On 5 February 2021, the U.K. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) does not have the power to compel a foreign company that has no registered office or fixed place of business in the U.K. to produce documents held outside the U.K. under section 2(3) Criminal Justice Act 1987 (CJA). This
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U.K. Bribery Act 2010: First Contested Prosecution of ‘Failure To Prevent Bribery’ Sends Mixed Messages
By Gordon McAllister on
Posted in Serious Fraud Office (SFO), U.K. Bribery Act 2010
In late February 2018, a two-day jury trial in London’s Southwark Crown Court resulted in the first successful contested prosecution of a corporation for failure to prevent bribery. This offence is contained in Section 7 of the Bribery Act 2010 (the Act).
The particulars of the case may lead one to question the extent to…