The criminal justice system in England and Wales, as in other nations, is severely impacted by Covid-19, and is under immense pressure. This extends beyond the investigation and prosecution of criminal activity surrounding...more
4/26/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Financial Crimes ,
Fraud ,
Interim Charging Protocol ,
National Crime Agency (NCA) ,
Popular ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
State of Emergency ,
UK
The British Parliament has recently published two important post-legislative assessments of the effectiveness of the UK’s financial crime legislative framework, as well as an insight into future areas of focus....more
3/29/2019
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Failure to Prevent ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Crimes ,
Legislative Reports ,
Ministry of Justice ,
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) ,
Person with Significant Control (PSC Register) ,
Self-Reporting ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Bribery Act ,
UK Criminal Finances Act 2017 ,
White Collar Crimes
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
/ CLOUD Act ,
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
Lord Justice Leveson approved Tesco Store Limited’s (“Tesco”) Deferred Prosecution Agreement (“DPA”) on 10 April 2017, making them the fourth company since November 2015 to enter into a DPA with the UK’s1 Serious Fraud Office...more
4/29/2017
/ Bribery ,
Cooperation ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Fines ,
Fraud ,
Government Investigations ,
Individual Accountability ,
Penalties ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Shareholders ,
UK ,
UK Bribery Act