Many will be aware of Agatha Christie's popular and much-adapted tale involving a witness for the prosecution whose evidence is undermined. But, in the real world, last month we saw the latest discrediting of an expert...more
Five years ago, in the spring of 2014, Deferred Prosecution Agreements ('DPAs') were first introduced in the UK through the Crime and Courts Act 2013 ('CCA').1 Since then, the Serious Fraud Office ('SFO') has concluded four...more
5/11/2019
/ Conspiracies ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Immunity ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (SOCPA) ,
Shareholder Rights ,
UK ,
UK Bribery Act ,
UK Criminal Finances Act 2017
In the likely scenario of a "no-deal" Brexit, the UK's extradition arrangements will be going 'Back to the Future'. The UK will cease its participation in the European Arrest Warrant ("EAW") regime and revert to the 1959...more