As the world watches in horror as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to unfold, the UK, as well as its allies and partners, has introduced a number of sanctions and trade restrictions in response. In this Quarterly...more
4/28/2022
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Central Bank of Russia ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
NCSC ,
Popular ,
Russia ,
Sanctions ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK ,
Ukraine
In the final Quarterly Review of 2021, we reflect on a year that has seen the UK acclimatise to life outside of the EU, whilst, like the rest of the world, contending with the difficulties brought on by the global coronavirus...more
12/15/2021
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Bribery ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Credit Suisse ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Crimes ,
Fraud ,
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) ,
Sanctions ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
During the course of the last three months, there has been a significant focus on the activity of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). The SFO has achieved its objectives in some instances; see, for example, our article below...more
In our Quarterly Review, we bring you important UK developments relating to business crime, investigations, and regulatory enforcement from the last three months.
With this month marking half a year since the UK left the EU,...more
6/28/2021
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Autonomy ,
Bribery ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Services Act ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Ministry of Justice ,
Money Laundering ,
National Crime Agency (NCA) ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Sanctions ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to primary...more
6/23/2021
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Counsel ,
DAPA ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Freelance Isn't Free Act (FIFA) ,
Money Laundering ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Swiss Banks ,
Tax Evasion
In our Quarterly Review, we bring you important UK developments relating to business crime, investigations, and regulatory enforcement from the last three months. Please contact us if you would like to discuss any of these...more
12/15/2020
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
British Airways ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
FSCS ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Life Sciences ,
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
Modern Slavery Act ,
National Crime Agency (NCA) ,
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) ,
Popular ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) ,
Trafficking ,
UK ,
UK Bribery Act
In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to primary...more
11/18/2020
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
OECD ,
Russia ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK ,
Wire Fraud
In our Quarterly Review, we bring you important UK developments relating to business crime, investigations and regulatory enforcement from the last three months.
We commented last month that the scale of the impact of the...more
9/24/2020
/ Airbus ,
Bribery ,
Corruption ,
DPA ,
Enforcement ,
Espionage ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime ,
HMRC ,
Investigations ,
Money Laundering ,
National Economic Crime Center (NECC) ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Sanctions ,
Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (SAMLA) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK
In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to primary...more
8/15/2019
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Greece ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Japan ,
OECD ,
Popular ,
Subsidiaries ,
UK ,
Venezuela
After its guilty plea to an offence under the UK Bribery Act, Sweett Group PLC was sentenced on February 19, 2016 at Southwark Crown Court, and ordered to pay a total £2.25 million penalty for the offence. The international...more