UK Offence of 'Failure to Prevent Fraud': D&O Insurance Can Help the Board to Mitigate Risk

In 2023, the UK Government introduced the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (the Act) with the aim of reducing economic crime in the UK. The Act introduced a number of measures including a new offence of "failure to prevent fraud" whereby organisations may be held to account where a person associated with the organisation commits fraud with the intention of directly or indirectly benefitting the organization (the Offence)....
By: K&L Gates LLP

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