Petrofac and ‘SOCPA agreements’: has the SFO found a way to crack white-collar cases?

Shaul Brazil (+44 (0)20 7430 2277, sbrazil@bcl.com) is a partner and Tom McNeill (+44 (0)20 7430 2277, tmcneill@bcl.com) a senior associate at BCL Solicitors.

Complexity spells time, money and heightened chance of failure: in economic crime investigations, cooperating insiders can reduce all three. Shaul Brazil and Tom McNeill of BCL Solicitors consider the UK Serious Fraud Office’s approach to suspects who want to do a deal.