The new corporate criminal offence of failure to prevent fraud under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA) came into force on 1 September 2025. While it currently applies only to large organisations with more than 250 employees, a turnover exceeding £36 million or total assets exceeding £18 million, smaller businesses will inevitably be […]

An accountant who had been put through accountancy training by her employer stole millions from the group of companies for which she worked, mainly to fund a long-term gambling habit. Gemma Lewis stole £2.4 million from five different companies that were part of a group owned by James Davies, who looked on Lewis “as a […]

The Hailsham Memorial Institute was left on the brink of insolvency after its former administrator Jeanette Gardner abused her position as an employee to steal thousands of pounds from its accounts. However, earlier this year, Gardner, who was convicted in 2023 of fraud by abuse of position, fraud by false representation, theft, transferring criminal property […]