The Criminal Finances Bill, which was introduced to the House of Commons in October 2017, has received Royal Assent. The Criminal Finances Act 2017 will give law enforcement agencies and partners, further capabilities and powers to recover the proceeds of crime, tackle money laundering, tax evasion and corruption, and combat the financing of terrorism It […]

The Criminal Finances Bill 2016-17 (the “Bill”) was presented to Parliament and had its first reading in the House of Commons on Thursday 13th October. In a press release on the same day, the Home Office stated that the new legislation is designed to “tackle money laundering and corruption, recover the proceeds of crime and […]