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Comment: SFO's relaxed interview rules will please lawyers, not change outcomes

By Martin Coyle and Annie Robertson ( March 6, 2019, 17:29 GMT | Comment) -- A move to give UK fraud interviewees access to more legal representation may build bridges between the Serious Fraud Office and defense lawyers, but is unlikely to have a major impact on the outcomes of cases. The SFO said yesterday that individuals being questioned in fraud cases could have two lawyers present under new guidelines. The second lawyer could help take notes, better allowing the first lawyer to listen to the interview.A move to give UK fraud interviewees access to more legal representation may build bridges between the Serious Fraud Office and defense lawyers, but is unlikely to have a major impact on the outcomes of cases....

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