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Analysis of the SFO’s new guidance on Deferred Prosecution Agreements

Published on: 04 November 2020

Table of contents

  • Why is a chapter on DPAs being introduced to the SFO Operational Handbook?
  • What are the key takeaways particularly for those advising corporates?
  • Is it getting easier for corporates to secure DPAs?
  • How does the SFO’s approach tally with or depart from other international enforcement authorities, such as the US Department of Justice?

Article summary

Corporate Crime analysis: Ben Morgan and Evie Taylor, partner and associate at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer discuss the Serious Fraud Office’s (SFO’s) newly released guidance on deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs) and compare the SFO’s approach to DPAs with that of other jurisdictions’ enforcement authorities.

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