Action came shortly after we revealed ex-Arsenal shareholder Alisher Usmanov could still profit from London firm
Journalists face extraordinary legal risks to investigate shareholdings in Britain’s biggest companies
New legislation is set to target corporate corruption and attempts to silence journalists through SLAPP lawsuits
Some 950 UK LLPs indicating money-laundering links were registered close to government agency’s HQ, new research shows
Shares controlled by Alisher Usmanov in a London property firm were transferred to the Russian business empire he founded
From Russian money laundering to a fraud epidemic, economic crime costs the UK at least £290bn a year. The government must crack down on it
Law professor Elspeth Berry explains the loopholes that have let faceless ‘partnership’ firms get away with fraud for years
Jesus Christ, Donald Duck and ‘Adolf Tooth Fairy Hitler’ have all been directors of UK firms, according to Companies House
David Cameron promised to stop scammers and kleptocrats hiding behind British shell companies. But almost one in ten UK firms still do not declare ‘persons of significant control’
