SFO and company lawyers discuss ECCTA exposure

The United Kingdom's new Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA) leaves companies significantly more vulnerable to committing a primary offence as well as to an omission in preventing an array of fraud categories. Experts at the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) Europe conference in March discussed the ramifications, reports Esther Martin.

With more than 90,000 members and over 190 chapters, the ACFE (www.acfe.com) is the world's largest anti-fraud organisation and is a leading provider of anti-fraud training and education.Esther Martin(esther.martin@lloydslistintelligence.com) is Assistant Editor of Fraud Intelligence.

The United Kingdom's new Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA) leaves companies significantly more vulnerable to committing a primary offence as well as to an omission in preventing an array of fraud categories. Experts at the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) Europe conference in March discussed the ramifications, reports Esther Martin .