Authored articles, guides and legal analysis on crime, investigations and regulation.
Craig MacKenzie delivers a live two-hour CPD session for MBL Seminars on how artificial intelligence is reshaping financial crime, covering deepfakes, synthetic identities, AI-generated fraud and the latest regulatory developments including the failure to prevent fraud offence.
An article by Craig MacKenzie, with a foreword by colleague Kirsty Varley, examining the impact of the Independent Sentencing Review on anti-social behaviour, community safety and housing enforcement, including proposals on short custodial sentences and Respect Orders.
An article by Craig MacKenzie on agentic artificial intelligence, arguing that efficiency gains alone are not delivering returns for British businesses and examining why more ambitious AI systems remain stalled in pilots.
A strategic briefing by Craig MacKenzie on the professional under criminal investigation, examining pre-charge strategy and the interaction between criminal proceedings and professional discipline.
An article by Craig MacKenzie on the SRA's 2026/27 business plan, examining the shift from enforcement to supervision and what it means for law firms and professional regulation.
An article by Craig MacKenzie on the potential Grenfell prosecutions, examining corporate criminal liability and what may happen next for the individuals and organisations under investigation.
An article by Craig MacKenzie on the Crown Court backlog, examining how sentencing decisions and lengthy delays affect defendants and the wider justice system.
An article by Craig MacKenzie on the overlap between data protection failures and financial crime, examining how weak data governance exposes businesses to both regulatory and criminal risk.
An article by Craig MacKenzie on how artificial intelligence is rewriting the rules of fraud in the UK, examining the new face of financial crime and its implications for compliance.
An article by Craig MacKenzie on a G7 plan to dismantle migrant smuggling gangs, examining the organised crime and immigration enforcement issues the initiative raises.
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