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The coming of deferred prosecution agreements

  • BCL Burton Copeland
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  • United Kingdom
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  • June 3 2013

The Crime and Courts Act 2013 received Royal Assent on 25 April 2013, dealing with matters as diverse as drug-driving, self-defence and community

Bribery Act 2010: the first three convictions

  • McGuireWoods LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 14 2013

Whilst attention continues to focus on the on-going absence of a corporate prosecution for bribery by the SFO, it is worth reflecting on the

Second prosecution under the Bribery Act, but still no guidance on key issues

  • CMS Cameron McKenna
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  • United Kingdom
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  • December 21 2012

A man who tried to bribe a council licensing officer has been convicted of an offence under the Bribery Act 2010 (the "Act"). This is the second

Shah -v- HSBC Private Bank (UK) Limited 2012 EWHC 1283

  • A&L Goodbody
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  • Ireland, United Kingdom
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  • May 29 2012

The English High Court has delivered judgment in the long-running dispute between HSBC Private Bank and a former customer of HSBC, Mr. Jayesh Shah

The United Kingdom adopts Deferred Prosecution Agreements

  • Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 29 2013

With the adoption of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (“the Act”) on April 25, 2013, the Deferred Prosecution Agreement (“DPA”) is now on the UK

FCA prosecutes a former mortgage broker for breach of the general prohibition

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 10 2013

On 29 April 2013, Michael Joseph James Lewis (a former mortgage broker) appeared at Medway Magistrates Court to face criminal charges brought against

Mutual legal assistance in corruption cases: a guidance note

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • Global, United Kingdom
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  • May 8 2013

The laundering of the proceeds of corruption does not stop at borders. Nor then can the investigation and prosecution of corruption. Countries

A fiery dissertation - the third conviction under the UK Bribery Act 2010

  • Reed Smith LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • April 30 2013

On 23 April 2013, Mr Yang Li was the third individual to be convicted under the UK Bribery Act 2010 after he attempted to bribe his tutor. Mr Li, a

Shah v HSBC: what duties do banks owe their customers when making SARs?

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • April 24 2009

Earlier this year, the High Court considered a claim by a customer against his bank in relation to its failure to process transactions whilst requests for consent under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) were pending with the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA

Third individual convicted under the Bribery Act 2010

  • CMS Cameron McKenna
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  • United Kingdom
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  • April 24 2013

On 23 April 2013, Mr Yang Li, a Chinese student who had been studying at the University of Bath, pleaded guilty to bribery under section 1 of the