The Aliyev fraud case shows that financial advisors could get caught up in criminal probes
Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWO) have existed for just over two years. Brought in by the Criminal Finances…
U.K. Court Strikes Down “Unexplained Wealth Orders” By Parsing Facts and Making Value Judgments About Meaning of Corporate Complexity
A Court Ruling that May Resonate Across the Globe The High Court in London recently struck down three “Unexplained Wealth…
Is the U.K. Finally Getting Serious About Cracking Down on Dirty Money?
The United Kingdom has long been infamous as a money-laundering haven, with hundreds of billions of dollars in…
Why we should be paying close attention to Unexplained Wealth Orders
Corporates are undoubtedly versed in complying with anti-money laundering regulations but increasingly Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs) should…
Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev family’s luxury UK assets come to light
The ex-president’s daughter and grandson hold $103 million in real estate assets in London. The vast riches…
U.K. Takes Fight To Kazakhstan’s Wealthy Elite Over Unexplained ‘Billionaires’ Row’ Mansion
A mansion owned by Nurali Aliyev, the grandson of Kazakhstan’s former President Nursultan Nazarbayev has been “frozen”…
Woman in £16m Harrods spend loses wealth seizure challenge
A woman who blew £16m of unexplained wealth in Harrods has lost her appeal against a National…
Grandson of Kazakhstan’s ex-president bit a police sergeant two days after he threatened to leap off a hotel balcony, court hears
Aisultan Nazarbayev sunk teeth into PS Ross Sambrook’s arm in Covent Garden Grandson of Kazakhstan’s ex-president left…
Court papers reveal how a jailed banker’s wife spent $20 million at Harrods
The details of an Azerbaijani woman’s £16 million ($20 million) spending spree in luxury London department store…
The Unexplained Wealth Order legislation and London’s financial aristocracy
Zamira Hajiyeva, the wife of former Azerbaijani state banker Jahangir Hajiyev, is the first person to be…
