Following the judgment of the English High Court in Serious Fraud Office v Barclays Plc & Another1, prosecutors are aware that they now face a more onerous task when trying to establish corporate criminal liability. However,...more
5/18/2020
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Complex Litigation ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Liability ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Dishonesty Test ,
Elder Care ,
Federal Prosecutors ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Fraud ,
Fraud ,
Intent to Defraud ,
Nursing Homes ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK
On 6 August 2019, the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO), the prosecuting authority responsible for tackling serious or complex fraud and bribery in the UK, published updated guidance on corporate cooperation (the Guidance)....more
On February 12 2019 the Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Act 2019 (the “COPO Act”) came into force in the UK. This new law gives UK authorities (including the Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) and the Financial Conduct Authority...more
3/8/2019
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Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) ,
Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Act 2019 (the COPO Act) ,
Designated International Co-Operation Agreement (DICA) ,
Document Productions ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Foreign Jurisdictions ,
HMRC ,
International Litigation ,
Long Arm Statute ,
National Crime Agency (NCA) ,
Nexus ,
Overseas Production Order (OPO) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK ,
UK Brexit