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Welcome to the July 2016 highlights from the Lexis®PSL Corporate Crime team. This month’s highlights include a review of the recent LIBOR convictions, assessment of the second deferred prosecution agreement entered into by the SFO and a summary of two key changes to the criminal market abuse regime brought in by the introduction of the Market Abuse Regulation on 3 July 2016. In recent news, we considered the first sentence past under the new corporate manslaughter Sentencing Definitive Guideline, the use of extradition and mutual legal assistance in corporate crime cases and the conclusions of the Home Affairs Committee in its report on the efficiency of the proceeds of crime regime. Recent cases on appeal, judicial review of the decision to prosecute and the exclusion of family members from watching evidence at an inquest are brought to your attention, as well as new and updated content on Lexis®PSL Corporate Crime this month. Sign in or take a trial to read the full analysis.