UK:
Everything You Need To Know About The UK's First Deferred Prosecution Agreement
04 December 2015
Reed Smith (Worldwide)
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On 30 November, an English court approved the first Deferred
Prosecution Agreement (DPA). This DPA also coincided with the first
time that the Serious Fraud Office had charged the "failure to
prevent bribery" offence under section 7 of the Bribery Act.
The DPA was agreed between the SFO and Standard Bank in relation to
allegations surrounding a business agreement between Standard Bank
and the Tanzanian Government in 2012. For a full analysis of the
DPA and the lessons that we can learn from it, please read our
Client Alert
here.
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