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16.09.18
Clarity on Legal Professional Privilege from the Court of Appeal
In The Director of The Serious Fraud Office v Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Limited [2018] EWCA Civ 2006 the Court of Appeal was asked to determine whether certain documents created during the course of an internal company investigation were subject to legal professional privilege. In April 2013, the Serious Fraud Office (‘SFO’) commenced a criminal…
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Decline in the number of prosecutions as reports of white-collar crime rise
Figures provided by the Ministry of Justice, pursuant to a freedom of information request, display a decline in the number of white-collar crimes prosecuted in England and Wales in 2016. There was, however, in the same year, a spike in the number of white-collar crimes reported, sparking questions over whether police forces and the Serious…
Read more11.06.17
Serious Fraud Office under threat of closure
The Prime Minister has pledged to scrap the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) in her party’s manifesto. This is a revival of her plans first disclosed in 2011 when she was Home Secretary but was forced to withdraw in 2014 following pressure from fellow Cabinet ministers, the former attorney-general Dominic Grieve and former justice secretary Ken…
Read more30.01.17
Serious Fraud Office agrees to defer prosecution of Rolls Royce plc
Following a four year investigation into corruption and bribery, the Serious Fraud Office (‘SFO’) have entered into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (‘DPA’) with Rolls Royce Plc, the global engineering giant. The agreement was approved by the High Court on 17 January 2017 and, in effect, allows Rolls Royce to account for its conduct without facing…
Read more22.07.13
six journalists in court over alleged payments to public officials
six journalists, two public officials and one of their former partners appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 18 July 2013 to face allegations that they made or received corrupt payments. The prosecution is understood to be the first arising from Operation Elveden which involves a journalist from a non-News International publication. The Daily star sunday’s deputy…
Read more7.07.12
Publishing giant admits receiving income derived from bribery and consents to £1.9M Civil Recovery Order
A settlement agreement worth nearly £1.9 million has been reached in the serious Fraud Office (sFO)’s High Court action against Oxford University Publishing Limited (OUP). The claim was brought under Part 5 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA). OUP admitted that between 2007 and 2010 two of its wholly-owned subsidiaries in Africa made a number of payments to government…
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