Following recent media reports of raids conducted by the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) - including at domestic residences - as part of a Covid-linked fraud investigation, and visits by the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to...more
5/13/2022
/ Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Fraud ,
Government Investigations ,
Inspections ,
Interviews ,
Public Relations ,
Search Warrant ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK
In the recent decision of The Financial Reporting Council Limited v Frasers Group Plc, the English High Court held that documents detailing advice received from accountants in respect of a company’s tax structure were not...more
The Senior Managers and Certification Regime (the “Regime”) came into force on 7 March 2016, with the stated aim of enhancing and embedding a culture of individual responsibility and accountability within the UK’s banking...more
The approval of the Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) between the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and XYZ Limited (XYZ) by Leveson LJ on 8 July 2016 has generated much breathless commentary, not least because it is only the...more
7/19/2016
/ Anonymity ,
Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Internal Investigations ,
Popular ,
Self-Reporting ,
Sentencing ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK
More carrot, less stick?
On 5 April 2016, the Fraud Section of the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division issued an Enforcement Plan and Guidance (the DOJ Guidance), setting out the steps that it is taking to...more
4/27/2016
/ Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Cooperation ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Declination ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Public Interest ,
Remediation ,
Self-Reporting ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
Yates Memorandum
The Court of Appeal reaffirms the qualified nature of legal professional privilege.
In the recent case of R v Edward Brown (formerly Latham) the Court of Appeal held that it was appropriate, in certain circumstances, to...more