On 16 February 2022, in its judgment in Bloomberg LP v ZXC, the UK Supreme Court unanimously held that in general, and as a legitimate starting point, a person under criminal investigation has, prior to being charged, a...more
The UK and the US signed a new data-sharing agreement on 3 October designed to facilitate the exchange of evidence and enhance co-operation between the two countries and their respective investigatory authorities. The first...more
10/30/2019
/ Bilateral Agreements ,
Corporate Investigations ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Cross-Border ,
Data-Sharing ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Evidence ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties (MLAT) ,
Personal Data ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK
In recent years, the rise of multi-jurisdictional investigations and corresponding multi-jurisdictional settlements has changed the enforcement landscape. Notable examples include the tri-lateral settlements of Odebrecht and...more
2/12/2018
/ Cooperation ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Cross-Border ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
EU ,
Financial Crimes ,
France ,
International Litigation ,
Multi-Jurisdictional Litigation ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Settlement ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Criminal Finances Act 2017