Companies in the US and around the world should consider their potential for UK exposure and assess their compliance programmes in light of that risk. On 1 September 2025, the UK will implement a new corporate criminal...more
Shakespeare’s observation that the “past is prologue” certainly applies to corporate criminal liability in the UK and France, as these jurisdictions embrace with gusto corporate prosecutions akin to those pursued in the US...more
Introduction - As part of a global crackdown on tax evasion, the Criminal Finances Act 2017 (the Act) introduced a new offence. From 30 September 2017, an organisation commits a criminal offence if an employee or...more
This issue of Skadden’s semiannual Cross-Border Investigations Update takes a close look at recent cases and enforcement trends, including the new Criminal Finances Act 2017, increased regulatory scrutiny of Chinese companies...more