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Bethany Histed

Bethany Histed focuses her practice on commercial litigation, civil fraud, and complex multi-jurisdictional disputes. She has worked on complex contentious cases of significant value involving allegations of fraud, conspiracy, breach of fiduciary and directors’ duties, breach of contract, claims under the Insolvency Act 1986, and unfair prejudice petitions under section 994 of the Companies Act 2006. Bethany also has experience of dealing with asset disclosure and preservation issues.

On 14 March 2025, the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) issued a “Disclosure” against UK-registered and regulated charities for breaching Regulation 36 (6) of the Counter Terrorism (International Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the Regulations) by failing to respond to OFSI’s requests for information (RFI).
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Enforcing foreign judgments in England and Wales is not always straightforward, especially for those countries where there is no reciprocal enforcement regime. However, the recent

Continue Reading Enforcing foreign judgments in England and Wales: How to avoid stumbling over jurisdictional hurdles

On 2 October 2024, the FCA issued a final notice announcing it had fined digital challenger bank Starling Bank Limited £28,959,426 for financial crime and

Continue Reading UK Enforcement Agencies Crack Down on Financial Crime Control Failures, Sanctions Violations

On 31 August 2023 the UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) issued a “Disclosure” against Wise Payments Limited, a UK-registered company, regulated by the

Continue Reading No Breach Too Small: OFSI Reports First Breach of UK’s Russian Sanctions Regulations

On 11 August 2023, the UK Department for Business and Trade issued a General Licence authorising the provision of legal advice in relation to sanctions

Continue Reading UK Government General Licence Reduces Breadth of Recent Sanctions-Related Legal Advisory Services Ban