The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) has succeeded in its “leapfrog” appeal to the Supreme Court in its test case seeking urgent clarity as to the requirement of insurance companies to pay policyholders for business...more
In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to primary...more
12/16/2020
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
China ,
Citgo ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corruption ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Joe Biden ,
Mexico ,
OECD ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK ,
Venezuela ,
Whistleblowers ,
World Bank
In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to primary...more
10/13/2020
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Indictments ,
Mexico ,
Money Laundering ,
Non-Prosecution Agreements ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sovereign Wealth Funds ,
Whistleblower Awards
The relationship between a business and its auditor often requires privileged material to be passed to the auditor to enable it to properly understand the financial risks to the business of existing and potential litigation....more
A recent English High Court decision has provided clarity on the scope of legal advice privilege as it relates to foreign lawyers.
Background-
The English High Court’s decision in PJSC Tatneft v Bogolyubov and others [2020]...more
In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to primary...more
6/11/2020
/ Appeals ,
Appellate Courts ,
Bribery ,
Bridgegate ,
CFTC ,
China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Mexico ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Switzerland ,
UK ,
World Bank
In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to primary...more