02 Dec, 2024 Fraud: the rise of "money mules" By Nikki Bowker The term “money mule” is used to describe someone whose bank account is used to channel proceeds of crime so as to make the cash harder...
08 Nov, 2024 Clock ticking on the "Failure to Prevent Fraud" Offence By Matthew Garbutt "Preparing "reasonable procedures" is now essential for businesses to mitigate risk under the new offence - proactive steps today will...
17 Oct, 2024 2024 Regulator of Social Housing Sector Risk Profile: Fraud and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) By Nikki Bowker Matthew Garbutt Victoria Smith Rachel Orgill-Harris +1 more... Show less The Sector Risk Profile (SRP) released today continues to highlight fraud as a key risk for the social housing sector. The SRP this year...
19 Sep, 2024 The Procurement Act 2023 – shining a spotlight on supplier poor performance By Nikki Bowker The new Act places a spotlight on supplier poor performance in a number of ways: Lower threshold in respect of poor performance to...
18 Sep, 2024 The road to compulsory mediation By Pauline Lépissier From 1st October 2024, a set of changes to the Civil Procedure Rules will expressly provide that, in appropriate cases, the court may...
12 Sep, 2024 The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act By Pauline Lépissier The King's Speech on 17 July 2024 announced 40 bills in opening the new session of Parliament. One of these was that, “in consultation...
30 Aug, 2024 Arbitration Bill – progress so far and key takeaways By Pauline Lépissier Prateek Sharma Journey so far Last year, after a lengthy period of consultation, the Law Commission of England and Wales published its report positing...
24 Jul, 2024 Importing cultural goods under the EU Regulations By Pauline Lépissier The EU Regulations on the introduction and import of cultural goods (2019/880) have been widely criticised in the art and antiquities...
01 Jul, 2024 Are RPs geared up to deal with inquests? By Samantha Grix The answer to the above question is all too often ‘no’ and is something that needs consideration. Fiona Underwood of Altair and I have...
03 Jun, 2024 New UK legislation to compensate victims of Push Payment scams By Matthew Garbutt Authorised Push Payment ("APP") fraud occurs when fraudsters trick individuals or businesses into authorising a payment to an account...
20 Mar, 2024 PFI Expiry: Are schools ready? By Caroline Mostowfi Today's Schools Week article “Warning sounded as schools not ready to exit PFI deals” highlights schools not being prepared for PFI deals...
12 Mar, 2024 Remediation Contribution Orders cover preventative and historic costs By Zoe McLean-Wells James King Remediation Contribution Orders Section 124 of the Building Safety Act 2022 ("BSA") allows anyone with a legal estate in a relevant...