The FCA has charged five individuals with alleged investment fraud. The individuals appeared at Southwark Crown Court charged with conspiracy to defraud with offences under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and the Fraud Act 2006. Two of the individuals are charged in addition with perverting the course of justice contrary to the common […]

The Court of appeal has confirmed that ‘helping out’ a family member (or anyone else) who is engaged in criminal breaches of financial services legislation can lead to prosecution. Kathleen Margaret O’Neil v Faye Gale [2013] EWCA Civ 1554 (6 December 2013) confirms both that FSMA breaches can give rise to criminal prosecutions for accessories […]