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Serious Economic Crime – A boardroom guide to prevention and compliance
BCL partner Harry Travers was asked to be Consultant Editor for this first edition of “Serious Economic Crime – A boardroom guide to prevention and compliance” published by the Serious Fraud Office in association with White Page Ltd.. Read article
30 11 2011
What do you do if your "adequate procedures" fail?
Over recent months numerous trade publications have published an article by Richard Sallybanks and Shaul Brazil which considers the question of what a company should do if there is a failure in its "adequate procedures" to prevent bribery.. Read article
17 10 2011
The Legal 500, 2011 edition published
The Legal 500 Clients' Guide to the UK Legal Profession, 2011, one of the leading independent directories of UK legal services, has been published today. Read article
21 09 2011
BCL Commissioned to Write Overviews for Chambers UK, 2012
As a reflection of BCL's pre-eminence in its chosen areas of expertise, yet again BCL has been invited to write overviews for the forthcoming new edition of Chambers UK. Read article
01 09 2011
BCL Burton Copeland secures acquittal of Linford Christie on Dangerous Driving charge
BCL has secured the acquittal of Linford Christie on an indictment of Dangerous Driving. . Read article
22 07 2011
Second Corporate Manslaughter Prosecution - Lion Steel
Less than six months after Cotswold Geotechnical (Holdings) Ltd became the first company to be convicted of corporate manslaughter under the Act, the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act has produced its second prosecution.. Read article
18 07 2011
Tackling Corruption: the Bribery Act explained
BCL partner Guy Bastable was commissioned by Chambers UK, a leading legal services directory, to explain the new Bribery Act, which is due to come into force in July 2011.. Read article
22 06 2011
Fining Companies Out of Existence Following a Fatal Accident – Approval by the Court of Appeal
On 11 May 2011, the Court of Appeal refused the application for leave to appeal against conviction and sentence by Cotswold Geotechnical (Holdings) Limited – the first company to be convicted of corporate manslaughter under the Corporate Manslaughter and . Read article
