Bribery, Serious Fraud Office (SFO), Corporate Liability

Back in Business? What the DOJ’s FCPA reset means for the SFO and UK companies

Hogan Lovells on 7/3/2025

On 9 June 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) published revised guidance for the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Much attention has been paid to the apparent “unpausing” of enforcement...more

SFO’s Enforcement Strategy Focuses on Corporate Liability

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 4/2/2025

The U.K. Serious Fraud Office has a lot going for it right now: a director hellbent on tackling complex fraud, bribery, and corruption, an enhanced budget, new partnerships to tackle international bribery and corruption...more

UK government proposes long-awaited reform to the identification doctrine for economic crime offences

Hogan Lovells on 6/28/2023

On 16 June 2023, the Government announced its proposed reforms to the “identification doctrine” for economic crime offences to be introduced in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill. The reform will apply only to...more

UK corporate criminal liability reform

A&O Shearman on 7/13/2021

The UK Government has asked the Law Commission to review the law on corporate criminal liability and propose options for reform. Supporters of reform will use recent failures of the UK Serious Fraud Office to prosecute large...more

[Event] Anti-Corruption London - November 2nd - 3rd, London, United Kingdom

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 6/30/2021

C5's 15th International Conference on Anti-Corruption London will take place November 2 – 3, 2021 in Millennium Hotel London Knightsbridge, London. Join your peers for the IN-PERSON reunion of the legal and compliance...more

Sarclad Bribery Acquittals: Self-reports to SFO and agreeing a DPA

BCLP on 7/26/2019

On 16 July 2019, three individuals were acquitted of conspiracy to corrupt and conspiracy to bribe. On the basis of the same evidence, their employer, Sarclad Limited, had previously admitted corporate criminal liability and...more

The House of Lords’ Report on the Bribery Act 2010: A Glimpse Into the Future of Economic Crime?

WilmerHale on 3/21/2019

On 14 March 2019, the Select Committee on the Bribery Act 2010 published its Report in which it makes a number of conclusions and recommendations. The Committee was given the task not only of conducting post-legislative...more

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