Criminal Justice Act 1987

In criminal law, fundamental protections exist to safeguard individuals and companies alike against self-incrimination. Here, Elliott Kenton examines whether an increasing tendency among corporate organisations to co-operate with investigators serves to undermine these essential rights. In the context of corporate criminal investigations, and particularly so…

On Monday 21 December 2016, an individual charged in connection with an ongoing Serious Fraud Office (SFO) bribery and corruption investigation was found guilty by a Jury of two destruction of evidence offences, contrary to Section 2(16) of the Criminal Justice Act 1987. Richard Kingston,…

Construction and professional services company Sweett Group plc has been sentenced and ordered to pay £2.25 million as a result of a conviction arising from a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation into its activities in the United Arab Emirates. The company pleaded guilty in December 2015…