When it comes to holding the legal sector accountable, the UK's anti-#moneylaundering enforcement regime contains "real gaps," says Spotlight on Corruption—and two recent rulings highlight these shortcomings. Find 5⃣ important lessons to learn from these cases: bit.ly/3XzlZBP

Grenfell; who paid the bribes? Robert Barrington from Centre for the Study of Corruption has a go at shedding light. blogs.sussex.ac.uk/centre-for-the…

The yelling, screaming and braying in the Chamber really is shameful. If people behaved like this in a school, a workplace or a court, they'd be expelled, fired, detained or sectioned. And no, it's not "robust debate". It's pampered yobbery, that makes proper debate impossible.

Excellent, sustained journalism by Tom Burgis and kudos to The Guardian for having the courage to publish. Raises serious questions about what we mean by 'access to justice' and 'the rule of law'. Who should our legal system serve: oligarchs or the British public?

🌟 Our new season is kicking off w/ an episode on the U.S. Foreign Extortion Prevention Act 🇺🇸! Prof Liz David-Barrett speaks to Tom Firestone Squire Patton Boggs and Scott Greytak about the scope, challenges in enforcement, and effect it may have on other countries 🌐 soundcloud.com/kickback-gap/1…

This podcast episode a great way to get up to speed with #FEPA - an important new weapon in the global #anticorruption toolbox!

The Economist calls on David Lammy + UK government to step up efforts to tackle dirty money by: 1) Improving transparency of land ownership involving trusts 2) Finally getting Overseas Territories to open up access to their beneficial ownership registers economist.com/britain/2024/0…

Tackling dirty money in Britain is both about taking on Putin and the kleptocrats, and about democracy and justice at home - for example its contribution to our housing crisis in Kensington. I spoke to The Economist about what we can do in Government. economist.com/britain/2024/0…