The long-awaited Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act received Royal Assent on 26 October. This represents a significant turning point for the law on corporate criminal liability in the UK, and has been welcomed by...more
11/10/2023
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Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Entities ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Criminal Liability ,
Failure to Prevent ,
Financial Crimes ,
Fraud ,
Investigations ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
UK ,
UK Bribery Act ,
White Collar Crimes
After several years of discussion and consultation, the UK Government now appears to be close to reforming the law on corporate criminal liability via the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill. These changes, if...more
Earlier this summer, the Law Commission published its long awaited proposals on reforming corporate criminal liability in England and Wales (the "Options Paper"), following the launch of its discussion paper in June 2021....more
Following mounting calls for reform of the UK's corporate criminal liability regime, the Government is expected to consult later this year on potential reforms, which are likely to include a new corporate offence of failing...more
3/14/2019
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Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Liability ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Criminal Liability ,
Failure to Prevent ,
Financial Crimes ,
Money Laundering ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proposed Rules ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK Bribery Act ,
UK Criminal Finances Act 2017