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Pinsents leads on £5.6m settlement in Bribery Act self-reporting first

Pinsent Masons has advised on a £5.6m Bribery Act settlement by a Scottish drilling company, in the first case involving self-reporting by a company under the new legislation. The settlement comes after oil and gas services company Abbot Group this July admitted to Scotland's Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) that it had benefited from corrupt payments made in connection with a contract between 2006 and 2007, entered into by one of its overseas subsidiaries and an overseas oil and gas company.
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All locked up - how large organisations tackle white collar crime

This Legal Week Benchmarker study on white collar crime, in association with Kingsley Napley, found regulatory issues are still a bugbear for many. Neasa MacErlean delves into the detail...
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Keoghs set to take on 17-strong insurance fraud team from Clydes in Manchester

Keoghs is poised to take on a team of around 17 insurance fraud fee-earners from Clyde & Co led by former Manchester fraud head Damian Ward, who quit the firm this summer. The team, which is expected to transfer over in the New Year, will join up with former Clydes Manchester head Dene Rowe after he joined Keoghs in June.
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The 98% solution - 'Natwest Three' banker David Bermingham on the harsh realities of US justice

'NatWest Three' banker David Bermingham argues that businesses and executives hugely underestimate the risks of being drawn into a heavy-handed US justice system
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3RB and 2 Hare Court lead as ex-City trader gets 13 years for fraud

Three Raymond Buildings (3RB) and 2 Hare Court have played key roles in a major fraud trial which has seen former City trader Nicholas Levene jailed for 13 years. Levene was sentenced today (5 November) at Southwark Crown Court after pleading guilty on 24 September to 12 counts of fraud, one count of false accounting and one count of obtaining a money transfer by deception, all of which took place between 2005 and 2009.
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Ex-Hogan Lovells partner struck off following jail sentence for fraud

Former Hogan Lovells litigation partner Christopher Grierson has been struck off by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) after defrauding the firm of £1.3m in false travel expenses. Grierson was yesterday (1 November) struck off the solicitors' roll by the SDT and was ordered to pay £14,000.
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Govt confirms plans for plea bargain deals in corporate crime crackdown

The Government is to press ahead with controversial reforms to usher in plea bargaining for corporates in what legal advisers regard as a major step towards US-style white collar crime enforcement in the UK. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) today (23 October) said that it would legislate to bring in so-called deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs) in the UK in what the ministry dubbed an "important new tool to combat economic crime".
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Government to hand more power to judges in extradition cases

The decision to block the extradition of Gary McKinnon is set to pave the way for a 'forum bar' which would give judges the power to bar prosecution overseas if they believe it is in the interests of justice. During yesterday's (16 October) announcement of the decision in the high-profile McKinnon case, Home Secretary Theresa May confirmed plans to introduce the forum bar, which would mean - in cases where prosecution is possible in both the UK and another state - UK citizens could present their defences in the UK rather than facing extradition.
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Bribery

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has updated its policies on facilitation payments, business expenditure (hospitality) and corporate self-reporting, following…
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SFO rethinks Bribery Act guidance as watchdog toughens up approach

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is reviewing its Bribery Act guidance, with sections on self-reporting, facilitation payments, gifts and hospitality currently withdrawn from the watchdog's website. An SFO spokesperson confirmed the advice was under review, but declined to offer further details, or suggest how long the review is expected to take.
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