With so much potentially at stake, the initial steps and strategic decisions taken in any company investigation are critical to setting the tone for a focused, credible and effective inquiry. This is paramount not only for...more
7/13/2016
/ Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Confidential Information ,
Custodians ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Evidence ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Internal Investigations ,
Interviews ,
Jurisdiction ,
Litigation Hold ,
Predictive Coding ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
UK ,
UK Bribery Act ,
UK Data Protection Act
On 30 November 2015, Lord Justice Leveson formally approved the UK's first deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) since the legislative scheme for such arrangements came into force on 24 February 2014. The introduction of DPAs...more
The legal concept of “adequate procedures” was introduced in the UK Bribery Act in 2010 as a defence to the corporate offence of failing to prevent bribery. That said, the concept itself has in fact been present in corporate...more