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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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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…
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Surgeon's manslaughter conviction quashed by Court of Appeal
In Sellu v The Crown [2016] EWCA Crim 1716 the Court of Appeal have quashed the conviction of consultant surgeon David Sellu for gross negligence manslaughter after finding that it was unsafe. Mr Sellu, 69, was convicted on a 10-2 jury majority in the Old Bailey in 2013 after James Hughes died whilst in his…
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Leveson 2 and Section 40 libel costs
The Leveson Inquiry examined the practices of the British press. It was intended that Part 1 of the Inquiry would address ‘the culture, practices, and ethics of the press’ and Part 2 would address ‘the extent of unlawful or improper conduct within News International and other media organisations’. In November 2012, the Inquiry reported its Part…
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