The evolving landscape of DPAs

Cameron Brown KC and Sam Smart (Mischon de Reya) assess the evolving landscape of Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs) in their latest article for the New Law Journal. They highlight the combined impact of new SFO leadership, updated cooperation guidance and the CPS’s increasing engagement with DPAs, all of which indicate a more structured and predictable enforcement environment for corporates.

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Cameron Brown KC specialises in Serious Fraud and was Counsel instructed by the SFO in the Amec Foster Wheeler DPA settlement (£103m) and by the CPS in its first ever DPA (CPS v Entain, £615m). Read more here

Sam Smart is Managing Associate, Barrister in the Dispute Resolution department at Mishcon de Reya LLP with experience prosecuting and defending individuals and corporates in criminal and regulatory proceedings.