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Crime increasingly a ‘serious barrier’ to UK growth, say business leaders

British Chambers of Commerce survey shows firms ‘are dealing with rising levels of theft, fraud and cyber-attacks’UK business leaders have warned that crime is becoming an increasi...

Call for ‘decisive action’ on ‘hidden threat’ to businesses as two fifths of UK firms hit by crime

Two fifths of UK businesses have experienced some form of crime, including theft, fraud, scams and cyber attacks. The incidents pose a “hidden threat” to firms and the government n...

Significant Broadening of UK Corporate Criminal Liability

The Crime and Policing Act 2026 (CPA 2026) passed into UK law on 29 April 2026. With effect from 29 June this year, therefore, the basis on which a corporate organisation can be fo...

Beyond shoplifting: How consumers and retailers pay for retail crimes 

Organized retail crime is evolving beyond shoplifting to cargo theft, fraud, and porch piracy, costing retailers billions and prompting calls for federal action.

Beyond shoplifting: How consumers and retailers pay for retail crimes 

Organized retail crime is evolving beyond shoplifting to cargo theft, fraud, and porch piracy, costing retailers billions and prompting calls for federal action.

The growing cybercrime economy: Why business defenses must evolve

CYBERCRIME now operates like a legitimate, profit-driven economy. Organized groups mirror corporate structures and have specialized roles such as research and development, marketin...

Bengaluru sees 1 economic offence every 2.5 hours

Bengaluru faces a surge in economic crimes. Over three years, one offense occurred every 2.5 hours. Forgery, cheating, and fraud dominate these cases. This indicates a shift from p...

White collar crime and the EU

In the world of financial crime compliance, the first half of 2025 was dominated by news of the pause on enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by the US Departmen...

New High Street crime unit to target gangs fronting shops after BBC investigation

It follows BBC News exposing drug gangs, money laundering, immigration crime, and ghost directors linked to shop fronts.

Bukit Aman: Commercial crime cases up nearly 13pc in Q1 this year with over 64,000 reports

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 — Commercial crime cases increased by 12.89 per cent, with 64,643 reports recorded in the firs...

Guidance: IP crime and enforcement for businesses

Understand how intellectual property crime and infringement occurs and impacts on businesses.

Authorities struggle to curb criminal use of legitimate businesses

Authorities struggle to curb criminal use of legitimate businesses as organized crime increasingly exploits legal companies and storefronts as cover for illegal activity, RTL

M&S calls for crackdown on ‘brazen, organised, aggressive’ retail crime

Bosses write to home secretary and London mayor listing series of incidents staff have faced in past week Marks & Spencer has called on the government and London’s mayor to cra...

Expansion of Corporate Criminal Liability under the Crime and Policing Act 2026 – What You Need to Know

From 29 June 2026, companies face criminal liability for any criminal acts committed by their senior managers, provided they acted within the scope of their actual or apparent auth...

Shoplifters must face force of law, says retail chief as shop workers suffer 1,600 incidents of violence and abuse a day

Helen Dickinson, chief exec of the British Retail Consortium, said the 'job is far from done' when it comes to tackling a crime epidemic on the High Street.

Business Email Compromises: Current Legal Trends and Key Strategies

Businesses have for years suffered from a sophisticated, targeted cybercrime that exploits trust, human relationships, and our reliance on digital communication: the business email...

Half of Alberta’s small businesses experienced increased crime in 2025, CFIB says

A new survey by the CFIB shows that 49 per cent of small business owners in Alberta think crime in their community has "significantly" or "somewhat" increased over the past year.

Downstream Purchasers Can Face Criminal Exposure for Buying Goods They Know Were Imported Through Duty Evasion

The Verdict Is In The Department of Justice (DOJ) is serious about criminal enforcement for customs fraud. In March 2025, we warned that customs and tariff fraud had become a crimi...

Shoplifting on the rise as cost of living mounts

Only 2% of small business owners say crime has declined in their community in the past year

Cybercrime Trends to Watch: Takeaways from the FBI’s 2025 IC3 Annual Report

On April 6, 2026, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released its 2025 IC3 Annual Report, which provides key trends, case data, and other statistics related to the FBI’s ong...

FBI's 2025 Annual Cybercrime Report Shows U.S. Losses Reach Nearly $21 Billion; BlackCloak Addresses Top Two Issues of I...

Enterprise Risk is at an All-Time High as Impersonation Attempts of Executives and Trusted Vendors Rise to Redirect Wire Transfers ORLANDO, Fla., April 7, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -...

Amazon under attack from organized crime: report

Money Mule Accounts: From Recruitment to Detection (Achraf El Ouali)

The Infrastructure Problem Financial crime does not fail because criminals are careless. It fails be...

Chicago Official Calls for 'Criminal Charges' Against Walgreens for Closing Store on Violent South Side

A Chicago alderman is calling for “corporate” criminal charges against the pharmacy chain Walgreens for its plan to close a store on the city’s troubled South Side over concerns ov...