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

UK illicit finance summit puts dirty gold in the spotlight – real reforms must follow

• Julia Yansura

• Dr Helen Taylor

Ahead of International Anti-Corruption Day on 9 December, the UK’s Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper unveiled plans for the upcoming Illicit Finance Summit to be hosted by the UK on 23-24…

Spotlight statement: New strategy a good step forward but needs urgency and concrete implementation

Spotlight on Corruption strongly welcomes today’s publication of a new UK government anti-corruption strategy with a comprehensive and wide-ranging set of 120 commitments. As global anti-corruption norms slide, tackling corruption…

SRA v Hurst: Nadhim Zahawi’s lawyer appeals decision in the SRA’s first SLAPPs test case

• Megan Davis

Ashley Hurst of Osborne Clarke LLP is appealing against the decision of the Solicitor’s Disciplinary Tribunal that Hurst improperly attempted to restrict a tax lawyer from publishing correspondence revealing he…

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…