Guides: Fraud Forensic Accountants
In-depth resources on POCA, DPAs, civil recovery, SFO enforcement, crypto fraud, and corporate internal investigations.
SFO Enforcement Update 2025-2026: What Corporates & Advisers Need to Know
The Serious Fraud Office under Director Nick Ephgrave has adopted a markedly more proactive enforcement posture. The SFO 2025-26 Strategic Plan records 8 new investigations opened in 2025 and 5 cases listed for trial in 2026, signalling sustained activity across corporate fraud, bribery, and financial crime.
Learn more →POCA Confiscation: A Defence Solicitor's Guide to Forensic Accounting Evidence
Following conviction, the court determines benefit from criminal conduct and available assets under POCA Part 2. The confiscation order equals the lesser of these figures. Benefit is calculated on a gross proceeds basis: all payments and transfers arising from criminal activity, not net profit.
Learn more →Civil Fraud Recovery: Forensic Accounting Evidence Guide
Civil fraud recovery in the High Court combines proprietary tracing claims, personal damages claims, and interim remedies including freezing injunctions and Norwich Pharmacal orders. Speed is critical: assets can be dissipated within hours of a fraud being discovered.
Learn more →DPA Financial Quantification: How Forensic Accountants Calculate Disgorgement
A DPA financial settlement comprises three elements: disgorgement of profits or benefits from misconduct, a financial penalty (typically equal to or greater than disgorgement), and prosecution costs. The disgorgement figure is the foundation around which the entire negotiation revolves.
Learn more →Crypto Fraud Investigation: Forensic Accounting Guide for Solicitors
Cryptocurrency fraud requires blockchain transaction analysis, wallet identification, and exchange account investigation. Forensic accountants use tools such as Chainalysis and Elliptic to trace stolen assets through obfuscating transaction chains.
Learn more →Corporate Internal Investigations: Forensic Accounting Under Legal Professional Privilege
Internal investigations must be conducted via external legal counsel to attract legal professional privilege. Direct instruction of forensic accountants by the company without lawyer involvement risks loss of privilege over investigation reports.
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