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UK Independent Review of the Criminal Courts - Part 1

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On 9 July 2025, part 1 of the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts, chaired by Sir Brian Leveson was published (the Report). Leveson was tasked by the UK Ministry of Justice with conducting a wide-ranging review of the...more

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Alstom UK Subsidiary Sentenced: Do the Incentives for Resolving Corporate Wrongdoing by Negotiated Settlement Always Stack Up?

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On 25 November at a sentencing hearing at Southwark Crown Court, Alstom Network UK Limited (ANUK) – a subsidiary of French rail conglomerate Alstom – was fined £15m, plus £1.4m in costs, for conspiring to make corrupt...more

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Tesco trial collapse highlights dangers of an early deferred prosecution agreement

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On 6th December 2018, the trial of two Tesco executives accused of false accounting collapsed. The judge concluded that the SFO's evidence, taken at its highest, was such that a jury could not properly convict. The SFO...more

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