The law relating to financial crime in the United Kingdom / Karen Harrison and Nicholas Ryder.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harrison, Karen, 1974- author.

Ryder, Nicholas, author.

Series:

The Law of Financial Crime

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Commercial crimes--Great Britain.

Commercial crimes.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (259 pages)

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022.

Summary:

Outlining the different types of financial crime and their impact, this book is a user-friendly, up-to-date guide to the regulatory processes, systems and legislation which exist in the UK. Each chapter has a similar structure and covers individual financial crimes including money laundering, terrorist financing, fraud, insider dealing, market abuse, bribery and corruption and finally tax avoidance and evasion. Offences are summarized and their extent is evaluated using national and international documents. Detailed assessments of financial institutions and regulatory bodies are made and the achievements of these institutions are analysed. Sentencing and policy options for different financial crimes are included and suggestions are made as to how criminal proceeds might be recovered. This third edition has been fully updated and includes a new chapter on corporate financial crime.

Contents:

Introduction

Money laundering

Terrorist financing

Fraud

Insider dealing

Market abuse

Bribery and corruption

The avoidance and evasion of tax

Corporate financial crime

Conclusions and recommendations.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-000-53207-0

1-00-309143-1

1-000-53205-4

1-003-09143-1

9781003091431

OCLC:

1292360993