Roger Jenkins, Richard Boath and Thomas Kalaris have been acquitted of fraud in the UK’s first trial of bank executives for misconduct during the 2008 financial crisis. The three men were charged with conspiracy to commit fraud in relation to allegedly misleading investors and the…
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Recently disclosed statistics show that only a small number of companies are prosecuted after self-reporting bribery and corruption. Aziz Rahman observes that such a course of action demands careful consideration. There’s a widely-accepted view that, when it comes to corporate crime, self-reporting your wrongdoing can…
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As reported by Risk Xtra, the Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) recently announced between Airbus and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) means that the former will pay €991 million – making it the UK’s largest DPA – as part of a €3.6 billion global settlement. Here,…
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The National Economic Crime Centre (NECC) in collaboration with the City of London Police is spearheading a campaign targeting fraudsters responsible for duping members of the public and businesses out of billions of pounds. The campaign, named Project OTELLO, also involves police forces, the Serious…
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The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has entered into a record-breaking Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) with the global aerospace company Airbus SE following its approval by Dame Victoria Sharp, President of the Queen’s Bench Division. Under the terms of the DPA, Airbus SE has agreed to…
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The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has just published a guidance document on how the organisation will assess the compliance programmes of the companies which it investigates. Here, Aziz Rahman outlines his concerns that the guidance perhaps falls somewhat short of what’s required. Compliance is a…
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European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has confirmed that it has reached agreement in principle with the French Parquet National Financier, the UK’s Serious Fraud Office and US authorities in the context of investigations into allegations of bribery and corruption as well as compliance with the US…
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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…
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The recent acquittal of three senior figures at Guralp Systems on charges of conspiracy to make corrupt payments came two months after the company admitted wrongdoing when entering into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA). Here, Aziz Rahman (whose firm Rahman Ravelli represented one of those…
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Cansun Güralp, Andrew Bell and Natalie Pearce have been acquitted of conspiracy to make corrupt payments in relation to payments made to a South Korean public official between 2002 and 2015. The conclusion of the trial removes reporting restrictions on the Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) reached…
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