Overview
On September 1, 2023, Law360 quoted Zoe Osborne in a piece titled "New SFO Fraud Powers Face Crucial Parliamentary Test." The article discusses the UK House of Common's review of amendments to the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill and considers lawmaker's willingness to expand the powers of the UK Serious Crime Office (SFO) in tackling the UK's fraud epidemic.
Commenting on the issue Zoe Osborne said "The UK government says we're giving you all these new tools to add to your arsenal, but ultimately it feels like rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic. The SFO doesn't have enough money to use the investigatory powers that it already has."
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