On 1 July 2021, the UK Bribery Act (the Act) – one of the world’s global bribery and corruption benchmark laws – turns 10. It’s been an eventful 10 years: the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), the Act’s primary enforcement agency,...more
On 24 December 2020, the UK and the EU reached a new Trade and Cooperation Agreement. The deal, which came into force on 1 January 2021, has important implications for white collar crime enforcement across Europe, and in...more
1/20/2021
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BSA/AML ,
Cooperation Agreement ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cross-Border ,
Enforcement Guidance ,
EU ,
Government Investigations ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Trade Policy ,
Trade Relations ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
White Collar Crimes
On 17 July 2020, a three-year Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) between the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and G4S Care & Justice Services (UK) Ltd (G4S) was approved. This DPA is the second arising from fraudulent conduct in...more
8/12/2020
/ Corporate Misconduct ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Internal Controls ,
Public Contracts ,
Public Procurement Policies ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK ,
White Collar Crimes