In the context of ongoing high-profile challenges, by regulators and prosecutors alike, to the status of categories of documents such as lawyer-drafted interview memoranda, the judgment in Re The RBS…
Fulcrum has been ranked as a “Standout” firm in the category of Innovation in New Models in the 2016 edition of FT Innovative Lawyers.
The edition states:“Rigid structures [for legal…
Second UK DPA Betrays a Commercial Approach by the SFO Despite the Tough “Prosecute First” Rhetoric
The Flexible Interests of Justice
The second DPA case, SFO v XYZ Ltd, involved a modestly…
Jonathan Mathew, Jay Merchant and Alex Pabon, three former traders of Barclays Bank plc, were found guilty on Monday, of conspiracy to defraud in connection with an investigation into manipulation of…
On 27 June 2016, in a judgment which is likely to have a material impact upon future bribery cases involving public officials, the US Supreme Court overturned Virginia governor, Bob McDonnell’s…
In a pivotal case for coordinated international anti-corruption efforts, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled, on 29 April 2016, that the World Bank Group retains immunity from being forced to produce…
The Legislative Office of China’s State Council has released draft amendments to its Anti-Unfair Competition Law (“AUCL”) that could reshape how commercial bribery in China is interpreted and…
On 19 February 2016, Southwark Crown Court heard the conclusion of the sentencing hearing of Sweett Group Plc (“Sweett Group”) for an offence under Section 7 of the Bribery Act 2010 (“the…
Overview
On the 27th of January 2016, the High Court ruled in favour of the SFO over the way it handles the identification of digital material which is potentially subject to Legal Professional…
The Historic Moment
Before a packed Southwark Crown Court on 30 November 2015 Leveson LJ handed down the second of two judgments in which he provisionally approved, and then confirmed, the first…
A number of brokers on trial for LIBOR manipulation were cleared of all charges last week. Darrell Read, Danny Wilkinson and Colin Goodman of ICAP, Terry Farr and Jim Gilmour of RP Martin and Noel…
The Serious Fraud Office has confirmed that Sweett Group plc has admitted an offence under Section 7 of the Bribery Act 2010 regarding conduct in the Middle East.
The SFO announced on 14 July 2014…
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