Standards Regulators 2, Government 0 😵‍💫 It is not surprising that two standards regulators have gently reprimanded both the Prime Minister and the Culture Minister over the appointment of the head of the new football regulator given the poor state of conflicts of interest management in government.

Standards Regulators 2, Government 0 😵‍💫 It is not surprising that two standards regulators have gently reprimanded both the Prime Minister and the Culture Minister over the appointment of the head of the new football regulator given the poor state of conflicts of interest management in government.

💷 Yesterday the Court of Appeal heard a renewed application for leave to appeal by high-profile Nigerian politician James Ibori against a £101.5m confiscation order after he laundered the proceeds of #corruption into the UK. This very long-running case is one of the UK’s biggest-ever confiscations.

Reporting on economic crime is, on paper, protected against #SLAPPs. But do the protections work? Dan Neidle is looking to find out. Read more from the UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition here: antislapp.uk/2025/11/12/d... @danneidle.bsky.social

💷 Yesterday the Court of Appeal heard a renewed application for leave to appeal by high-profile Nigerian politician James Ibori against a £101.5m confiscation order after he laundered the proceeds of #corruption into the UK. This very long-running case is one of the UK’s biggest-ever confiscations.

Roll up! Excited to be hosting a new kleptoscope at London's Frontline Club, with Sue Hawley, of @spotlightcorruption.org, Jess Garland of @electoralreform.bsky.social and @liambyrnemp.bsky.social. We'll be talking about how to save democracy from big money. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/kleptoscop...

🚨 A significant milestone in the Serious Fraud Office’s prosecution of former Glencore employees today as four individuals pleaded not guilty to #corruption charges relating to the UK mining giant’s operations in Africa. 🌍

🚨 A significant milestone in the Serious Fraud Office’s prosecution of former Glencore employees today as four individuals pleaded not guilty to #corruption charges relating to the UK mining giant’s operations in Africa. 🌍

🚨 NEW: We wrote to the Chancellor, urging her not to leave billions lost to illicit finance and tax-related crimes on the table ahead of the upcoming budget. www.ukanticorruptioncoalition.org/work/our-let...

🗣️ Yesterday, MPs of all stripes spoke out against the ongoing financial secrecy in certain UK Overseas Territories. They called urgent attention to its devastating impacts on their constituents, and pushed the government to act. 🧵⬇️

🔥Hot on the heels of govt’s big decision to shake up #AML supervision, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has revealed just 13% of law firms inspected this year were fully compliant with #AML rules. This brings home the urgency of reforms to ensure lawyers don’t enable dirty money bit.ly/4oOXaN1

🔥Hot on the heels of govt’s big decision to shake up #AML supervision, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has revealed just 13% of law firms inspected this year were fully compliant with #AML rules. This brings home the urgency of reforms to ensure lawyers don’t enable dirty money bit.ly/4oOXaN1

💥 Great to see @philbrickellmp.bsky.social flag the need for the Ministerial Code & Independent Adviser to be on a statutory footing. The Public Office (Accountability) Bill – or #HillsboroughBill – is a crucial opportunity for the govt to finally act on this key recommendation from ethics experts.

👇 Latest news on National Crime Agency pay is bad news for the fight against international #corruption and #EconomicCrime. Government accepted that NCA officers should get a 4.4% payrise but with no new funds that means reducing the agency’s recruitment to fund better pay.

👏 Great to see the launch of this new #sanctions enforcement page bringing together key information from enforcement bodies in one place. With responsibility for sanctions spread across so many agencies, this consolidated data is crucial for communicating the lessons from enforcement action:

🧑‍⚖️ Today former bosses of gambling business Entain made their first appearance at Southwark Crown Court, on charges of #bribery. This includes Entain’s former Chief Executive, former Chair and former Chief Financial Officer, among others.

That's according to a report by @spotlightcorruption.org published earlier this year, which highlighted the flaws in the existing Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme (ARIS) and called for its reconfiguration into a Economic Crime Fighting Fund solution. www.spotlightcorruption.org/wp-content/u...

🚨 1 in 3 law firms are not compliant with anti-money laundering rules. 📈 But, the government has recently taken steps to address this issue. 💷 If implemented correctly, this move could be transformational for the UK's dirty money problem. Learn more: ukanticorruptioncoalition.org/work/release...

🧑‍⚖️ Today former bosses of gambling business Entain made their first appearance at Southwark Crown Court, on charges of #bribery. This includes Entain’s former Chief Executive, former Chair and former Chief Financial Officer, among others.

👏 Great to see the launch of this new #sanctions enforcement page bringing together key information from enforcement bodies in one place. With responsibility for sanctions spread across so many agencies, this consolidated data is crucial for communicating the lessons from enforcement action:

👇 Crucial court ruling dismissing a challenge to the Financial Conduct Authority’s decision to name a company it is investigating for suspected financial wrongdoing. The FCA wanted to protect investors and consumers, ensure market stability and prevent malpractice.

Alongside our friends @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org, @spotlightcorruption.org, @rusi.bsky.social and allies in the private sector, we have worked tirelessly to compel Government action. This progress is a testament to that collective effort.

Changes announced this week to overhaul the UK’s anti-money laundering supervision mark a major step towards fixing our broken system for tackling illicit finance.

👇 If you're in Cambridge on 30 October, come along to this important panel event featuring our executive director @suehawley.bsky.social – it is sure to be a fascinating discussion! If you can't make it in person, you can sign up for the livestream via the link below too.

👇 Crypto donations are back in the news. For a quick summary of why they could be problematic and what could be done about them, check out this article from last week by @timpicton.bsky.social.

