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Published on: 13 March 2025

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Decision to prosecute and alternatives to prosecution

SFO ruling clarifies contractual treatment of DPAs

On 31 January 2025, in R v Guralp Systems Ltd, the Court of Appeal determined that the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) may ask the court to bring a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) to an end even after the date specified for its expiry. The decision confirms that the judiciary treats DPAs through the lens of contract law, construing their terms by the same canons used for ordinary commercial agreements. So compliance with and enforcement of DPAs proceed as they would under any standard contractual framework. See News Analysis: Ruling in SFO case shows how contract rules apply to DPAs...

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