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Level 7 Diploma in International Business Law

The General Statutory Framework of Fraud and Theft

IBL704 · Law and Financial Crimes — Week 2 of 16

CourseIBL704
Week2 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

The General Statutory Framework of Fraud and Theft

  1. Theft Act 1968 property and appropriation offences
  2. Fraud Act 2006 statutory heads of fraud
  3. Conspiracy to defraud
  4. Corporate criminal liability doctrines
  5. Chapter 6 - Fraud Offences - Criminal Law - FLK2 - SQE1
  6. Chapter 5 - Property Offences - Criminal Law - FLK2 - SQE1 - LLB
  7. Appropriation | Criminal Law

What you will be able to do

  • 1.4 Analyse the general offences of financial crimes under Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, Fraud Act 2006 and Theft Act 1968.
  • 3.1 Analyse the historic development of white-collar crime and the role in statutory law in dealing with this.
  • 3.2 Evaluate the role of criminal law in supporting prosecution of white-collar crime.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: analyse the general offences of financial crimes under Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, Fraud Act 2006 and Theft Act 1968.

Study materials

Videos

  • Chapter 6 - Fraud Offences - Criminal Law - FLK2 - SQE1 · YouTube · SQE1window · 19 min · for registered students
  • Chapter 5 - Property Offences - Criminal Law - FLK2 - SQE1 - LLB · YouTube · SQE1window · 17 min · for registered students
  • Appropriation | Criminal Law · YouTube · The Law Academy · 9 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Fraud Act 2006 · Reading · legislation.gov.uk, legislation · for registered students
  • Theft Act 1968 · Reading · legislation.gov.uk, legislation · for registered students
  • Fraud Act 2006 · Reading · Cps, guidance · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Theories and Evolution of White-Collar and Financial Crime
  • Week 2: The General Statutory Framework of Fraud and Theft
  • Week 3: Financial Services and Markets Regulation and Civil Offences
  • Week 4: Market Abuse and Insider Dealing Legal Regimes
  • Week 5: Enforcement and Comparative Regulatory Powers in Capital Ma…
  • Week 6: Anti-Money Laundering Architecture and the Proceeds of Crim…
  • Week 7: Terrorist Financing, Bribery, and Corruption
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Defences and Civil Remedies in Commercial Fraud Litigation
  • Week 10: Compliance, Reporting Obligations, and Suspicious Activity …
  • Week 11: International Cooperation and Extraterritorial Financial Re…
  • Week 12: Applying Law and Financial Crimes in practice: case studies
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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