1/30/2026 9:17:37 PM FCA Enforcement Watch: What the First Edition Tells Us About the Regulator’s Priorities By David Hamilton The FCA has published the first edition of Enforcement Watch, providing an overview of enforcement work since the update to its...
9/5/2025 12:44:35 PM UK AML Reform in 2025: A Strategic Shift Toward Risk-Based Regulation? By David Hamilton The UK’s anti-money laundering (AML) regime is undergoing a significant transformation in 2025, driven by three key developments: the...
2/18/2025 3:20:21 PM When reliance isn’t compliance: A classic AML pitfall By David Hamilton This article was originally published by Compliance Monitor and i-law. The Arian Financial case underscores that third-party customer due...
12/3/2024 11:17:55 AM Failure to Prevent Fraud Offence - Under the Radar? Think Again By David Hamilton The fraud enforcement landscape is undergoing significant change. With the Government's official guidance now published, businesses...
11/27/2024 5:13:48 PM Failure to Prevent Fraud Offence - Government Guidance By Kyle Phillips Alexander Vilardo On 6 November 2024, the UK Government published guidance to help organisations deal with the new "failure to prevent fraud" offence,...
7/9/2024 10:25:37 AM Landmark Court of Appeal judgment changes AML landscape in the UK By David Hamilton Fran Garvey The Court of Appeal handed down its landmark ruling in R (on the application of World Uyghur Congress) v National Crime Agency [2024]...
10/9/2023 12:15:03 PM The FCA's new cryptoasset financial promotions regime – what you need to know By David Hamilton The Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) new cryptoassets financial promotions regime is now live. From 8 October 2023, there are now four...
10/3/2023 8:51:09 AM The FCA claims another AML scalp By David Hamilton The Financial Conduct Authority has imposed another financial crime-related Final Notice; this time against ADM Investor Services...
6/29/2023 11:00:55 AM Why do good people do bad things? By Kyle Phillips Crafty Counsel's second annual Crafty Fest, a legal festival for in-house counsel, took place on 14 June 2023 at Regent's Park, in...
7/4/2022 4:26:30 PM OFSI imposes its first monetary penalty of 2022 By Fran Garvey Kyle Phillips Chloe-Jane Belton On 16 June 2022 the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) imposed a £15,000 penalty on UK company Tracerco Limited...
1/6/2022 10:25:07 AM NatWest's Leaky Defence and the Importance of the Agreed Statement of Facts By Kyle Phillips The recent criminal conviction of National Westminster Bank Plc ("NatWest") by the FCA was unique in that it was the FCA's first...
10/18/2021 9:23:06 AM The FCA and money laundering sanctions – civil vs criminal By Kyle Phillips On 7 October 2021 NatWest pleaded guilty to failing to properly monitor certain accounts and apply appropriate customer due diligence...