Historically, multinational companies and those lobbying on their behalf mostly concerned themselves with the U.S. and Canadian legal frameworks for lobbying. But more and more jurisdictions are establishing increasingly...more
Below is a summary of recent developments and enforcement trends in the UK white collar crime space in the first quarter of 2024.
I. New Legislation -
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA)...more
Governmental authorities in the U.K. and the U.S. want companies to align employment incentives with ethical conduct. In 2022, the U.K. government undertook a consultation on this topic and in May 2022 published a paper —...more
2/6/2023
/ Clawbacks ,
Corporate Executives ,
Corporate Governance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Ethics ,
Remuneration ,
Risk Management ,
SMCR ,
UK ,
UK Bribery Act ,
White Collar Crimes
On 5 February 2021, the UK Supreme Court ruled that the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) could not force a foreign company to hand over material that it holds abroad through a notice issued under Section 2(3) of the Criminal...more
As widely anticipated, French and U.K. regulators recently published guidance detailing their expectations for corporate cooperation in enforcement investigations. Both sets of guidance demonstrate further alignment of those...more
10/30/2019
/ AFA ,
Attorney-Client Privilege ,
CJIP ,
Cooperation Agreement ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Liability ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Cross-Border ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Evidence ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
France ,
Individual Accountability ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Multinationals ,
New Guidance ,
Remediation ,
Sapin II ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK ,
United States ,
Work-Product Doctrine ,
Yates Memorandum