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UK fraud agency warns companies over ‘forum shopping’

By Martin Coyle ( September 1, 2025, 07:58 GMT | Insight) -- UK companies have been warned by the Serious Fraud Office about strategically picking jurisdictions to report corporate wrongdoing in a bid to avoid tougher scrutiny. The warning comes on the day that the UK’s new “failure to prevent fraud” legislation came into effect, where companies can be prosecuted for failing to put in defenses to prevent fraud.UK companies have been warned by the Serious Fraud Office about strategically picking jurisdictions to report corporate wrongdoing in a bid to avoid tougher scrutiny....

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