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ECCTA 2023: compliance impacts for UK law firms: failure to prevent fraud, corporate liability for senior managers' actions, POCA defences, high-risk list, information sharing, expanded SRA powers, regulatory objective

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The Crime and Policing Act 2026 secured Royal Assent on 29 April 2026 and displaces the current ‘senior manager’ attribution model for specified economic offences set out in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA 2023), removing sections 196 to 198 and Schedule 12.

Section 250 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 widens corporate and partnership criminal exposure so that, where a senior manager acts within the real or ostensible scope of their authority, liability can arise for the commission of any offence, not just those enumerated in ECCTA 2023.

This provision takes effect on 29 June 2026. We will review and update this material, as needed, once the provision is in operation.

This Practice Note highlights core provisions of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA 2023) that may carry compliance consequences for law firms. It provides a high‑level overview only and directs readers to more detailed ECCTA 2023 material where suitable.

ECCTA 2023 obtained Royal Assent on 26 October 2023. Its objective is to bolster the UK’s response to economic crime. This Practice Note concentrates on the principal amendments that could affect law firm compliance. These are chiefly located in Part...

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