Supreme Court rules Serious Fraud Office can’t demand evidence from companies with no UK ties

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In a landmark judgement, the UK Supreme Court ruled that the Serious Fraud Office cannot unilaterally demand documents and evidence from a company which does not have ties to the UK. While unfortunate; Financial Institutions in the UK should remain vigilant to the abuse of this limitation to perpetrate financial crime through the use of companies based abroad.

https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2018-0215.html

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