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30 July 2021

Suleyman Javadov has agreed to surrender £4m which was transferred via the Azerbaijan Laundromat money laundering scheme. Mr Javadov who is based in London has close links to the ruling elite in Azerbaijan where his father was deputy energy minister until his dismissal last year. National Crime Agency | Rosenblatt’s Financial Crime Team The National Crime Agency (NCA) were granted […]

28 July 2021

A British couple lost £15,000 in cryptocurrency savings within minutes after they were targeted by a phishing scam. Individuals with large sums held in bitcoin or other digital currencies are warned to remain vigilant. Cryptocurrency| Rosenblatt’s Financial Crime Team The couple, Loreta and Mindaugus from Sussex were tricked by a fake bonus offer from a scammer pretending to work for […]

23 July 2021

Ministers have warned that the COVID-19 support schemes have cost taxpayers more than £30bn to date with many more billions expected to be lost. COVID-19 Fraud | Rosenblatt’s Financial Crime Team It is believed that up to £27bn which was paid by the Government through the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) will not be repaid because many businesses went bankrupt […]

22 July 2021

On 13 July 2021 the Metropolitan Police seized £180m worth of Bitcoin believed to be linked to money laundering. This announcement comes some mere weeks after the Police confiscated what was the previous record set of £114m on 24 June 2021. Cryptocurrency| Rosenblatt’s Financial Crime Team A 39-year-old woman, arrested on suspicion of money laundering on 24 June 2021 has […]

The number of women in the workplace at both ends of the spectrum is growing. 51% of the population are female and of these, 71% work. More female than male graduates are entering the professional working world, where menstruation could be an issue for them. Women over the age of 50 are the fastest growing group in the workforce and […]

As 19th July, the “Terminus” date for lockdown restrictions has now passed, employers are finalising their plans for a potential return to the workplace in some form or another either gradually during the Summer or from September onwards. Many employers will put in place hybrid working arrangements, but will these really be the best of both worlds for employers and […]

19 July 2021

On 5 July 2021 the Building Safety Bill (the Bill), which implements the Government’s commitment to reforming the building safety system following the tragedy of the Grenfell Tower fire, had its first reading in the House of Commons. Its second reading is due to take place on 21 July 2021. The Bill “is the next step in ground-breaking reforms to […]

15 July 2021

On 2 July 2021 the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) announced that it had entered into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) with Amec Foster Wheeler Limited (AFWL) relating to corrupt agents in the oil and gas section. SFO Investigation | Rosenblatt’s Financial Crime Team The DPA was approved on 1 July by Lord Justice Edis sitting at the Royal Courts of […]

13 July 2021

Monday 19 July 2021 marks the fourth and final step in the Prime Minister’s roadmap out of lockdown with most restrictions set to be lifted. Boris Johnson informed the public of this decision in his press conference yesterday afternoon. COVID-19 Update | Rosenblatt’s Financial Crime Team Despite 19 July offering many hope that normality will return, the Prime Minister has […]

05 July 2021

The UK Police seized approximately £114m worth of cryptocurrencies on 25 June as part of a money laundering investigation. The Metropolitan Police have confirmed that this seizure is the largest of its kind in UK history, and one of the largest in the world. Cryptocurrency| Rosenblatt’s Financial Crime Team The Metropolitan Police have not stated which cryptocurrencies they seized or […]