The End of Plausible Deniability: What Directors need to know about the UK’s new fraud law
When the UK’s Failure to Prevent Fraud offence came into force on 1 September 2025, it quietly, but decisively, redrew the boundaries of corporate accountability. Tucked within the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA), this law gives prosecutors a powerful new tool to hold companies to account when someone connected to them commits fraud for their benefit. It’s the latest […]