In March 2019 Dechert reported that the Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Act 2019 (the “COPO Act”) had granted UK authorities new extra-territorial powers....more
11/25/2020
/ CLOUD Act ,
Cloud Computing ,
Cooperation Agreement ,
Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Act 2019 (the COPO Act) ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Cross-Border ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
International Litigation ,
Request for Production ,
UK
The UK Home Office and the U.S. Department Of Justice (“DOJ”) have signed an agreement (the “Agreement”) which will enable British and U.S. law enforcement agencies to compel UK and U.S. cloud service providers (“CSPs”) to...more
10/10/2019
/ Bilateral Agreements ,
CLOUD Act ,
Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) ,
Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Act 2019 (the COPO Act) ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Cross-Border ,
Discovery ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Government Investigations ,
UK
A D.C. Circuit decision (In re Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc.) has confirmed privilege over employee statements during in-house investigations. Can the world take comfort? This article examines privilege in the context of...more
7/12/2014
/ Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cross-Border ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Internal Investigations ,
KBR (formerly Kellogg Brown & Root) ,
Legal Advice Privilege ,
Litigation Privilege ,
SFO ,
UK ,
Upjohn Warnings