Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPA)

Niall Hearty of financial crime specialists Rahman Ravelli outlines the value of deferred prosecution agreements 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

Rahman Ravelli appear on podcast dedicated to their Foreign Corrupt Practices Act article

Rahman Ravelli were a guest on the FCPA Flash podcast, which focused on one of their articles about the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

28 October 2021

Rahman Ravelli's assessment of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement published in US

Rahman Ravelli has had their in-depth analysis of US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement published by the New York University Journal of Law and Business.

2 September 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

Senior Partner Aziz Rahman’s article about the Airbus settlement and the rise of DPAs is published by the International Bar Association

The International Bar Association (IBA) has chosen to publish an article by Rahman Ravelli’s Aziz Rahman about the Airbus settlement.

By Azizur Rahman  22 April 2020

Senior Partner Aziz Rahman explains in an article for Law360 what companies need to do to achieve the most favourable outcome from self-reporting

There is a widely-accepted view that, when it comes to corporate crime, self-reporting your wrongdoing can help you gain more lenient treatment than if you are caught doing wrong by the powers that be.

By Azizur Rahman  11 March 2020
3 min read

In a joint letter, two anti-corruption organisations have called on the Serious Fraud Office to assess its use of deferred prosecution agreements

Nicola Sharp of business crime solicitors Rahman Ravelli explains the challenges facing the agency over its use of such agreements.

By Nicola Sharp  29 February 2020

Aziz Rahman helps detail the UK, US and French co-operation in the Airbus investigation for The Anti Corruption Report

Anti-Corruption Report wrote an in-depth article on the levels of international co-operation involved in the Airbus investigation, which was concluded in January.

By Azizur Rahman  23 February 2020

Senior Partner Aziz Rahman discusses the significant fact and figures behind the Airbus DPA with Fraud Intelligence

While Airbus is probably relieved to have avoided prosecution over alleged bribery, the huge amount of money it is having to pay to settle such allegations has generated headlines. But the Airbus settlement is noteworthy for other reasons.

By Azizur Rahman  12 February 2020
3 min read

Senior Partner Aziz Rahman talks to City AM about the SFO’s approach to investigations, in the wake of the huge Airbus DPA

Last week the President of the Queen’s Bench Division give formal approval to the deferred prosecution agreement between the Serious Fraud Office and Airbus. The DPA will see the company pay 983 million euros, with Airbus also paying 2.1 bi...

By Azizur Rahman  3 February 2020
2 min read