The G4S DPA: a more flexible approach to resolving SFO investigations

Examining whether, and to what extent, the G4S DPA sets a precedent for future cases.

24 July 2020

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This article was originally published on 23 July 2020 by Global Investigations Review who have agreed to it being made available on this website.

Camilla de Silva and Tom Bowen explain, the degree of oversight that has been imposed in G4S’s £44.5m DPA has seen it described as “unprecedented and more stringent” than any that have gone before it, but companies should not be too quick to assume that the agreement sets a precedent for future cases.

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