“It has no soul to be damned and no body to be kicked”. How, then, can a company be held criminally liable? Various jurisdictions have grappled with this question and recent developments in the UK have increased the...more
11/20/2020
/ Barclays ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Executives ,
Corporate Liability ,
Corporate Officers ,
English Common Law ,
Fraud ,
UK ,
UK Bribery Act ,
UK Corporate Criminal Offense ,
Vicarious Liability
The much heralded Corporate Co-operation Guidance published by the Serious Fraud Office recently offers little comfort to corporates struggling with the dilemma of whether to self-report wrongdoing. Instead it offers a...more
9/19/2019
/ Cooperation ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Guidance ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Internal Investigations ,
Legal Advice Privilege ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK ,
White Collar Crimes