Tag Archives: SFO
Corporate Crime update – March 2018
Welcome to the March 2018 edition of our corporate crime update – our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, fraud, sanctions and related matters. Our update now covers a number of jurisdictions. For the full update on each jurisdiction, … Continue reading
Corporate Crime update – December 2017
Welcome to the December 2017 edition of our corporate crime update – our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, fraud, sanctions and related matters. Our update now covers a number of jurisdictions. For the full update on each … Continue reading
Corporate Crime monthly update – November 2017
Welcome to the November 2017 edition of our corporate crime update – our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, fraud, sanctions and related matters. Our update now covers a number of jurisdictions. For the full update on each … Continue reading
Corporate Crime Monthly Update – August 2017
Welcome to the August 2017 edition of our corporate crime update – our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, fraud, sanctions and related matters. Our update now covers a number of jurisdictions. For the full update on each … Continue reading
Corporate Crime Monthly Update – July 2017
Welcome to the July 2017 edition of our corporate crime update – our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, fraud, sanctions and related matters. Our update now covers a number of jurisdictions. For the full update on each … Continue reading
Serious Fraud Office secures second Deferred Prosecution Agreement
London’s Southwark Crown Court recently approved only the second Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) since the introduction of DPAs in 2014. Herbert Smith Freehills' London Corporate Crime and Investigations team negotiated the first DPA with the SFO, which was concluded in … Continue reading
Filed under Bribery and Corruption, Corporate Crime, Investigations, UK
Recent developments in Scottish and English bribery enforcement
On 5 April 2016, The Scottish Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service ("COPFS") announced the latest resolution of a Bribery Act enforcement action against the Glasgow-based logistics company, Braid Logistics (UK) Limited. Braid agreed to pay £2.2 million pursuant to … Continue reading
Filed under Bribery and Corruption, Corporate Crime, UK, Uncategorized
Divisional Court rules that SFO procedure for isolating privileged material is lawful
The handling of material which is potentially subject to legal professional privilege is an important and often contentious matter in the investigations context. In a recent decision which addresses the practical aspects of evidence handling, the Divisional Court dismissed a … Continue reading
Filed under Bribery and Corruption, Corporate Crime, Investigations, UK
SFO v. Olympus: application of the offence of misleading the auditors
As we reported in an earlier bulletin, on 10 November, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) presented no evidence at a hearing in its case against Olympus Corporation ("Olympus") and its wholly owned UK subsidiary, Gyrus Group Ltd ("Gyrus"). This brought … Continue reading
Filed under Corporate Crime
UK Court orders disclosure of confidential SFO and client documents: Harlequin Property (SVG) Ltd & Anor v Wilkins Kennedy
The recent case management decision in Harlequin Property (SVG) Ltd and Another v Wilkins Kennedy [2015] EWHC 3050 (TCC) considered an application by the Defendant to withhold documents from inspection on the basis of confidentiality. The documents in question fell … Continue reading
Filed under Commercial Litigation, UK
