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07 April 2021

Introduction The Payment Services Regulator (PSR) issued its first decision enforcing competition law in the payments sector on 31st March 2021. The PSR is a concurrent competition regulator for the payments sector along with the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA). This is the first time the PSR it has used its competition powers since it became a concurrent competition regulator […]

01 April 2021

Anthony Vaughan, along with Senior Associate, Christopher Allen, of Rosenblatt Limited led a team acting for ES Global in connection with an investment made by Flywheel Partners. ES Global is a leading solutions-driven provider of demountable structures to music, sporting, cultural and corporate events, and a range of public sector applications. The investment will accelerate ES Global’s growth strategy. Anthony […]

With the move to remote working becoming the new normal, attendees joined us for this virtual event on data protection, and the direction privacy is taking in the UK and globally, considering what the public wants and how businesses should respond. View the recording below:

Post Office staff were ordered to shred key documents which could have helped postmasters defend themselves against prosecutions. Court of Appeal | Rosenblatt’s Financial Crime Team Between 1999 and 2015 thousands of postmasters were sacked or prosecuted after money appeared to go missing from their branches. The Post Office was warned that glitches in its Horizon computer system may have […]

31 March 2021

As we see further easing of Covid restrictions across the UK on 29 March 2021 we consider the next stages of the Prime Minister’s roadmap which sees us living without restrictions from 21 June 2021. COVID-19 Update | Rosenblatt’s Financial Crime Team Covid restrictions in the UK started loosening on 8 March 2021 when the UK saw its school children […]

30 March 2021

On 23 March 2021, the Government announced new legislation on COVID-19 restrictions which would include a ban on leaving the UK without a reasonable excuse – with a hefty fine issued to those breaking the rules. COVID-19 Update | Rosenblatt’s Financial Crime Team MP’s vote on the legislation titled the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps)(England) Regulations 2021 on Thursday 25 […]

25 March 2021

Summary The UK Government has confirmed its intention to reform Companies House to clamp down on fraud and money laundering and increase the transparency of UK corporate entities. On 18 September 2020 the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (“BEIS”) published the Government’s response to its consultation on options to enhance the role of Companies House and increase the […]

On 18 March 2021, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) announced that following a thorough investigation spanning 4 years it has taken the decision to close its investigation into the activities of KBR, Inc.’s UK Subsidiaries (KBR). SFO Investigation | Rosenblatt’s Financial Crime Team KBR Inc. is a US listed engineering, procurement and construction company. The SFO opened their investigation into […]

23 March 2021

On Monday 8 March 2021 the world celebrated International Women’s Day with the hugely popular theme of “choose to challenge”. Women were encouraged to speak up, be heard, engage with one another and support the movement to challenge and call out gender bias inequality. On the evening of International Women’s Day, the much anticipated Oprah Winfrey interview with Harry and […]

On 16 March 2021, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced it had commenced criminal proceeding against National Westminster Bank Plc (NatWest) for offences under the Money Laundering Regulations 2007 (MLR 2007). Criminal Proceedings | Rosenblatt’s Financial Crime Team This marks the first criminal prosecution brought by the FCA under the MLR 2007 and the first prosecution under the MLR 2007 […]