Eye on Economic Crime: SFO Releases New Guidance on Corporate Cooperation and Enforcement
By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/25
On 24 April 2025, the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) launched new guidance for corporates on self-reporting, cooperation and deferred prosecution agreements (“DPAs”). Among other things, the new guidance states that, if a corporate self-reports suspected wrongdoing and co-operates fully with investigators, it can expect to be invited to negotiate a DPA rather than face prosecution, unless exceptional circumstances apply....
By: Mayer Brown