On 1 November 2021, the independent Committee on Standards in Public Life published a report recommending sweeping changes to lobbying rules in the UK. The Committee’s 103-page report contains resounding criticisms of the...more
On 1 July 2021, the UK Bribery Act (the Act) – one of the world’s global bribery and corruption benchmark laws – turns 10. It’s been an eventful 10 years: the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), the Act’s primary enforcement agency,...more
A team led by Christelle Coslin, Liam Naidoo, Julia Marlow and Kevin O’Connor has submitted a response to a European Commission consultation on their sustainable corporate governance initiative.
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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
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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 European Commission has opened an important new consultation. It asks about the possibility of introducing a mandatory duty for all companies operating in the EU to conduct human rights and environmental due diligence...more
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
On 17 July 2020, a three-year Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) between the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and G4S Care & Justice Services (UK) Ltd (G4S) was approved. This DPA is the second arising from fraudulent conduct in...more
8/12/2020
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Corruption ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Internal Controls ,
Public Contracts ,
Public Procurement Policies ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK ,
White Collar Crimes
The responsibility to "clean up" corrupt business practices in the developing world has more often than not fallen to foreign-based investors as opposed to the authorities in those countries....more