August 3, 2026
The latest edition of The Fraud Newsletter is out now, summarising key developments in fraud and financial crime in July 2026 including:
-Fraud in the Digital Age: Jonathan Fisher KC’s Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences
-Osmond- A Court of Appeal case on tipping off under s.333A(3) POCA 2002
-New legislation and guidance under the Crime and Policing Act 2026, including confiscation and corporate criminal liability
-New PM Andy Burnham hints at scrapping proposed jury trial curbs
-Key enforcement updates from the SFO, FCA, NCA, CPS and Insolvency Service, alongside major fraud, crypto and corruption cases
Also included in this edition are two additional resources – a guide by Richard Beynon to the new and under-reported changes to confiscation law brought about by the Crime and Policing Act 2026, and a note of the discussion at a Red Lion Chambers breakfast briefing exploring the extension to corporate criminal liability brought about by s.250 of the same Act.
Compiled by Faras Baloch, Andrew Herd, Francesca Kirby and Katie Bacon, this edition provides a concise snapshot of the latest developments shaping the fraud and financial crime landscape. Read here