| Description |
1 online resource (xxxii, 465 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; Table of Contents; Contributors; Table of cases; Table of legislation; Chapter 1. Banks-Fraud and Crime: A Survey of Criminal Offences Under English Law; Introduction; Theft; Deception; Commercial Offences; Forgery; Fraudulent Trading; Conspiracy; Conclusions; Chapter 2. Serious Fraud-A Banker's Perspective; Nature and Extent of Fraud; The offence of fraud; The development of fraud investigation; The cost of fraud; The effect of the new system; Bank fraud; Fighting Fraud; Investigation and trial powers; Compensation and confiscation |
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International enquiriesDilemmas for Banks; Banking confidentiality; Banks as policemen; The reporting dilemma; Practical consequences; (a) Documents; (b) Statements; (c) Staying of proceedings; Concluding Observations: Improving the Situation; Chapter 3. Banks, Policing and the Regulation of Money Laundering in England and Wales; Introduction and Historical Background; Money-Laundering Legislation and its Enforcement in the United Kingdom within its European Context; The activities covered by the legislation; The impact of legislation on professionals' responsibilities |
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Evaluating the Impact of Money-Laundering Reports to DateConclusions; Chapter 4. Fraud Against Banks: A Practical Perspective; Administration; Documents; The team; Solicitors involvement; Retain accountants; Fidelity or other insurance cover; Computerise; Involve the police; Personnel; Freezing Funds; Mareva injunctions; Criteria for granting a Mareva; Worldwide freezing injunctions; Injunction in aid of tracing; Freezing overseas assets; Interlocutory Discovery Orders; Writ ne exeat regno; Settlement with a fraudster; Making Recoveries; Tracing; Constructive trust; Criminal Proceedings |
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Staying civil proceedingsLimiting Exposure; Chapter 5. The Role of Auditors in Protecting Against Bank Fraud; Introduction; What is an audit?; Auditors and Fraud: The Role of the Courts; The Attitude of the Accountancy Profession: Serving Whose Interests?; To whom should auditors report a suspected fraud?; Bank Auditors and Fraud: A New Departure?; Ad hoc reports to the Bank of England; Conclusions; Chapter 6. Cross-Border Fraudulent Activity; Introduction; Securing the Evidence of the Fraud; Background; Extraterritorial subpoenas/court orders; The jurisdiction issue; The injunction issue |
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Mutual assistanceCo-operation between investigators/supervisors; Extradition; The Schedule 1 scheme; The foreign state scheme; The Commonwealth scheme; The Convention scheme; The special arrangements scheme; The Trial; Regulatory Consequences; Chapter 7. BCCI and the Lessons for Bank Supervisors; Introduction; Recommendations for Reform; The Domestic Response; The Bank of England's response to the TCSC's reports; (a) The detection and deterrence of complex fraud; (b) The link between adherence to the "minimum criteria for authorisation" and revocation/restriction of licence |
| Summary |
Unites leading commentators on topical issues of bank fraud |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Bank fraud -- Great Britain
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Banking law -- Criminal provisions.
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Commercial crimes.
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LAW -- Criminal Law -- General.
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Bank fraud
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Banking law -- Criminal provisions
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Commercial crimes
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Economische delicten.
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Fraude.
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Bankwezen.
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Witwassen.
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Bestrijding.
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Great Britain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Norton, Joseph Jude
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Walker, George Alexander
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Queen Mary and Westfield College (University of London). Centre for Commercial Law Studies.
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London Institute of International Banking, Finance, and Development Law.
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| ISBN |
9781317751823 |
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1317751825 |
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1315796864 |
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9781315796864 |
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