Shifting the dial - new SFO guidance on corporate cooperation

Companies that come forward after discovering misconduct by staff or associated persons involving fraud or corruption are assured of a warm welcome by the UK Serious Fraud Office - with prosecution most likely deferred, insists director Nick Ephgrave. But will the agency's charm offensive, accompanied by published guidance on its approach, prove sufficient encouragement? Megan Curzon, Matt Davies, and Richard Sallybanks of BCL Solicitors weigh the factors for and against putting in that call.

Megan Curzon (+44 (0)20 7430 2277, mcurzon@bcl.com) and Matt Davies (+44 (0)20 7430 2277, mdavies@bcl.com) are associates and Richard Sallybanks (+44 (0)20 7430 2277, rsallybanks@bcl.com) is managing partner at BCL Solicitors.

Companies that come forward after discovering misconduct by staff or associated persons involving fraud or corruption are assured of a warm welcome by the UK Serious Fraud Office - with prosecution most likely deferred, insists director Nick Ephgrave. But will the agency's charm offensive, accompanied by published guidance on its approach, prove sufficient encouragement? Megan Curzon, Matt Davies, and Richard Sallybanks of BCL Solicitors weigh the factors for and against putting in that call.