Neil Swift, James Tyler and Joseph Duggin have authored the England and Wales chapter in The International Comparative Legal Guide – Business Crime 2025, which is published by the Global Legal Group.

This publication covers 18 jurisdictions and the England & Wales chapter deals with common issues in business crime, including:

– general criminal law enforcement;

– organisation of courts;

– particular statutes and crimes;

– corporate criminal liability;

– statutes of limitations;

– initiation of investigations;

– procedures of gathering information from a company;

– initiation of prosecutions, deferred prosecution, civil dispositions;

– burden of proof;

– conspiracy, aiding and abetting;

– common defences;

– voluntary disclosure obligations; 

– co-operation provisions, leniency;

– plea bargaining;

– sealing;

– elements of corporate sentence; and

– appeals.