19 Aug, 2019 Squaring the circle? What the UK SFO co-operation guidance means for global businesses By Ben Morgan Katie Palms The UK Serious Fraud Office recently issued its long-awaited guidance on corporate cooperation. We look here at the key points arising,...
15 Nov, 2018 Some of the UK’s most senior prosecutors and judges on the Bribery Act, DPAs and the future of economic crime enforcement By Caroline Doherty de Novoa Key senior figures in UK economic crime enforcement gathered recently to give evidence to a Parliamentary Select Committee, including the...
05 Sep, 2018 ENRC appeal on privilege – some welcome news for companies willing to do the right thing and investigate allegations of misconduct within their business By Caroline Doherty de Novoa The Court of Appeal today overturned the High Court’s decision in the landmark case of the Serious Fraud Office v Eurasian Natural...
23 Apr, 2018 R(AL) v SFO: Pressure on SFO to require production of first interview notes By Edward Levene “The law as it stands today is settled. Privilege does not apply to first interview notes.” This is the view expressed by the High Court...
18 Apr, 2018 UK SFO facing judicial review on the question of its powers to demand overseas data By Caroline Doherty de Novoa The Serious Fraud Office is facing another judicial review of its actions—this time by US engineering and construction company, KBR Inc....
23 Mar, 2018 Understanding corporate criminal liability risks across the globe By Caroline Doherty de Novoa The sources of criminal enforcement risk for multinationals have evolved significantly in recent years, with new offences aimed at...
09 Feb, 2018 Litigation privilege - the English High Court casts doubt on the general application of ENRC By Caroline Doherty de Novoa In the recent Bilta (UK) Ltd (in Liquidation) v RBS the English High Court revisited, but did not follow, one aspect of last year’s SFO...
12 Sep, 2017 Key Themes Emerging from the Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime By Emily Knight Last week marked the 35th Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime, which brought together key players from the world of law...
20 Jul, 2017 Rolls-Royce, Robots and the Risks of Brexit - the Serious Fraud Office’s 2016-17 Annual Report By Kim Sofroniou The SFO’s annual report for 2016-17 was published yesterday. Coming only a couple of months after the Conservative party’s controversial...