Spotlight on Corruption shines a light on the UK’s role in corruption at home and abroad.

Crypto donation lessons from Europe: What recent scandals in Spain and Czechia tell us about the risks of crypto for political finance

• Tim Picton

With the Elections Bill on the horizon, the UK government is in the process of weighing-up whether to bring in strict controls on political donations made in cryptocurrency – or…

Nathan Gill bribery case shows UK is “soft target” for foreign interference

Today ex-Reform UK politician Nathan Gill became the first British politician to be sentenced for bribery in a landmark corruption case that has lifted the lid on the vulnerability of…

New tracker sheds light on the effectiveness of anti-money laundering supervision in the UK

• James Bolton-Jones

A new tool tracking the progress of anti-money laundering (AML) supervision shines a light on the real weaknesses and inconsistencies in the current supervisory regime and underscores the urgency of…

UK Supreme Court finds for Nigeria on costs, but the lawyers at the heart of the explosive P&ID corruption saga must be called to account

• Zainab Saleem

Yesterday the UK Supreme Court unanimously found that P&ID, the small offshore company that tried to use arbitration proceedings to extort over $11 billion from Nigeria, must pay a hefty…

A super vision? FCA tapped to become anti-money laundering super-regulator

• Dr Helen Taylor

• James Bolton-Jones

Today the Treasury announced long-awaited plans for a radical overhaul of the UK’s anti-money laundering (AML) supervisory regime which will see the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) step up as a…

Spotlight welcomes “bold” decision to establish money laundering super-regulator but warns adequate funding crucial

Today HM Treasury has announced a major overhaul of how the UK will police money laundering regulations going forward. The Financial Conduct Authority is to take over responsibility from 22 different professional…