The UK SFO’s new guidance on corporate cooperation makes clear that a company must show cooperation if it is to be invited to enter into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA). No change there. So what’s different in the new...more
6/16/2025
/ Bribery ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Enforcement ,
Investigations ,
New Guidance ,
Self-Reporting ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
SFO ,
UK ,
White Collar Crimes
With much fanfare, the Serious Fraud Office has launched its refreshed guidance on Corporate Cooperation and Enforcement. The guidance coincides with several new powers the SFO is eager to use. Overall, the agency is...more
The Crime and Policing Bill 2025, published by the UK Government on February 25, 2025, proposes extending the new ‘senior manager’ test of corporate criminal attribution to all criminal offences, not just economic crime...more
4/1/2025
/ Compliance ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Liability ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Cross-Border ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Legislation ,
Regulatory Reform ,
UK ,
White Collar Crimes
Our analysis of financial crime and investigations developments over the past 12 months provides a revealing picture of an increasingly challenging regulatory and enforcement landscape facing businesses around the world. The...more
1/29/2025
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Compliance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Investigations ,
Legislative Agendas ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Tax Evasion ,
Technology Sector ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
We distil key practical takeaways from the UK Government’s official guidance on the corporate criminal offence of failure to prevent fraud (the Guidance).
Businesses and compliance teams will be working to review and...more
11/27/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Governance ,
Due Diligence ,
Fraud ,
Fraud Prevention ,
Mergers ,
New Guidance ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
UK ,
White Collar Crimes
The UK Government has finally published its official guidance on the corporate criminal offence of failure to prevent fraud (the Guidance). The offence will come into force on 1 September 2025. By then, businesses that fall...more
We asked our global white collar crime team for their views on the key challenges in 2024 for in‑house investigations teams and white collar crime lawyers, and how to manage the associated risks. Here is what they said....more
1/26/2024
/ Analytics ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Causation ,
China ,
Compliance ,
Confidential Documents ,
Data Collection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
EU ,
Financial Crimes ,
Fraud ,
Internal Investigations ,
Investigations ,
Modern Slavery Act ,
Money Laundering ,
Net Zero ,
New Legislation ,
New Rules ,
NGOs ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Retaliation ,
Sustainability ,
UK ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 was granted Royal Assent on 26 October 2023. It contains a new ‘failure to prevent fraud’ corporate criminal offence which will render large companies liable for fraud...more
10/26/2023
/ Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Entities ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Failure to Prevent ,
Financial Crimes ,
Fraud ,
Investigations ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
UK ,
UK Bribery Act ,
White Collar Crimes
A draft ‘failure to prevent fraud’ corporate criminal offence will render large companies liable for fraud committed by their associates. We consider the draft offence and implications for businesses....more
9/13/2023
/ Board of Directors ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Investigations ,
Corporate Officers ,
Criminal Liability ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Failure to Prevent ,
Fraud ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Shareholders ,
UK ,
UK Bribery Act ,
UK Corporate Criminal Offense ,
White Collar Crimes
A draft ‘failure to prevent fraud’ corporate criminal offence will render large companies liable for fraud committed by their associates. We consider the draft offence and implications for businesses....more
9/6/2023
/ Board of Directors ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Investigations ,
Corporate Officers ,
Criminal Liability ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Failure to Prevent ,
Fraud ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Shareholders ,
UK ,
UK Bribery Act ,
UK Corporate Criminal Offense ,
White Collar Crimes
Last Thursday, the government publicised its intention to use the Economic Crime Bill to significantly expand corporate criminal liability through reform of the ‘identification doctrine’. This is the English law rule on how...more
We asked our global white collar crime team for their views on key challenges in 2023 for in‑house investigations teams and white collar crime lawyers, and how to manage the associated risks. Here are their top ten....more
We asked our global white collar crime team for their views on key challenges in 2022 for in house investigations teams and white collar crime lawyers, and how to manage the associated risks. Here are the top ten....more