Maia Cohen-Lask discusses the implications of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA 2023) on holding corporations criminally liable for serious fraud offences, in light of the Serious Fraud Offences v Barclays case.
The article covers:
- the scope of the ECCTA 2023 and the identification principle’s role in identifying and assigning liability in order to prosecute companies
- the impact of SFO v Barclays plc in ushering in the legislative change for prosecuting serious fraud offences
This article was originally published in the New Law Journal on the 12th April 2024 and The Knowledge January 2024 Winter Edition.
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