08 Mar, 2019 TRACE Global Enforcement Report 2018: anti-bribery investigation and enforcement activity continues to grow worldwide By Sarah Trueman TRACE's latest Global Enforcement Report is out, quantifying and analysing cross-border bribery investigations and enforcement actions as...
07 Sep, 2018 Non-UK company with non-UK data: Serious Fraud Office’s information powers can still bite By Jonathan Kelly Not holding any data in the UK? Not incorporated in the UK? Not even doing any business in the UK? You may still be within immediate...
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...
10 May, 2018 Singapore quietly amends law to allow law enforcement to access overseas data through computers in Singapore By Sandy Baggett The controversial practice where law enforcement officers seek access to data stored overseas through use of local criminal law powers...
18 Apr, 2018 UK SFO facing judicial review on the question of its powers to demand overseas data By Caroline Doherty de Novoa The Serious Fraud Office is facing another judicial review of its actions—this time by US engineering and construction company, KBR Inc....
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...
23 Feb, 2018 French anti-corruption agency provides guidance on Sapin II compliance By Emmanuelle Brunelle In June last year, France’s landmark new anti-corruption law, known as Sapin II,[1] came fully into effect. Two major innovations of...
07 Nov, 2017 Five behind-the-scenes insights into DOJ cross-border investigation priorities By Justin Simeone The Fraud Section within the US Department of Justice (“DOJ”) plays a key role in shaping many multi-jurisdictional investigations. On...
22 Sep, 2017 United States authorities announce $965 million foreign bribery resolution By Daniel Cendan On September 21, 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that Sweden-based telecommunications provider Telia Company AB...
20 Jul, 2017 Rolls-Royce, Robots and the Risks of Brexit - the Serious Fraud Office’s 2016-17 Annual Report By Kim Sofroniou The SFO’s annual report for 2016-17 was published yesterday. Coming only a couple of months after the Conservative party’s controversial...
19 Jul, 2017 United States efforts to hold foreign (i.e., non-U.S.) officials responsible and accountable for receiving bribes By Daniel Cendan In a victory for United States federal prosecutors, earlier this week a South Korean government official was found guilty of laundering...