8/21/2025 1:16:58 PM No Backdoor, No Break-In: Why the UK backed down in privacy row against Apple By Danielle Atkinson The US director of national intelligence says the UK has withdrawn its request to access all Apple users' data when required. The UK...
8/20/2025 9:59:06 AM Corporate Crackdown: New Prosecution Guidance Ahead of "Failure to Prevent Fraud" Offence By Avary Patutama Matthew Garbutt David Pack The UK's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and Serious Fraud Office (SFO) updated guidance on corporate prosecutions serves as a timely...
6/30/2025 10:42:54 AM Fraud’s new frontline: Why civil litigators are thinking criminal By Michael Lewis The traditional divide between civil and criminal enforcement is blurring, particularly in complex fraud cases. With public agencies...
6/26/2025 4:20:14 PM Who’s policing the platform? Platform liability and the rising tide of online fraud By Michael Lewis Online fraud is now the UK’s most common crime. And while victims once bore the brunt alone, attention is turning sharply toward the...
6/20/2025 3:48:43 PM 8 Key Takeaways from our Litigation Risk for Audit & Risk Committees Webinar By Avary Patutama On 18 June 2025, Matthew Garbutt and Avary Patutama of our Litigation & Dispute Resolution team delivered a webinar designed to equip...
6/13/2025 1:21:30 PM A wind of change is blowing: The Office of the Whistleblower Bill By Pauline Lépissier A raft of legislative changes have been taking place to contribute to the fight against fraud. Successive laws have for instance expanded...
6/12/2025 10:20:37 AM APP Fraud Meets AI: A Smarter Threat Needs a Smarter Response By Isabel Keefe Authorised Push Payment (“APP”) fraud is where an account holder, often a consumer, is tricked into authorising a bank transfer to a...
5/1/2025 7:59:55 AM Private prosecutions: What they are, how they work, and why they matter By Matthew Garbutt Private prosecutions are a little-known but powerful legal tool. They allow individuals or organisations to bring criminal proceedings...
4/28/2025 1:36:39 PM Tackling fraud is a "top priority" of the Government By Nikki Bowker Lord Hanson, Minister of State with Responsibility for Fraud, gave the keynote address at the recent Fraud Conference 2025: Theory into...
4/25/2025 9:01:16 AM Act Fast or Face Prosecution: SFO’s New Corporate Guidance By Matthew Garbutt The Serious Fraud Office ("SFO") has issued new SFO External Guidance on Corporate Co-Operation and Enforcement in relation to Corporate...
2/25/2025 2:42:15 PM Weinzierl -v- Government of the USA - AC-2023-LON-000066 and 67 – Extradition Barred By David Pack After initial defeat at first instance in the Westminster Magistrates, Mr. Weinzierl’s extradition is now barred following a High Court...
12/9/2024 5:11:08 PM Extradition High Court Hearing – Peter Weinzierl -v- SSHD S108 Appeal – Incompatibility of UK-US Extradition Treaty 2003 By David Pack Background Peter Weinzierl, an Austrian Banker, is facing extradition to the U.S on money laundering charges relating to the Austrian...