BCL partner, Richard Sallybanks and Ali Sallaway from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer will co-chair the discussions around the difficult areas facing corporates, in house counsel and private practice in tackling money laundering and compliance in the UK.
BCL partner, Richard Sallybanks spoke to William Shaw of Law360 about the flaws in the use of deferred prosecution agreements (DPA) following his client’s (Mr Scouler, Tesco’s Former Commercial Food Director) acquittal from the case brought by the SFO but yet he was still named in the statement of facts released to the public.
BCL partner, Michael Drury speaks to Jonathan Ames at The Times about the possible outcomes for Jack Shepherd now that he has handed himself into the Georgian authorities.
BCL senior associate, Hannah Raphael will be presenting at the 5th Annual AML, Financial Crime & Sanctions Forum in London on the 30th January 2019.
BCL partner, Richard Sallybanks speaks to The Financial Times about the recent ruling that raises serious questions about why Tesco agreed a £129m plea bargain with the Serious Fraud Office since no one has been convicted.
BCL partner, Richard Sallybanks spoke to Bloomberg Business to explain the irony that on the day the SFO was ultimately unsuccessful in its prosecution of the individuals, the terms of the DPA can enter the public domain.
BCL partner, John Binns speaks to Edward Fennell at The Times to discuss the new Economic Crime Strategic Board (ECSB), which aims to rapidly reduce the volume of fraud, bribery, corruption and money laundering in the UK.
Richard Sallybanks, partner at BCL Solicitors representing John Scouler, Tesco’s former Commercial Food Director, spoke to The Times Newspaper to explain how deeply unfair it was that after his client had been acquitted he was still named in the DPA.
BCL partner, Richard Sallybanks and associates, Ami Amin and Jonathan Flynn examine the key issues that can arise when acting for an individual who is present in the United Kingdom and subject to a criminal investigation or proceedings in the UK and/or overseas.
BCL partner, John Binns discusses the potential impact Brexit could have on the UK criminal justice system.