Deferred Prosecution Agreements Articles

Alleged DPA Breach: Ericsson Set Aside Hundreds of Millions of Dollars

Nicola Sharp of financial crime specialists Rahman Ravelli considers the company’s situation.

By Nicola Sharp  25 January 2023

Deferred Prosecution Agreements: Value To The Serious Fraud Office

Money that the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has collected from deferred prosecution agreements would cover its running costs four times over.

By Niall Hearty  24 November 2021

Nicola Sharp of financial crime specialists Rahman Ravelli considers the DPA obtained by Swiss Life Holdings after it helped taxpayers avoid their responsibilities

Switzerland’s largest life insurance company is to pay more than $77 million after admitting it helped US taxpayers dodge tax responsibilities through offshore accounts.

By Nicola Sharp  27 May 2021

Deferred prosecution agreements in the US and UK

Rahman Ravelli outline the differences between DPAs in the two countries.

By Azizur Rahman  8 December 2020
3 min read

What corporates need to know about the SFO’s deferred prosecution agreement guidance

Nicola Sharp of Rahman Ravelli considers the Serious Fraud Office’s DPA guidance and what it means for corporates’ general counsel.    

By Nicola Sharp  20 November 2020
6 min read

Deferred Prosecution Agreements - New SFO Guidance

Syedur Rahman of Rahman Ravelli examines the value of the Serious Fraud Office’s DPA guidance

By Syedur Rahman  20 November 2020
3 min read

The G4S Deferred Prosecution Agreement

Nicola Sharp of Rahman Ravelli gives a concise summary of the DPA agreed between G4S and the Serious Fraud Office.

By Nicola Sharp  3 August 2020
2 min read

The Guralp Systems DPA

Syedur Rahman of Rahman Ravelli outlines the DPA that was concluded with Guralp Systems and announced shortly after three senior figures at the company – including one he successfully represented – were acquitted.

By Syedur Rahman  16 January 2020