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In this issue A review of key cases in 2024 and 2025 Criminal liability Investigating criminal conduct Proceeds of crime Bribery, corruption, sanctions and export controls Consumer protection and cartels Cybercrime and data protection offences Environmental offences Financial services and pensions offences Fraud, forgery, tax and theft offences Health and safety and corporate manslaughter offences Local authority prosecutions Money laundering Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information A review of key cases in 2024 and 2025 A retrospective on standout UK corporate crime matters from 2024 highlights Julian Assange’s high-profile plea agreement, which enabled the Wikileaks founder to leave prison, the first penalty handed down by Britain’s sanctions regulator in relation to Russia, and a seminal decision on criminal responsibility within supply chains. For further details, see News Analysis: A look back at the top UK corporate...

UK-US extradition treaty criticism On 22 August 2024, Conservative MP David Davis and fellow Tory, former MP Jacob Rees-Mogg, argued that the 2003 agreement enabling the two countries to extradite their nationals should be scrapped or rewritten following Lynch’s fatal yachting accident. The Autonomy software founder was ultimately acquitted of fraud in the US in June, having been sent from the UK to face trial in 2023 after a protracted bid to have the case heard in the English courts. Lynch lost his life when the yacht he was on went down off the Italian coast on 26 August 2024. Lawyers told Law360 that prominent, widely reported matters such as Lynch’s tend to spark claims that the extradition pact treats British citizens unfairly, though there is little proof to support that view. According to Jago Russell, a partner at Boutique Law, baseless allegations of asymmetry in the UK-US extradition regime have become the knee‑jerk political reaction to US requests that draw the wider public eye. Davis told GB News...

Introduction Partnerships, whatever their scale, still wrestle with shaping partner pay frameworks that feel equitable, drive the right behaviours, and underpin strategic growth. The environment is ever more intricate, demanding, and unpredictable; volatility and uncertainty now set the agenda for leaders worldwide. As organisations change, so must the mechanisms used to assess and reward owners. What are the implications for the partnership model, and how do firms build resilience to survive and prosper in this landscape? This Practice Note reviews the present landscape of partner remuneration, flags new themes and innovations, and tests whether a partnership’s approach is future‑proofed. Evolution of partnerships Partnerships were once small, collegiate enterprises. Partners typically worked from a single office, split profits on an equal basis, and seldom moved on before retirement. Over the last three decades, the professionalisation and internationalisation of services have transformed that model. Since the 1990s, lateral hiring, global growth, and fiercer rivalry—especially from highly profitable international firms entering fresh markets—have strained remuneration arrangements. To compete, firms have...