THE PREFERRED OPTION 4 min read
August 31, 2016
The SFO has revealed some details of its second DPA. While the announcement does not give us all the information, it certainly serves as an indicator of the value of knowing what is wrong in your company and how to proceed. Read more
RETRIAL 3 min read
August 31, 2016
The Serious Fraud Office’s (SFO) decision to seek a retrial of two bankers for Libor manipulation will not be the news the duo wanted to hear. Read more
REAL BENEFITS 3 min read
August 31, 2016
It was perhaps inevitable that the Mossack Fonseca Panama Papers scandal would prompt change. What many working with finance need to know is what that change means to them. Read more
ABSENT 3 min read
August 31, 2016
The Serious Fraud Office’s new guidance regarding interviews conducted under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act 1987 means that lawyers’ attendance at SFO-compelled interviews will not be guaranteed. Lawyers will have to argue why they should be able to attend and – if allowed to attend – agree to restrictions on their role in the interview. Read more
SEARCHING 3 min read
August 31, 2016
When dozens of French police raided Google's Paris headquarters it showed that anyone can be raided if business crime is suspected. This makes it imperative that everyone in business makes sure they are legally compliant. But that alone is no guarantee that you will not be raided – so you have to know what to do if and when it happens. Read more
IN-HOUSE FRAUD 3 min read
August 31, 2016
Recent figures indicate that instances of fraud during mortgage and property transactions rose by 50% last year. Such crime accounted for 6% of all recorded fraud. Read more
KEEPING IT CLEAN 3 min read
August 31, 2016
The government the “Action Plan for Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorist Finance’’ to stop the illicit movement of money and the illegal activities that such movement funds. Read more
ALL CHANGE? 3 min read
August 31, 2016
The report by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) on the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) accentuates the positive and goes some way to finding reasons for the negative. It’s like a school report given to a child that isn’t too bright but isn’t in the bottom group. Read more
Evasive Action 4 min read
August 31, 2016
The Mossack Fonseca scandal has placed tax evasion and money laundering back in the headlines. These two offences often appear together on an indictment but the defence tactics can often vary widely. It is important to make sure your defence employs the correct tactics. Read more
Shopping Around 3 min read
August 31, 2016
If the SFO is looking at what has happened at BHS with specific intelligence at its disposal, it will be interesting to see how it proceeds. Read more
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