ARTICLE · 19 NOVEMBER 2019

Corporate Crime Update – Autumn 2019

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Welcome to the Autumn 2019 edition of our corporate crime update – our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, fraud, sanctions and related matters.

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Susannah Cogman

Welcome to the Autumn 2019 edition of our corporate crime update – our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, fraud, sanctions and related matters. This bumper edition covers a number of jurisdictions, and includes content from the summer break.

For the full update on each jurisdiction, please click on the name of the jurisdiction below. Below we provide a brief overview of what is covered in each update.

UNITED KINGDOM, EUROPEAN UNION, AND INTERNATIONAL BODIES

United Kingdom

Approval of UK's fifth DPA concludes SFO investigation into Serco companies
Three individuals acquitted following SFO DPA with Sarclad
SFO Corporate Co-operation Guidance

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