In brief: First financial crime talk calls in experts

Some of the country's leading authorities on financial crime are to speak at the first major conference on the subject in London next month. They include Chris Dickson, senior criminal lawyer at the Serious Fraud Office, and solicitor Monty Raphael who worked on the Guinness, Barlow Clowes and Blue Arrow trials. The event will be held at the Cafe Royal on 6 and 7 June.