Andrew Smith

Advising individuals in cross-border investigations: The limits of double jeopardy

United Kingdom - December 12 2018 If there is an overarching message in the new SFO director Lisa Osofsky’s recent speeches, it is the significance of cross-border cooperation...

The Westminster city council scandal: how does the Bribery Act 2010 apply to gifts and hospitality in practice?

United Kingdom - October 12 2018 Robert Davis, the deputy leader of Westminster city council and, until last year, the chair of its planning committee, resigned on Wednesday this week...

Extraterritoriality in KBR v SFO: common sense or rewriting the statute?

United Kingdom - September 13 2018 Last week the Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) lost a much-publicised appeal concerning legal privilege. Within days the SFO won a less newsworthy but no...

Holding companies criminally liable for human rights abuses

United Kingdom - July 17 2018 The idea of holding companies criminally liable for human rights abuses committed overseas has gained traction over the past decade. In 2011, the UN...

Alice Lepeuple.

The curious case of cannabis seeds and the criminal law

United Kingdom - July 2 2018 Cannabis has hit the headlines again. In the US, Senator Chuck Schumer has just introduced legislation to decriminalise cannabis at the federal level...