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14 February 2024

On 13 February 2024, Nick Ephgrave gave his first public speech as Director of the Serious Fraud Office, to a packed room of white collar lawyers and press at the Royal United Services ...

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02 March 2023

In our podcast series, A Matter of Law, we will take a deep dive into the latest developments that are shaping the legal world. Our team of lawyers will provide insight into crucial and...

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18 October 2022

Thursday 13 October 2022 saw the second reading of the draft Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill, containing a raft of different measures including new and expanded powers for...

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11 October 2022

The corruption risks of the telecommunications sector are too often given cursory consideration as, historically, there has been a keener focus on the extractive and energy sectors. Those...

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05 August 2022

The ENRC litigation has brought privilege to the fore like few other cases in recent years. From the groundbreaking Court of Appeal decision in 2018, to disclosure battles in 2020 over...

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05 November 2021

On 1 November 2021, the independent Committee on Standards in Public Life published a report recommending sweeping changes to lobbying rules in the UK. The Committee’s 103-page report ...

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03 November 2020

The United Kingdom Serious Fraud Office (SFO) recently published comprehensive guidance on Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs). Lisa Osofsky, Director of the SFO, stated, “Over the ...

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12 August 2020

On 17 July 2020, a three-year Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) between the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and G4S Care & Justice Services (UK) Ltd (G4S) was approved. This DPA is the...

Hogan Lovells Publications

18 October 2018

The responsibility to "clean up" corrupt business practices in the developing world has more often than not fallen to foreign-based investors as opposed to the authorities in those...