Crime and Policing Act 2025 s250

Metropolitan Police officers stand guard in silhouette

Will the UK’s new Crime Act create real opportunities to prosecute fraud?

Opinion

There is concern that senior managers may now find themselves under considerably greater personal and professional pressure.

Tony McClements, MKS Law

Sep 3, 2026

The Palace of Westminster with its detailed gothic architecture stands illuminated at night, displaying the United Kingdom's Union Jack flag waving above, viewed through the protective iron fence

New UK law makes it easier to prosecute organizations for any criminal offence

What is changing, what this means, and what organizations should be doing now.

Guy Bastable, Burges Salmon; Andrew Matheson, Burges Salmon; Sam Aldous, Burges Salmon; Thomas Hubbard, Burges Salmon

May 26, 2026

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