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Euroviews. COVID-19 is opening up new opportunities for fraudsters. Business must act to reduce the risk ǀ View
The situation that has been created by coronavirus will have produced new opportunities for those who commit fraud. And fraud is like a virus: it will spread and cause the maximum amount of harm unless the right precautions are taken.
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Euroviews. The $4 billion dollar question: how do you deal with soaring cyptocurrency crime? ǀ View
Cryptocurrency crime accounted for more than $4.3 billion (€3.9 billion) in 2019. There are grounds for optimism but many more causes for concern regarding the rise of this kind of financial crime.
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Euroviews. The challenge for the SFO now is showing how different it is after the failed Barclays case ǀ View
A jury clearing three Barclays executives of fraud was a bad result for the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). The failed prosecution was the legacy of the agency’s previous director. But seems to be little indication that the SFO’s new regime is making progress.
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Euroviews. The UK’s Serious Fraud Offices’ failure in the landmark Barclays case has exposed its flaws ǀ View
Following the dramatic acquittal of all three senior Barclays’ executives last week, John Binns and Harry Travers, partners in the Business Crime team at BCL Solicitors analyse what went wrong and why it matters for the SFO.
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Euroviews. Brexit will complicate tackling fraud across Europe – but maybe civil remedies hold the key ǀ View
As fraudsters’ numbers, capacity and sophistication apparently overtake those of investigating authorities, there is every reason to believe that civil remedies will increasingly become a focus for victims of fraud.
