The Issue: The UK Supreme Court was asked to decide whether section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act 1987 granted the Serious Fraud Office ("SFO") powers to compel the production of documents held outside the United Kingdom. ...more
The Situation: High-profile money laundering incidents have caught the attention of lawmakers and enforcement authorities in the United Kingdom.
The Result: A new director at the Serious Fraud Office ("SFO"), the formation...more
6/26/2018
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Institutions ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Money Laundering ,
National Economic Crime Center (NECC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK ,
Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs)
The Situation: Anticorruption legislation passed by French lawmakers in 2016 authorizes the resolution of a corruption matter by means of a "convention judiciaire d'intérêt public" ("CJIP"), the French version of a deferred...more
4/30/2018
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
CJIP ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Liability ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
European Court of Human Rights ,
France ,
French Supreme Court ,
Sapin II
The Situation: The French Anti-Corruption Agency has published the questions and documentation that companies will be expected to answer and provide when inspected by the Agency.
The Result: The French Anti-Corruption...more