On 5 September 2018, the UK Court of Appeal (CA) overturned the 2017Ā High Court ruling in SFO v ENRC [2017] WLR(D) 317 (ENRC Decision) and held, among other things, that notes of interviews with company employeesĀ are protected by litigation privilege even if a formal criminal investigation has not been commenced…
Charles Thomson and Henry Garfield of Baker & McKenzie LLP look at the Serious Fraud Officeās recent performance and developments in the internal and external environment in which it operates.
It is our pleasure to present the first edition of Baker McKenzieās Global Overview of Anti-Bribery Laws Handbook (āHandbookā). Given the success of last yearās Overview of Anti-Bribery Laws in EMEA, we have now expanded our coverage to legislation and developments in 47 jurisdictions this year. We appreciate that it…
The UK Serious Fraud Officeās annual report for the year ended March 31, 2015 reports, among other things, a 78% conviction rate, 16 new investigations while 30 defendants await trial. These statistics represent an upward trend from the previous year. Details of enforcement 1. The SFO has opened 16 new…