Oliver Powell KC to speak at a Webinar on ‘Protecting your Business against the New Failure to Prevent Fraud Corporate Offence’

Outer Temple’s Oliver Powell KC will be speaking at a Webinar on ‘Protecting your business against the new failure to prevent fraud corporate offence – risks and compliance’ on Thursday 6th November 2025.

The new UK failure to prevent fraud corporate offence came into force on 1 September 2025. The new offence has created significant new compliance obligations and legal risks for organisations, making it essential for in-house counsel and senior leaders to understand its scope and the practical steps required to stay protected.

Oliver Powell KC of Outer Temple Chambers will be speaking alongside Anthony Woolich and Steve Parish of Blake Morgan providing practical guidance for in-house counsel, senior leaders and compliance officers at private sector companies, on:

• The scope of the new corporate offence and which organisations it applies to
• Available defences
• Risk assessments and proportionate, risk-based prevention procedures
• Communication strategies, monitoring, and review processes
• The prosecution process for organisations that fall foul of the new rules

Oliver Powell KC will share insights from his experience of how organisations can get in difficulty in fraud cases and the likely impact of the new offence.

The session will be Chaired by Claire Rawle of Blake Morgan.

To register for the event, click here.

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Oliver’s practice concerns commercial disputes and the regulation of business activity and commerce. His practice encompasses: asset recovery; civil & commercial fraud; contract disputes; corporate crime & investigations; financial services; health, safety & environment; maritime regulatory law; and sanctions & export controls. He is often instructed in matters with an international element and usually cases involving allegations of dishonesty, sharp practice or breach of regulations. Oliver acts for companies, company officers and high-net-worth individuals in relation to matters that involve allegations of fraud, bribery and corruption, insider dealing, tax evasion, breach of sanctions and export controls, cartels and/or money laundering.

To find out more about Oliver, contact Lexie Johnson on + 44 (0) 207 427 0801 or Andy Hunter on +44 (0)20 7427 4905 for a confidential discussion.

News 15 Oct, 2025