17 Mar, 2020 Trends in global ABC enforcement: what does the future hold? By Helena Blake Ali Kirby-Harris Anti-bribery and corruption (ABC) remains an area of focus for prosecutors and enforcement agencies worldwide. There have been a number...
23 Jan, 2020 SFO guidance on evaluation of corporate compliance programmes: some insights but no real practical guidance on adequate procedures By Caroline Doherty de Novoa The UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has issued new guidance for its prosecutors on evaluating corporate compliance programmes (the...
13 Dec, 2018 UK Government publishes update on its anti-corruption strategy By Ali Sallaway Christina Franzese The UK Government has published its annual update on its anti-corruption strategy. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the update emphasises the UK’s...
31 Aug, 2018 US Court Limits FCPA Liability for Non-US Persons By Jonathan Ware The recent decision of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in United States v. Hoskins limits the ability of the US Department...
01 Aug, 2018 DOJ applies FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy principles to successor companies By Emily Feirman The issue of successor liability for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) has long dogged companies pursuing mergers...
09 Jul, 2018 Five key developments in the global anti-bribery and corruption landscape & insights from 30 jurisdictions By Geoff Nicholas The anti-bribery and corruption landscape continues to evolve as more countries update their laws, step up enforcement efforts, and work...
09 Jul, 2018 Combating corruption in Mexico By Raquel Flórez Co-author: Allena Martin On July 1, Mexico elected a new president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who campaigned on a vow to end...
23 Mar, 2018 Understanding corporate criminal liability risks across the globe By Caroline Doherty de Novoa The sources of criminal enforcement risk for multinationals have evolved significantly in recent years, with new offences aimed at...
22 Mar, 2018 Singapore introduces deferred prosecution agreements By Sandy Baggett On Monday, 19 March 2018, the Singapore Parliament passed the Criminal Justice Reform Act, which among other things, enacts a framework...
20 Mar, 2018 China ramps up anti-corruption campaign with new super-agency By Xin Liu Companies doing business with China have greater incentive than ever before to strengthen their compliance programs, as the country has...
19 Mar, 2018 The latest TRACE report: anti-bribery enforcement is back to normal in the US and surprisingly active in Europe By Katie Palms TRACE International recently published its 2017 Global Enforcement Report (GER) with the most up-to-date statistics on cross-border...
05 Jan, 2018 First major DPA-style corporate resolution in Singapore in relation to corruption offences By Sandy Baggett The Singapore Attorney General recently announced that, as part of a resolution led by the United States Department of Justice, Keppel...