Published on: 04 August 2025
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Regulatory specialists caution that numerous financial firms are ill-equipped for the fallout of altered requirements for senior leaders—the FCA’s plan to extend how long criminal record checks remain valid before appointments could make it easier for wrongdoers to slip into boardroom ranks without timely scrutiny or deterrence measures.
The ‘failure to prevent fraud’ offence in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA 2023) targets fraud by employees undertaken to advantage the business in practice. Under this provision, only the corporate entity faces prosecution directly. It covers financial services businesses satisfying any two of three thresholds: more than 250 staff; turnover above £36m; or assets exceeding £18m within the relevant accounting period for the organisation concerned.
This simplification may expose regulated businesses to heightened infiltration by fraudsters and to follow-on liability under the ‘failure to prevent fraud’ offence where a fraud is carried out that benefits the organisation, said Caroline Black, a white-collar crime consultant at Gherson Solicitors LLP, speaking on the issue. Black added that companies should heed the alert from Nick Ephgrave, director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), that from 1 September 2025 they will be actively pursuing cases for prosecution. The SFO stated in its...
When evaluating a general damages claim, the practitioner ought initially to refer to the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG)...
This Practice Note This Practice Note reviews mechanisms used in settling litigation. A Tomlin order consists of a consent order paired with a schedule. It operates to stay proceedings on terms that have been agreed. The provisions contained in the schedule may remain confidential. This Practice Note describes the scope of confidentiality attaching to the schedule and sets out how it differs from a standard consent order. Sample wording for a Tomlin order is included, alongside links to precedents, as well as guidance on court approval. It also addresses varying, setting aside and enforcing a Tomlin order, including the considerations the court will take into account when handling applications for each. Further guidance is provided on interpreting and applying the relevant provisions of the CPR; however, some courts and divisions impose very specific requirements for both drafting and approval, and for approaching the schedule and confidentiality issues. Accordingly, you must consider the particular rules and court guide provisions in the forum where your claim is proceeding when drawing up the Tomlin order...
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