More than a decade ago, the concept of the Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) became part of UK law. Ever since, there has been considerable uncertainty as to exactly what conditions a company needs to meet in order to be...more
The long-awaited Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act received Royal Assent on 26 October. This represents a significant turning point for the law on corporate criminal liability in the UK, and has been welcomed by...more
11/10/2023
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Entities ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Criminal Liability ,
Failure to Prevent ,
Financial Crimes ,
Fraud ,
Investigations ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
UK ,
UK Bribery Act ,
White Collar Crimes
The European Commission has published a proposed Directive which, building on measures already in place, would require member states to incorporate uniform anti-bribery measures into their laws. Whilst most EU member states...more
5/18/2023
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Liability ,
Corruption ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
European Commission ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Member State ,
UK ,
UK Bribery Act
On 10 June, the Law Commission published its long awaited Options Paper, with proposals on reforming corporate criminal liability in England and Wales, following the launch of its discussion paper in June 2021...more
Key considerations around bribery and corruption risks, as the mining & metals sector is gaining critical momentum in the world's energy transition toward a low-carbon future.
Mining & metals in a low-carbon world -
The...more
9/21/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Bribery ,
Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Consumers ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corruption ,
Due Diligence ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Green Energy ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Metals ,
Minerals ,
Mining ,
Risk Factors ,
Shareholders ,
Sustainability ,
Third-Party ,
UK ,
World Bank