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The Bribery Act and the review by No. 10: Will pigs fly? We don’t think so.
Less than three months until the Bribery Act comes into force, on Thursday 13th Janaury 2011, the London Evening Standard reported in an exclusive that No.10 Downing Street was undertaking a review of...
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SFO Director Richard Alderman may quit in Whitehall turf war
In February we wrote: “We strongly advocate maintaining the combined prosecution and investigation function in the context of serious fraud. We are also opposed to the junking of Self Reporting, Civil...
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SFO wins fight for survival. Next up – more powers…
Following a report in the Daily Telegraph yesterday that the governments plans to split the investigation and prosecution powers of the SFO were in disarray today it is reported that the SFO has won...
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Why splitting the SFO would have achieved less & cost more
Reports first in the Daily Telegraph that Coalition plans to break up the SFO were in disarray and later in the Mail on Sunday that the plans to split the prosecution and investigatory functions of the...
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US style plea bargains not off the agenda in the UK
We have written about the importance of certainty in the context of corporate prosecutions and the present scope for uncertainty in the UK. After hearing the evidence of the Director of the SFO, at the...
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30th International Symposium on Economic Crime: University of Cambridge:...
In a Keynote speech on the first day, the UK Attorney General, Dominic Grieve gave insight into the evolution of the investigation and prosecution of economic crime in the UK and emphasised the...
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Report identifies 8 things the SFO should do better – offers (some) praise too
In his open letter and introduction to the report following the inspection by HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate of the Serious Fraud Office, Michael Fuller (pictured) QPM, BA, MBA, LLM, Hon LLD...
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It’s all about the money: SFO Director on why the SFO will NEVER turn down...
“Of course, the SFO can never refuse to conduct an investigation on the ground that we cannot afford it, nor will I do that.” said David Green CB QC and SFO Director speaking to the House of Commons...
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BREAKING: SFO Director contract extension marks vote of confidence in agency...
The Attorney General Jeremy Wright QC MP has confirmed “that the Director of the Serious Fraud Office David Green CB QC has had his contract extended by 2 years. David Green was appointed Director in...
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Opinion: New UK govt crackdown on ‘corporate irresponsibility’ to be...
Speaking at the G20 earlier this week Theresa May highlighted the issue of corporate irresponsibility in society as a key theme of her leadership. Our sources confirm the same. If there was any doubt...
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Opinion: New Serious Fraud Office Director Appointment reflects...
The UK Serious Fraud Office has appointed Lisa Osofsky as the next Director of the Serious Fraud Office. Ms. Osofsky will join the SFO on 3 September 2018. Ms. Osofsky, a former US prosecutor,...
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UK approach to white collar investigations can and must encompass plea...
At just over half way through her first year in office Lisa Osofsky’s stated new approach to doing things at the SFO differently, heavily influenced by her experiences in the US, remains undimmed....
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