On 23 October 2020, the SFO published a chapter from its Operational Handbook, including an expanded section on corporate co-operation, so as to give “comprehensive guidance” on the organisation’s approach to the use of...more
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
On 16 July 2019, three individuals were acquitted of conspiracy to corrupt and conspiracy to bribe. On the basis of the same evidence, their employer, Sarclad Limited, had previously admitted corporate criminal liability and...more
On 4 July 2019, Southwark Crown Court approved a deferred prosecution agreement between the SFO and Serco Group PLC in relation to fraudulent reporting in contracts for “tagging” individuals under curfew conditions. This is...more
7/5/2019
/ Corporate Misconduct ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Internal Controls ,
Ministry of Justice ,
Public Contracts ,
Public Procurement Policies ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK
This is the first of a series of articles on the House of Lords Select Committee’s recent report, entitled “The Bribery Act 2010: post-legislative scrutiny”, in which members of BCLP’s White Collar team review the report. ...more