Reports…

It is simply to emphasise that complex City fraud needs the kind of unified approach, expertise and special tools that Roskill advocated and that the SFO has developed.… Continue Reading

Anti-Bribery and Corruption, Anti-Money Laundering, Compliance, Enforcement and Prosecution Policy and Trends, Financial Institution Regulation, Fraud, Deception and False Claims June 13, 2014

Ken Clarke reviews the law enforcement response to City scandals

There is also a pivotal issue that needs to be urgently reviewed: is the jury system properly configured to cope with the prosecution of serious and complex fraud?… Continue Reading

Anti-Bribery and Corruption, Enforcement and Prosecution Policy and Trends March 25, 2014

Excoriating the SFO

It is, of course, possible, likely even, that none of these cases will reach trial before David Green's tenure as Director is up, but I believe that he has adopted the right course, and that with a fair wind (and perhaps a little support from the government and the press) he will succeed.… Continue Reading

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Tag Archives: “Economic Crime Command”

SFO Bashing, Chapter 49.

The Serious Fraud Office Reports…

Ken Clarke reviews the law enforcement response to City scandals

Excoriating the SFO