The updated guidance puts a heavy emphasis on self-reporting and clarifies how corporates under investigation can earn cooperation credit from UK prosecutors....more
4/28/2025
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Cooperation ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Liability ,
Criminal Liability ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Enforcement ,
Guidance Update ,
Self-Reporting ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK ,
White Collar Crimes
Motivated by a “visceral reaction” to large-scale economic crime, Nick Ephgrave lays out vision for a bolder, more pragmatic, and more proactive agency.
Whistleblowers, dawn raids, and cross-agency collaboration are all...more
2/20/2024
/ Bribery ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Internal Investigations ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Self-Reporting ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
Individuals continue to face risk from prosecutions for economic crime, despite media focus on corporate criminal liability reforms.
Four individuals have today appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court charged with fraud...more
10/10/2023
/ Audits ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Liability ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Financial Reporting Council (FRC) ,
Financial Statements ,
Fraud ,
Material Misstatements ,
Negligence ,
Personal Liability ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK