Nov 07, 2024 Time is ticking for the Failure to Prevent Fraud offence coming into force By Matthew Bruce Ben Morgan Ali Sallaway Emily Knight Laura Feldman Caroline Doherty de Novoa +3 more... Show less On 6 November 2024, the UK Government published final guidance on what constitute reasonable prevention procedures (the “Guidance”), on...
Oct 31, 2024 Penny for your thoughts? A US and UK take on incentivising financial crime reporting By Ben Morgan Eric Bruce Justin Simeone Alice Brindle +1 more... Show less On both sides of the Atlantic, law enforcement agencies are showing increasing interest in using incentivisation as a means to detect...
Sep 25, 2024 FCA consultation on publicising investigations: Talks to resume By Lucy Clark After a few months of silence (the FCA’s promise to listen to the “extensive feedback” it had received at the consultation’s close in...
Jul 19, 2024 Implementing an Effective Compliance Management System By Timothy Howard Ben Morgan Norbert Nolte Emily Knight Annika Kreis Nichole Chen Eva Noll +4 more... Show less The primary objective – and advantage to a corporate – of an effective compliance management system is that it might prevent a compliance...
Jul 10, 2024 Tackling Corporate Fraud By Matthew Bruce Timothy Howard Ludovic Malgrain Simon Murray Grégoire Durand Emily Knight Laura Feldman +4 more... Show less Tackling corporate fraud is an increasingly high priority for legislators and enforcement agencies globally. We describe the landscape...
Jul 10, 2024 AML compliance in the UK: Court of Appeal Decision throws a spotlight on the adequate consideration exemption By Ben Morgan Ali Sallaway Caroline Doherty de Novoa Laura Feldman +1 more... Show less A recent Court of Appeal decision [1] on the UK Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) has provoked significant interest given its focus on the...
Jul 05, 2024 Global enforcement trends to tackle money laundering By Christopher Robinson Ali Sallaway David Sewell Daniel Travers Alicia Hildner Zara Merali Nikolaas Van Robbroeck Oliver Hamill Marcel Michaelis Silvia Van Dyck Laura Feldman +8 more... Show less Legislators, regulators and law enforcement authorities are increasing their efforts to detect and combat money laundering. Although this...
Jun 25, 2024 Ecocide out of the woods: update from Europe and beyond By Nathalie Colin Silvia Van Dyck Maximilien Arnoldy As climate and environmental issues are an increasingly hot topic in society, they are under growing spotlight in the legal arena. Major...
Jun 21, 2024 Workforce-related tax investigations: watch out for your workers By Helen Buchanan Philipp Redeker Cyril Valentin Laura Western Louis-Antoine Jacquet +2 more... Show less There are, of course, an infinite number of things that can prompt a tax investigation or audit – but within that plethora of...
Jun 07, 2024 AI Investigations: First lessons for compliance programmes By Theresa Ehlen Janet Kim Sean Quinn Aaron Stanislawski Robert Barton Lea Babucke Christian Sosna Felix Müller-Eising +5 more... Show less Utilising AI systems means owning value and managing risks. Inadequate AI governance can give rise to a wide range of compliance threats,...
May 22, 2024 Whistleblowing: (Financial) incentives and external reporting in focus By Holly Insley Moritz Pellmann Adam Siegel Chantelle Nicholas Eva Noll Alessandra Scalise Nicholas Schoch +4 more... Show less Whistleblowing remains high on the agenda of authorities, and therefore companies, need to watch – and continuously adapt to – new...
Apr 26, 2024 Growing regulatory scrutiny: AI washing allegations on the rise By Philip Kroner Lea Babucke Mathea Buchholz AI is on everyone’s lips as the excitement for AI’s potential continues. Players are not only talking about AI but actively engaging in...