Does the Economic Crime Act really have teeth?
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In March 2022, the Economic Crime Transparency and Enforcement Act came into force after it was fast-tracked through Parliament in response to urgent calls for the UK's economic crime laws to be tightened.
The new legislation introduces further sanctions powers and aims to tackle financial crime by revealing the identities of overseas beneficial owners of UK property. We asked Tom Godfrey whether this important piece of legalisation is likely to be effective and achieve its aim?
Tom, a barrister at 23ES, is a recognised leader in the field of corporate crime and has been instructed on some of the most complex financial crime cases of recent times.
References
· Tackling economic crime and sanctions evasion
· Corporate Crime Reform: A comparative guide
· The complicated question of corporate criminal liability
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