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Comment: KBR ruling and draft law offer boost to UK fraud agency's document-recovery powers

By Ben Lucas ( September 12, 2018, 15:09 GMT | Comment) -- US engineering company KBR Inc last week lost its bid to keep company documents based in the US out of the hands of UK fraud investigators. While the ruling clarified the Serious Fraud Office’s ability to confiscate data outside the UK, a bill making its way through Parliament could further enhance UK law enforcers' ability to access to data around the world.US engineering company KBR Inc last week lost its bid to keep company documents held in the US out of the hands of UK fraud investigators in a court ruling that could have important implications....

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