In this article, we look at the proposed Anti-Corruption Directive, its impact on companies incorporated outside the EU and how non-EU countries might respond if it is implemented, looking to Ukraine and the UK as case...more
6/18/2025
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Enforcement ,
EU Directive ,
Jurisdiction ,
Multinationals ,
Risk Management ,
UK Bribery Act ,
Ukraine
On 24 April 2025, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) issued new guidance signalling a notable shift in its approach to corporate criminal enforcement. For the first time, the SFO has stated that if a company self-reports...more
4/25/2025
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fraud ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Self-Reporting ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK ,
White Collar Crimes
The risk of businesses becoming involved with, and potentially complicit in, grave human rights abuses is naturally higher in the context of armed conflicts and other situations of widespread violence. The UN Development...more
On 24 December 2020, the UK and the EU reached a new Trade and Cooperation Agreement. The deal, which came into force on 1 January 2021, has important implications for white collar crime enforcement across Europe, and in...more
1/20/2021
/ Anti-Corruption ,
BSA/AML ,
Cooperation Agreement ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cross-Border ,
Enforcement Guidance ,
EU ,
Government Investigations ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Trade Policy ,
Trade Relations ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
White Collar Crimes
The United Kingdom Serious Fraud Office (SFO) recently published comprehensive guidance on Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs). Lisa Osofsky, Director of the SFO, stated, “Over the past six years, we at SFO have been...more