When it comes to unexplained wealth orders (UWOs), the UK’s much-vaunted tool to tackle criminal wealth, 2020 was a rollercoaster….
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Zamira Hajiyeva was the first big spender to be slapped with an Unexplained Wealth Order. Now the Supreme Court has…
COMMENT As the US election approaches, I don’t want to depress anyone further, but it is worth remembering that Trump…
Executive Summary In addition to more widely studied tools like cyberattacks and disinformation, authoritarian regimes such as Russia and China…
Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned one Chinese government entity and…
Scrutiny of the gatekeepers of offshore entities is key to the National Crime Agency’s strategy A financial services adviser recently…
Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWO) have existed for just over two years. Brought in by the Criminal Finances Act 2017, they…
A Court Ruling that May Resonate Across the Globe The High Court in London recently struck down three “Unexplained Wealth Orders” that…
The dusty border town of Taftan in western Pakistan is a frequent stopover for religious pilgrims. Many members of the…
The United Kingdom has long been infamous as a money-laundering haven, with hundreds of billions of dollars in dirty money passing…