Last week the UK government announced plans to launch a new national economic crime centre (NECC), which promises to tackle 'the most serious cases of economic crime'. This is a grand promise. Given that 'the most serious cases of economic crime' will almost invariably require investigation far beyond the UK border, it is troubling that Michel Barnier, the European Commission's chief negotiator, has stated that the UK will no longer be a member of the European intelligence agency Europol after it leaves the European Union.
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Originally published by The Law Society Gazette and on the WilmerHale W.I.R.E. UK blog.
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