Ariana Caines
Bright Line Law
Articles
Financial Sanctions, Criminal Liability and POCA 2002
United Kingdom - January 22 2021 Circumvention offences establish criminal liability for breaches of financial sanctions. The potential engagement of the circumvention offences…
Cryptoasset service providers should plan, not panic
European Union, United Kingdom - November 6 2020 The recent Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ban on crypto-derivatives trading to retail consumers sent waves of commentary through the…
One-size does not fit all: regulatory cases and criminal benefit
United Kingdom - September 14 2020 The recent case of R v Roth [2020] EWCA Crim 967 confirmed that when assessing a defendant’s criminal benefit in regulatory cases, the…
Cryptoassets and the practical application of Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
United Kingdom - June 5 2020 Ariana Caines discusses the practical application of civil and criminal orders under POCA 2002 relating to cryptoassets. Ariana gives a comprehensive…
False accounting and COVID-19
United Kingdom - May 4 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has brought difficulty and trying times to all areas of the United Kingdom's economy. KPMG estimates that the economy will…
