WilmerHale’s White Collar Defense and Investigations team is involved in most of the current high-profile SFO and FCA investigations on behalf of both individuals and companies. This blog, WilmerHale W.I.R.E. (White Collar, Investigations and Regulatory Enforcement ) UK, shares the team’s insight and analysis relating to all aspects of UK white collar crime and regulatory enforcement work, as well as legal updates. The team has particular experience in the defence of financial services fraud, market abuse, multi-jurisdictional white-collar crime allegations, corruption allegations, criminal cartel allegations and sanctions/export control work, as well as internal investigations. They work closely with colleagues in the United States and Europe to provide a seamless global service.
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UK Financial Sanctions Compliance and Enforcement Update
United Kingdom - February 17 2026 January 2026 saw a series of consequential developments in the UK financial sanctions landscape, indicating a shift towards sharper compliance…
FCA Enforcement Trends In 2025 And Expectations For 2026
United Kingdom, USA - January 9 2026 From Accelerating investigations to reinforcing cultural standards and transparency, the Financial Conduct Authority signaled a clear intent in 2025…
UK White Collar Crime: 2025 Year-End Roundup
United Kingdom, USA - December 29 2025 2025 marked a watershed in UK white collar crime enforcement and corporate compliance. With the introduction of the “failure to prevent fraud”…
Budget 2025: HMRC whistleblower scheme a welcome change
United Kingdom, USA - December 2 2025 One aspect of last week's Budget that garnered little attention was the announcement of a new reward scheme for whistleblowers who provide valuable…
New UK SFO Guidance on Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programmes
United Kingdom, USA - December 1 2025 On 26 November 2025, the UK Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) published an updated version of its Guidance on Evaluating a Corporate Compliance Programme…
UK Independent Review of the Criminal Courts - Part 1
United Kingdom - July 22 2025 On 9 July 2025, part 1 of the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts, chaired by Sir Brian Leveson was published (the Report). Leveson was tasked…
New SFO Guidance Unlikely to Drive Increase in Self-Reporting of Corporate Wrongdoing
United Kingdom, USA - May 8 2025 On April 24, 2025, the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) released new guidance to encourage companies to self-report suspected corporate wrongdoing. The…
FCA's Regulatory Plans Signal Cause For Cautious Optimism
United Kingdom, USA - April 23 2025 Supporting growth, fighting crime, helping consumers and being a smarter regulator: These are the four predictable priorities identified in the…
What FCA's 2024 Changes Suggest For Enforcement In 2025
United Kingdom, USA - December 18 2024 "The FCA's approach to enforcement is changing." So stated Therese Chambers, joint executive director of enforcement and market oversight at the…
Concerns remain over FCA’s ‘name and shame’ proposals
United Kingdom - December 4 2024 An enforcement investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) can be an extremely expensive and stressful experience for regulated firms and…
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