Updated SFO Guidance: Familiar Framework, Sharper Focus—Timing Is Everything

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is raising the stakes. With the publication of new Co-operation and Enforcement Guidance on 24 April 2025, the agency is ramping up enforcement and clarifying expectations for corporate engagement. Combined with stronger investigative tools, a lower threshold for corporate liability, and renewed emphasis on whistleblowing, the message is clear: cooperate early or face the consequences....
By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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