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TI UK’s 2025-26 strategy targets dirty money, public fund protection, and integrity in politics and business, with a new focus on law enforcement, local governance, and global reform
Key priorities include enforcing economic crime laws, strengthening anti-money laundering oversight, addressing secretive lobbying, mobilizing civil society and private sector collaboration, and advancing corporate transparency through new reporting and due diligence requirements…
TI UK raises alarm on corruption risks in local Govt planning, highlighting secret lobbying, conflicts of interest, and weak rules allowing private gain over public interest
This report highlights corruption risks in major planning decisions, exposing weak safeguards against closed-door meetings, excessive hospitality, and conflicts of interest. To restore trust, it proposes ten practical solutions, reinforcing existing anti-corruption measures and best practices…
UK SFO, France PNF, and Switzerland OAG launches new taskforce on international bribery and corruption, designed to strengthen cooperation, cross-border investigations, and enforcement
The International Anti-Corruption Prosecutorial Taskforce aims to strengthen cooperation, facilitate joint investigations, and share expertise among the 3 nations seeking to enhance partnerships, improve case efficiency, and expand collaboration. The taskforce also plans to invite other agencies to join its efforts against international bribery…
Spotlight on Corruption report examines the contested role of lawyers in facilitating kleptocracy and grand corruption highlighting regulatory gaps and ethical dilemmas
The findings offer valuable insights for policymakers and regulators, emphasizing the need to address regulatory gaps within the legal profession to combat global corruption effectively. This report highlights the importance of scrutinizing legal services that support corrupt wealth and calls for stronger measures to hold the legal profession accountable in preventing illicit financial activities…
TI UK marks the launch of its updated Corporate Anti-Corruption Benchmark, an industry-leading comprehensive self-assessment tool, on Wed 12 Mar, 15:00GMT in Central London
Join Alex Rene (Ropes & Gray Partner, DoJ-appointed FCPA Compliance Monitor) for the launch of TI UK’s updated Corporate Anti-Corruption Benchmark, a self-assessment tool designed evaluate, compare, & enhance your ABC programme in line with global best practices. Reserve your place at businessintegrity@transparency.org.uk…
FCA bans two former Credit Suisse Managing Directors for integrity failings after arranging corrupt loans to Mozambique and taking over $50m in kickbacks
In 2019, Andrew Pearse and Surjan Singh pleaded guilty in the US to money laundering, admitting to taking over $50M in kickbacks from corrupt Mozambique loans. In 2021, the FCA fined Credit Suisse £145M as part of a $475M global settlement for due diligence failures tied to the $1.3B loans. The FCA also secured the bank’s agreement to write off $200M of Mozambique’s debt…
RICS launches consultation for new edition of financial crime standard incorporating crypto and AI
RICS is launching a consultation for the second edition of its financial crime standard, Countering Financial Crime, which was upgraded to a Mandatory Standard in 2023. The update addresses evolving risks, including AI and cryptocurrency, to help members strengthen compliance and transparency in the built environment. Open from 25 February to 25 April 2025, the consultation welcomes input from RICS members and external professionals, with the revised edition expected by September 2025…
Basel paper calls for reform of UK’s DPA regime to ensure proper compensation for victims of foreign bribery in settlements
This paper analyses the UK’s approach to compensating victims of foreign bribery using funds from Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs) and why this effort is falling short. It highlights the conceptual, practical, and political challenges in implementing victim compensation and examines how the UK legal system handles such cases…
TI-UK examines the role of lobbying in Scotland’s transition to net zero, particularly given its historical reliance on the oil and gas sector
Briefing considers risks that arise when lobbying lacks transparency, leading to potential policy capture, privileged access, and limited stakeholder engagement. Suggests that greater openness and accountability in lobbying would help prevent undue influence, ensure fair representation in decision-making, and maintain public trust in climate policy development.
SFO reviews the performance of its e-discovery software, used for identifying evident and other relevant material in its criminal investigations and prosecutions
Outlines the SFO’s review of digital evidence processing systems, addressing past and current software use, potential issues with search functions, and steps taken to ensure the integrity of investigations…
SFO secures confiscation order for over £1m against Timothy Schools, a convicted solicitor implicated in a £100m fraud scheme
This action exemplifies the SFO’s commitment to tracing and recovering proceeds of complex economic crimes. The recovered funds will be used to compensate victims, with Schools facing an additional five-year prison term if he fails to comply with the repayment order. This case is part of a series of recent successful asset recovery actions by the SFO, demonstrating its ongoing efforts to combat financial crime and ensure that perpetrators do not benefit from their illicit activities…
SFO charges five men, including two solicitors following the collapse of the law firm Axiom Ince and alleged improper use of over £60m of client money
The firm’s CEO and director Pragnesh Modhwadia is charged alongside co-director Shyam Mistry and Chief Financial Officer Muhammad Ali with two counts of fraud by abuse of position. They are alleged to have misused client funds and exposed thousands of the firm’s clients to losses…