Corporate Crime weekly highlights—25 July 2019

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This week’s edition of Corporate Crime highlights includes analysis of the first guidelines on the convention judiciaire d'intérêt public (the French equivalent of a deferred prosecution agreement) and the Department of Health and Social Care’s response to the proposals to reform the regulation of healthcare professionals. A Privy Council decision on statutory time limits in confiscation proceedings, a High Court decision on litigation privilege and a progress update on the disclosure of digital material are also covered together with Microsoft’s agreement to pay $25m to end the US government’s foreign bribery claims and criticism of bad culture and behaviour at the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). News that the Sentencing Council has published a new general guideline for sentencing offences not covered by a specific sentencing guideline and that the National Crime Agency (NCA) has obtained an unexplained wealth order (UWO) against a businessman is also provided with our monthly SFO prosecutions roundup, which includes news that a former Unaoil executive has pleaded guilty to five...