Authentic statutory obligations decomposed into atomic machine-actionable conditions, actions, and verification standards.
IntroductionA few weeks ago, I visited the Bank of England Museum to see a new exhibition on financial crime. I had expected banknotes and gold bars – not bees.Rather than bullion, I saw a working beehive and learnt how colonies defend themselves by reading signals, sharing information and taking collective action.Every bee gets checked at the door. If something’s off, the colony responds – together, and quickly.That same instinct and partnership
Speech by Steve Smart, executive director of enforcement and market oversight, at the Law Society Economic Crime Conference 2026.
