Deferred prosecution agreements: a powerful new tool for UK prosecutors? *

United Kingdom - May 3 2013
The Crime and Courts Bill which received Royal Assent on 25 April 2013 has introduced a new enforcement tool in the UK for fraud, bribery and money…

Co-authors: Cheryl A. Krause, Lloyd Firth , Jonathan Pickworth .

UK Serious Fraud Office increases the burden on institutional investors *

United Kingdom - March 22 2012
On 13 January 2012, the UK Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”), using its civil recovery powers under Part V of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (“POCA”), recovered funds from the innocent shareholder of a UK company, which company was convicted in 2009 of various corruption-related offences.

Co-authors: Jonathan Pickworth .