An economic crime bill or an “economic warfare” bill?

In today’s podcast, we discuss the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill 2022, which passed through the House of Commons on 7 March 2022. In particular, we focus on the immediate drivers for this fast-tracked legislation in view of current events in Ukraine, alongside the long-term implications of the reforms.

The segments of the podcast include:

• Introduction
• Part 1: Register of overseas entities – 02:58 minutes
• Part 2: Unexplained wealth orders – 10:13 minutes
• Part 3: Sanctions reforms – 15:05 minutes
• Conclusions and next steps – 20:47 minutes