Dr Diana Johnson's Outputs (29)

Privacy based triage of suspicious activity reports using offline large language models (2024)
Book Chapter

Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR) form a vital part of incident response and case management for the investigation of known or suspected money laundering. However, those submitting SARs, and those tasked with analysing SARs, often find the task overw... Read More about Privacy based triage of suspicious activity reports using offline large language models.

The fight against fraud: Are the latest laws working to tackle the fraud epidemic? (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This talk addressed the recent laws introduced to tackle the issue of corporate fraud, together with an examination of the UK’s counter-fraud strategy and Economic Crime Plan.

Failure to prevent fraud and corporate criminal liability – how can you avoid being in breach of the new law? (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Invited panel member for a discussion on ‘Failure to Prevent Fraud and corporate criminal liability – how can you avoid being in breach of the new law?’. Other panellists were Andrew Gregory, Chief Information Security Officer at Ramboll, Professor N... Read More about Failure to prevent fraud and corporate criminal liability – how can you avoid being in breach of the new law?.

What lessons can be learnt from America’s use of competition law in the enforcement of financial crime? (2024)
Book Chapter

This chapter focusses on the United States of America (US)’s approach to the enforcement of financial crime. In particular, the use by regulators in the US of competition law to enforce financial crimes such as market manipulation will be examined an... Read More about What lessons can be learnt from America’s use of competition law in the enforcement of financial crime?.

What lessons can be learnt from America’s use of competition law in the enforcement of financial crime? (2024)
Book Chapter

This chapter focusses on the United States of America (US)’s approach to the enforcement of financial crime. In particular, the use by regulators in the US of competition law to enforce financial crimes such as market manipulation will be examined an... Read More about What lessons can be learnt from America’s use of competition law in the enforcement of financial crime?.

Fraud and the new corporate failure to prevent fraud offence - How to avoid corporate criminal liability (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This talk addresses the recent changes to the law made by the Government to tackle the issue of corporate fraud. The scope of the new ‘failure to prevent fraud’ offence introduced in the Economic Crime (Corporate Transparency) Act 2023 will be assess... Read More about Fraud and the new corporate failure to prevent fraud offence - How to avoid corporate criminal liability.

How to create a fraud prevention ecosystem (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Dr Diana Johnson moderated the panel event at the South West Fraud Forum annual conference. The panel was an extremely engaging and informative one, with panellists discussing how to identify and stop professional enablers/insider fraud, how to prote... Read More about How to create a fraud prevention ecosystem.

How has a risk-based regulatory environment altered your relationships with regulatory bodies? (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Financial crime regulation has moved from an environment where regulators expect specific activities, to one which is outcome based, with a degree of flexibility on how these outcomes are reached. This shift has dramatically changed anti-financial cr... Read More about How has a risk-based regulatory environment altered your relationships with regulatory bodies?.

‘Eat, sleep and repeat?’ Corporate criminal liability and extension of the failure to prevent model (2024)
Journal Article

This paper examines the law relating to corporate criminal liability in England and Wales. A doctrinal analysis of case law and legislation is undertaken in order to examine how the law has worked since the seminal case of Tesco v Nattrass. The probl... Read More about ‘Eat, sleep and repeat?’ Corporate criminal liability and extension of the failure to prevent model.

Corporate criminal liability and the identification doctrine - A critical reflection (2023)
Book Chapter

The identification doctrine frustrates the prosecution of companies for economic crimes in the United Kingdom (UK). This is because, while the identification and attribution of criminal intent may be straightforward in cases concerning small companie... Read More about Corporate criminal liability and the identification doctrine - A critical reflection.

A year in review: What progress has been made in relation to corporate criminal liability in the UK? (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper will examine how the UKs approach towards corporate criminal liability has evolved since the publication of the Law Commission Options paper in June 2022. Corporate crime is a significant challenge for society, it causes harm to citizens,... Read More about A year in review: What progress has been made in relation to corporate criminal liability in the UK?.

Mitigating financial crime risks in hedge funds: Strategies for compliance and safeguarding investor trust (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Financial crime presents a significant challenge for asset managers, requiring them to be vigilant and proactive in combating illicit activities. This session provides an overview of financial crime in the context of asset management, highlighting it... Read More about Mitigating financial crime risks in hedge funds: Strategies for compliance and safeguarding investor trust.

Fraud and the new corporate failure to prevent offence: Will the offence fit the crime? (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This talk addresses the recent attempt to tackle the issue of corporate fraud. The scope of the offence will be assessed in the context of the UK’s Economic Crime Plan and counter fraud strategy.
• Fraud
• Economic Crime Plan
• Counter-fraud strat... Read More about Fraud and the new corporate failure to prevent offence: Will the offence fit the crime?.

Failure to prevent fraud: Fireside chat (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Panel discussion with Dr Bastian Hertstein (Financial Crime Strategy, Government of Jersey) and Dr Samantha Bourton (UWE)

Review of the senior managers & certification regime (2023)
Journal Article

Following the 2022 Edinburgh Reforms, in which the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a set of reforms designed to drive growth and competitiveness in the financial services sector, both HM Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) with t... Read More about Review of the senior managers & certification regime.

Can competition law aid the United Kingdom in its fight against financial crime? (2023)
Journal Article

This article investigates the laws used in the United Kingdom (UK) to enforce the financial crime of benchmark interest rate manipulation, the most well-known example of which took place in the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and the Foreign Ex... Read More about Can competition law aid the United Kingdom in its fight against financial crime?.

Response to Bank of England consultation (2023)
Report

Response to a consultation launched by the Bank of England in relation to the Senior Managers and Consultation regime.

Can competition law play a role in the enforcement of financial crime in the United Kingdom? (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Competition law has not played any significant role in the enforcement of financial crime in the United Kingdom (UK). Lessons can be learnt from the approaches adopted in the United States of America (US) and the European Union (EU) towards utilising... Read More about Can competition law play a role in the enforcement of financial crime in the United Kingdom?.

A critical and comparative analysis of the role of competition law in relation to the regulation and enforcement of financial crime in the United Kingdom, European Union and the United States of America (2023)
Thesis

Financial crime is a significant drain on economies across the world. This thesis will look at one aspect of financial crime, that of benchmark interest rate manipulation by competing banks, with the aim of identifying the best approach for the UK t... Read More about A critical and comparative analysis of the role of competition law in relation to the regulation and enforcement of financial crime in the United Kingdom, European Union and the United States of America.

Policing financial crime – Evolving risk profiles, market abuse & AML (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Panel discussion with Richard Lang, Sarah Donnelly, and Marianne Akinyosade