Lawyers are debating the benefits of introducing U.S.-style plea bargaining in U.K. fraud cases following the guilty pleas of three former NatWest bankers last week. Former Bar Council Chairman Stephen Hockman QC is due to submit a report on the use of plea negotiations in fraud cases by the end of the year. A Legal Week survey last year found 71 percent of U.K. lawyers in favor of plea bargaining. However, some doubt the success of using a U.S. system in the U.K.
December 07, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Lawyers are debating the benefits of introducing U.S.-style plea bargaining in U.K. fraud cases following the guilty pleas of three former NatWest bankers last week.
Former Bar Council Chairman Stephen Hockman QC is due to submit a report on the use of plea negotiations in fraud cases by the end of the year and many leading litigation partners are behind the idea if the process remains transparent.
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