

The use of Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs) has been an established practice in the U.S. for years, but the use of DPAs was just introduced into the U.K. in 2014, and there have as yet only been a very small number of cases
A Periodic Journal Containing Items of Interest From the World of Directors & Officers Liability, With Occasional Commentary
The use of Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs) has been an established practice in the U.S. for years, but the use of DPAs was just introduced into the U.K. in 2014, and there have as yet only been a very small number of cases…
When Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Act four years ago, one of the legislation’s signature features was the creation of potentially massive bounties for whistleblowers that reported financial fraud to the SEC. The possibility of recovering a bounty, which could range from ten to thirty percent of recoveries over $1 million, seems to have encouraged whistleblowers …