Jul 23, 2021 A prosecutor’s dozen: the SFO announce 11th and 12th DPAs By Neill Blundell Max Hobbs The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has entered into two new deferred prosecution agreement (DPAs), taking the total number entered into to 12...
Apr 30, 2021 Conviction and collapse: a mixed week for the SFO By Lorna Emson James Reid On Wednesday the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) announced that it had secured a corporate conviction against GPT Special Project Management...
Feb 02, 2021 Supreme Court to review Bloomberg privacy injunction By Neill Blundell Oli Bowley The Supreme Court will for the first time examine the question of whether a person who is under criminal investigation, but who has yet...
Jan 14, 2021 No expansion of the failure to prevent offence... for now By Neill Blundell Max Hobbs FCA-regulated companies have been given a reprieve, as an amendment to the Financial Services Bill 2019–21 (FSB), which would have...
Dec 07, 2020 The offence of misconduct in a public office to be reformed for first time since 1783 By Neill Blundell Oli Bowley The Law Commission on Friday recommended reforms to modernise the UK’s “outdated and unclear” offence of misconduct in public office....
Oct 30, 2020 Taking flight: The SFO secures its ninth DPA By Neill Blundell Max Hobbs The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has agreed its ninth deferred prosecution agreement (DPA), which has now received approval in the Crown...
Jun 30, 2020 More time needed: SFO granted another extension to seize London properties By Neill Blundell James Reid Last Friday the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) was granted a further extension in its attempt to seize UK properties and cash worth...
May 27, 2020 Practical anti-corruption advice published for investors By Neill Blundell Helen Harvey On 21 May 2020, the International Corporate Governance Network published updated Guidance on Anti-Corruption Practices (the Guidance)....
Jan 28, 2020 The Magnificent Seven? The SFO agrees in principle to a DPA with Airbus By Neill Blundell Max Hobbs It is being reported that Airbus has agreed in principle to a deal with regulators in the UK, US and France to end long-running...
Dec 23, 2019 Hit for six: the SFO obtains a sixth DPA By Neill Blundell Max Hobbs The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has announced its sixth Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA), entered into with Güralp Systems Limited...
Nov 26, 2019 Bribery doesn’t pay: the SFO obtains a £15m fine for bribery offences By Neill Blundell Max Hobbs The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has secured a fine of £15m, plus a further £1.4m in costs, against Alstom Network UK Limited (Alstom) as...
Apr 05, 2019 Honesty is the best policy: the SFO encourages more companies to self-report and waive privilege By Neill Blundell Max Hobbs Lisa Osofsky, the Director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), has confirmed that the SFO will issue new guidance in the near future to...
Feb 25, 2019 Serious Fraud Office drops two major bribery investigations By Neill Blundell The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has dropped its investigations into individuals at Rolls Royce PLC and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). The decision...