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How should the law treat a claim in which the claimants are part of criminal enterprise, but in which the negligence of the defendant also played a part?

In February 2005 database giant ChoicePoint revealed that 145,000 consumers across the United States were placed at risk by a recent data theft at the company. The data thieves created accounts for nonexistent debt collectors, insurance agencies and other companies, which gave them access to personal information stored on the ChoicePoint databases.

Southwark Crown Court is a designated centre for many of the UK's serious fraud and white-collar crime jury trials. It is a drab building in a stunning location.

The Crime and Policing Act 2026 fundamentally transforms UK corporate criminal liability by making organisations automatically liable for any criminal offence committed by senior managers acting within their authority, with no defence for having prevention procedures in place. This sweeping reform extends far beyond economic crime to encompass the entire spectrum of UK criminal law, from data protection and health and safety to environmental violations and modern slavery. How should organisations with senio

In our last Bribery Act update, we outlined how Deferred Prosecution Agreements are expected to work in the UK.

The Bribery Act (the Act) was enacted on 1 April 2010 and will come into force on 1 July 2011. The Act is broad in scope and will have implications for both UK and foreign organisations.

New US Department of Justice Policy demonstrates commitment to pursuing individual wrongdoing. Anoushka Warlow and Suzanne Gallagher consider the new policy, and whether the UK's Serious Fraud Office will follow suit.

In 2010, losses due to fraud were estimated at 5% of the world's gross domestic product. One of the lessons to be learnt from the recession is that few, if any, companies can ignore the threat of employee fraud.

This Parliamentary term ended with the laying before Westminster of The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill on Thursday 23 July, now available for public scrutiny.

The Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) has held that an attorney acting under a lasting power of attorney can be guilty of abuse of position under Section 4 of the Fraud Act 2006.

Members of our Disputes and Regulation and Investigations teams have written an article discussing the new Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill that is currently progressing through Parliament.

On 14 April, John Dougall, a former director of marketing and business development for DePuy International Limited ("DPI"), an orthopaedic products manufacturer, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to corrupt doctors in the Greek public healthcare system, between February 2002 and December 2005.

The Ministry of Justice has announced today (20 July 2010) that the implementation of the Bribery Act ("the Act") will be delayed until April 2011.

BCL partner, Richard Reichman and solicitor, Suzanne Gallagher consider the review into the UK's regulatory framework for autonomous vehicles by the Law Commission of England and Wales

On 20 December 2019 reporting restrictions were lifted in respect of a Deferred Prosecution Agreement ("DPA") agreed between the Serious Fraud Office ("SFO")

There are constant changes throughout the world, such as crime rates, that all countries need to monitor to ensure that their criminal procedures and law addresses the issues.

The government is intent on creating a new "super agency" to tackle the perceived shortcomings of the current multi-agency system for investigating and prosecuting fraud and related commercial crime.