The Law Relating to Financial Crime in the United Kingdom

This book is a comprehensive guide to the regulatory processes, systems, and legislation in the UK that address financial crime. It covers individual financial crimes such as money laundering, terrorist financing, fraud, insider dealing, market abuse, bribery and corruption, and tax avoidance and evasion, evaluating their extent and providing detailed assessments of financial institutions and regulatory bodies. It also includes sentencing and policy options for these crimes and suggestions for recovering criminal proceeds. The third edition has been fully updated and includes a new chapter on corporate financial crime.

Format: Hardback
Length: 250 pages
Publication date: 01 March 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive book provides a user-friendly and up-to-date guide to the regulatory processes, systems, and legislation in the UK that address various types of financial crime. Organized into chapters, each chapter follows a similar structure, covering individual financial crimes such as money laundering, terrorist financing, fraud, insider dealing, market abuse, bribery and corruption, and tax avoidance and evasion. Offenses are summarized, and their scope is evaluated by referencing national and international documents. In-depth assessments of financial institutions and regulatory bodies are conducted, and their achievements are analyzed. Sentencing and policy options for different financial crimes are discussed, along with suggestions for recovering criminal proceeds.

Moreover, this third edition has been thoroughly revised and includes a new chapter dedicated to corporate financial crime. This book serves as a valuable resource for professionals, policymakers, students, and anyone interested in understanding the complexities of financial crime and the measures taken to combat it in the UK.

Weight: 635g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367549794
Edition number: 3 New edition