Very interesting point. What looked on the face of it to be serious and obvious misconduct related to a massive fraud appears not to have been dealt with by the Bar Standards Board or the SRA. Is the right? Why if so?

What we've been reading this week...📰👓👀 Including: cryptocurrency's first political donation, the 'Sterling 20', Labour losing in Caerphilly and cutting affordable housing targets in London... @spotlightcorruption.org @labourlist.bsky.social www.radixbigtent.org.uk/news-comment...

⚖️ Yesterday the UK Supreme Court ruled that P&ID, the company that tried to use arbitration proceedings to extort over $11bn from Nigeria, must pay the hefty costs order against them in 🇬🇧 sterling, as opposed to 🇳🇬 naira. This could be up to £44 million.

👇 Great reporting from @catneilan.bsky.social and @theobserveruk.bsky.social. We'll be covering the sentencing of Nathan Gill next month after he pleaded guilty to 8️⃣ Russia-linked #bribery charges in a case that has huge implications for addressing #foreigninterference in UK politics.

👇 Great reporting from @catneilan.bsky.social and @theobserveruk.bsky.social. We'll be covering the sentencing of Nathan Gill next month after he pleaded guilty to 8️⃣ Russia-linked #bribery charges in a case that has huge implications for addressing #foreigninterference in UK politics.

Exclusive: Two of Nathan Gill's fellow Ukip/Brexit Party MEPs used the same pro-Russia talking points in European Parliament, after joining him on a paid-for trip to Kyiv observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

⚖️ Yesterday the UK Supreme Court ruled that P&ID, the company that tried to use arbitration proceedings to extort over $11bn from Nigeria, must pay the hefty costs order against them in 🇬🇧 sterling, as opposed to 🇳🇬 naira. This could be up to £44 million.

💥 Here's @spotlightcorruption.org’s response to today’s big announcement on #AML supervisory reform from the lightning-fast typing fingers of @jamesbj.bsky.social and Helen Taylor. These far-reaching reforms could deliver a much-needed step change – but only if the FCA gets the resources it needs.

🚨 Major announcement today in the #AML world as the Treasury announces sweeping reforms to Anti-Money Laundering supervision. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68f609...

💥 Here's @spotlightcorruption.org’s response to today’s big announcement on #AML supervisory reform from the lightning-fast typing fingers of @jamesbj.bsky.social and Helen Taylor. These far-reaching reforms could deliver a much-needed step change – but only if the FCA gets the resources it needs.

This is great news for @transparencyuk.bsky.social and our partners on this @spotlightcorruption.org @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org @rusi.bsky.social A major step forwards in tackling money laundering via the professional sectors 🎉

Excellent news. For far too long criminals have exploited weaknesses in our money laundering regulations, costing firms billions every year and damaging our reputation as a clean place to do business. Now we need to make sure the new system has the teeth to provide a credible deterrent.

Labour promised to clean up Tory sleaze. That starts with mispent Covid contracts: labourlist.org/2025/10/covi... The #PPEMedpro case cannot be where the #CovidClawback ends. It must be where it begins💪@ukanticorruptioncoalition.org @transparencyuk.bsky.social @spotlightcorruption.org

🚨 Major announcement today in the #AML world as the Treasury announces sweeping reforms to Anti-Money Laundering supervision. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68f609...

⚖️ Last week saw a dramatic twist in the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s #SLAPPs case against Hamlins solicitor Christopher Hutchings for allegedly making an improper legal threat against a journalist who wrote about a high-profile corruption scandal involving the theft of billions of dollars. 1/5

⚖️ Last week saw a dramatic twist in the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s #SLAPPs case against Hamlins solicitor Christopher Hutchings for allegedly making an improper legal threat against a journalist who wrote about a high-profile corruption scandal involving the theft of billions of dollars. 1/5

and there's a strong chance our adversaries will use future donations of non-fiat currencies to attack our democratic processes unless (as an example) the Electoral Commission is provided the law enforcement teeth it needs to assess and manage that threat. bsky.app/profile/spot...

Spotlight on Corruption have highlighted the first crypto donation to a UK political party and the mitigations that should be implemented to manage the associated risks of democratic interference via hostile state activity. bsky.app/profile/spot...

💥The first crypto donation to a UK political party has been made – but what should happen next? @timpicton.bsky.social sets out what guidance the @electoralcommission.org.uk could issue right now, and takes a look at how the forthcoming #ElectionsBill could deal with potential future risks.

🔥Hot off the press! @spotlightcorruption.org’s Court Monitoring team brings you the latest from the #secretSLAPP case heard behind closed doors this week, as an ironic twist threatens to undermine public confidence that lawyers will be held to account for abusive legal tactics like #SLAPPs.

💷 2013 - 2023: Nearly 25% of political House of Lords nominations were party donors, giving £58m+ collectively. At our event with @spotlightcorruption.org at Labour Conference, @duncanhames.bsky.social set out why big money's influence on UK democracy is damaging the public's trust. Watch more ⬇️

🔥Hot off the press! @spotlightcorruption.org’s Court Monitoring team brings you the latest from the #secretSLAPP case heard behind closed doors this week, as an ironic twist threatens to undermine public confidence that lawyers will be held to account for abusive legal tactics like #SLAPPs.

👇 Don't miss our colleague @timpicton.bsky.social's cutting edge analysis of the significance of the first ever crypto donation to a political party. 🚨 It's a big moment, entailing big risks for our democracy. Read his piece below.

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📢 Final call for applications for this great fundraising role! 🕦 Application deadline is 23.30 tomorrow. Details in the post below 👇