After three years of uncertainty over the Serious Fraud Office’s (“SFO”) powers to obtain documents located overseas, the UK Supreme Court has clarified the extraterritorial effect of the legislation facilitating that power...more
2/25/2021
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Comity ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Document Productions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Foreign Entities ,
KBR (formerly Kellogg Brown & Root) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK ,
White Collar Crimes
Foreign investment has been ripe for legislative change in the United Kingdom. The latest development came on 11 November 2020, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the National Security and Investment Bill 2020 (the...more
On July 21, 2020, the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament published the Russia Report (the Report). The Report found that the UK was one of Russia’s “top Western intelligence targets” and that the UK government...more