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SFO unveils annual report

The UK's Serious Fraud Office reveals that corporate fines and recoveries total more than four times its £786m annual budget.

Denial of landlord’s title: an outdated relic?

Mark Pawlowski asks whether the time has come to abandon the law on denial of landlord's title as an outmoded relic of the past

FCA charges individual with fraud over unauthorised investment scheme

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has launched criminal proceedings against Daniel Pugh, who is charged with one count of fraud and three offences of breaching the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000

Post Office inquiry chair calls on government to resolve compensation issues

The chair of the inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal, Sir Wyn Williams, has called for "action and legislative change" to enable full and fair compensation for the sub-postmasters affected by the matter. 

CILEX announces new president

Regulatory lawyer, Emma Davies, has taken over as the 60th president of CILEX and its 13th female president

National Audit Office to scrutinise FCA

The UK's independent public spending watchdog is to look into how effectively the Financial Conduct Authority is carrying out its role

MoJ: call for evidence

The UK's Ministry of Justice is seeking evidence on a range of topics covering open justice, access to data, and the transparency of court and tribunal services

SFO seizes Sheffield flat in £17m China bribery probe

At the High Court on 14 July, the UK's Serious Fraud Office successfully recovered a property and its rental income from Dr Guang Jiang, an agent who helped British technology company Sarclad to pay bribes to secure business in China