On 6 November 2024, the UK Government published the much-anticipated guidance on the new corporate offence of failure to prevent fraud (the “Guidance”). The failure to prevent fraud offence forms part of a huge shift in the...more
11/19/2024
/ Compliance ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Governance ,
Criminal Liability ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Failure to Prevent ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Crimes ,
Fraud ,
New Guidance ,
Risk Assessment ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
On February 5, 2021 the Supreme Court handed down judgment in the case of R (on the application of KBR, Inc) v Director of the Serious Fraud Office, finding in favor of the Appellant, KBR, Inc (KBR). This high-profile case...more
On February 5, 2021 the Supreme Court handed down judgment in the case of R (on the application of KBR, Inc) v Director of the Serious Fraud Office, finding in favor of the Appellant, KBR, Inc (KBR). This high-profile case...more