What does the Serco trial collapse mean for Deferred Prosecution Agreements?

Harry Travers (+44 (0)20 7430 2277, htravers@bcl.com) is a partner and Alex Swan (+44 (0)20 7430 2277, aswan@bcl.com) a senior associate at BCL Solicitors LLP, specialising in high-profile and complex business crime and regulatory matters. They have represented individuals in five of the nine SFO investigations connected to DPA proceedings.

At the end of April [2021], the UK Serious Fraud Office’s prosecution of two former Serco executives collapsed dramatically after the emergence of mistakes by the agency relating to document disclosure. Harry Travers and Alex Swan of BCL Solicitors look at the implications for individual prosecutions following corporate Deferred Prosecution Agreements.