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UK, French, and Swiss Enforcement Authorities Announce New Alliance

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Anti-bribery and corruption agencies in the UK, France and Switzerland today announced a shared commitment to tackling international bribery and corruption, by way of a new taskforce intended to strengthen collaboration....more

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SFO Director Nick Ephgrave: The First 100 Days

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The new SFO Director, Nick Ephgrave QPM, marks his first 100 days in post this month after succeeding Lisa Osofsky in September 2023. Ephgrave has overseen a dynamic start to his tenure with the announcement of three new...more

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Further Significant Reform of UK Corporate Criminal Liability

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On June 15, 2023, the UK Government announced that it would seek to introduce the biggest reform of corporate criminal liability in England and Wales for more than 50 years. ...more

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The UK Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill – imminent reform to corporate criminal liability?

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In a debate in the House of Commons on Wednesday 26 January 2023, MP Tom Tugendhat indicated that a major reform to corporate criminal liability is imminent. In this article, we take a look at why this reform has been called...more

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Senior US DOJ Official Sets Forth New Priorities for Pursuing Corporate Crime

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The priorities will impact non-US companies who may face a US DOJ with a renewed emphasis on combating corporate crime. In a recent speech that has garnered significant attention, the Deputy Attorney General of the...more

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Reflections on the UK Bribery Act (Part II) - Unfulfilled potential?

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On 1 July 2021, it will have been ten years since the Bribery Act came into force. The Act is widely considered to have been a pioneering piece of legislation. In addition to having raised the standard for anti-bribery and...more

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Bribery Act 2010: Ten Years On

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Ten years have passed since the introduction of the UK’s primary anti-corruption law, the Bribery Act 2010 (“the Act”). This article examines the extent to which the Act has lived up to its billing as the international “gold...more

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UK Serious Fraud Office releases DPA guidance

CEP Magazine (January 2021) - The United Kingdom’s Serious Fraud Office published new guidance related to deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs). The guidance, nested in the office’s internal SFO Operational Handbook,...more

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Not a silver bullet: public procurement lessons from the G4S DPA

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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

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Airbus Agrees Record-Breaking €3.6 Billion Settlement to Avoid Prosecution

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On 31 January 2020, Airbus SE (Airbus) reached final agreements with the French Parquet National Financier (PNF), the U.K.’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) in order to resolve...more

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Airbus Settlement: Part 5 – The UK Judgment on the DPA

Last week, Airbus SE (Airbus) settled a long-standing corruption scandal by agreeing to enforcement actions in three countries; France, the United Kingdom and the US. The matter involved a massive, worldwide, long running...more

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Airbus to Pay Record $4 Billion to Settle Global Bribery Scheme

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On January 31, 2020, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) agreed to resolve allegations that Airbus SE (“Airbus”), a France-based aerospace company, used third-party business partners to bribe government officials and airline...more

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Airbus Settlement: Part 2 – The Paper Compliance Program

Last week, Airbus SE (Airbus) settled a long-standing corruption scandal by agreeing to enforcement actions in three countries; France, the United Kingdom and the US. The matter involved a massive, worldwide, long running...more

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Airbus Agrees to Pay $4 Billion in Global Settlement of Foreign Bribery and ITAR Violations (Part I of IV)

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In a blockbuster case, the Justice Department announced a global settlement with Airbus SE, a manufacturer of civilian and military aircraft, under which Airbus agreed to pay over $4 billion (yes, with a “B”) to resolve...more

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Airbus Settlement: Part 1 – Introduction

Last week, Airbus SE (Airbus) settled a long-standing corruption scandal by agreeing to enforcement actions in three countries; France, the United Kingdom and the US. The matter involved a massive, worldwide, long running...more

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Gazing into the crystal ball - what to expect from the SFO in 2020

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The SFO faced a challenging 2019, with some high-profile acquittals, dropped investigations and new cases which were widely perceived as relatively underwhelming. We look back at the last 12 months, and set out what might be...more

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I’m Dreaming of a White (Collar) Christmas: 2019 in Review

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The year 2019 has been something of a mixed bag for the UK’s criminal and regulatory authorities. While the Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) and Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) appear to have taken involuntary sabbaticals...more

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Cross-Border Investigations Update - September 2019

This issue of Skadden’s semiannual Cross-Border Investigations Update takes a close look at recent cases, regulatory activity and other key developments, including a review of the first year of GDPR enforcement, analysis of...more

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The UK’s Serious Fraud Office Issues Guidance for Corporate Cooperation

On 6 August 2019, the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) released Guidance on what it expects from organisations seeking cooperation credit in the agency’s investigations. The long-awaited Guidance is a codified and clarified...more

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

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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

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FCPA Digest - Recent Trends and Patterns in the Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act - July 2019

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Recent Trends And Patterns In FCPA Enforcement - Although the DOJ and SEC brought a relatively low number of FCPA enforcement actions in the first half of 2019, an unusually large portion of those enforcement actions...more

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Serco’s £19.2m Deferred Prosecution Agreement: The Public Interest and a Directing Mind

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On 4 July 2019, Southwark Crown Court approved a deferred prosecution agreement between the SFO and Serco Group PLC in relation to fraudulent reporting in contracts for “tagging” individuals under curfew conditions. This is...more

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Deferred Prosecution Agreements 5 Years On – the Americanisation of UK Corporate Crime Enforcement

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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

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UK “Outsourcing Corporate Financial Crime Enforcement to the US”, Claims Corruption Watch

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Corruption Watch UK has claimed that “a company committing economic crime in the US is far more likely to be hit with criminal, civil and regulatory penalties than one in the UK.” In a hard-hitting report published on 5 March...more

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The Bribery Act 2010 - Where Are We?

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This is the first of a series of articles on the House of Lords Select Committee’s recent report, entitled “The Bribery Act 2010: post-legislative scrutiny”, in which members of BCLP’s White Collar team review the report. ...more

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