Marcus Rashford, a professional footballer and activist who was recently awarded an MBE for his work in fighting food poverty, became the latest high-profile victim of online racial abuse within the…
In recent years, businesses have increasingly focused on environmental, social and governance considerations (“ESG”) with attention on the requirements for governance including discussions around…
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The US House Committee on Financial Services questioned Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev; Reddit CEO Steve Huffman; Citadel’s Ken Griffin; Melvin…
Following our recent run-down of what to expect from sports law in 2021, here is a more in-depth piece examining the recent establishment of the Sport Integrity Forum and what it will mean for sports…
On 4 February 2021, the Supreme Court handed down their eagerly awaited judgment in the case of R (on the application of KBR, Inc) (Appellant) v Director of the Serious Fraud Office (Respondent)…
As we step into a new year, we all hope the unprecedented events of 2020 will soon be a thing of the past and that life and sport can return to some normality. While we did not see much action in the…
As the year draws to a close, we look back and reflect upon some of the key developments in cases of corruption around the world in 2020.
At the beginning of the year, the UK Serious Fraud Office…
It’s fair to say 2020 has been littered with new challenges, changes to working practices, and economic pressures for businesses around the world. Business operations have had to adapt swiftly; no…
Earlier this year the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (“OECD’s”) Working Group on Bribery issued a warning to be vigilant against corruption in the era of COVID-19 as the…
British Gymnastics has announced there will be a specialist Independent Complaints Process (“ICP”) to handle the existing individual complains that were made to the British Athletes Commission…
On 30 October 2020, court approval was given to a deferred prosecution agreement (“DPA”) between the UK Serious Fraud Office (the “SFO”) and Airline Services Ltd (“ASL”). The agreement…
On 23 October 2020, in an effort towards transparency, the Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) published the Chapter on Deferred Prosecution Agreements (“DPAs”) from its Operational Handbook which…