On 6 February 2025, the House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee published a report titled “Naming and shaming: how not to regulate”....more
3/17/2025
/ Corporate Governance ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities Violations ,
UK
Companies in the US and around the world should consider their potential for UK exposure and assess their compliance programmes in light of that risk.
On 1 September 2025, the UK will implement a new corporate criminal...more
2/13/2025
/ Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Liability ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Failure to Prevent ,
Fraud ,
Fraud Prevention ,
Multinationals ,
Risk Management ,
UK ,
White Collar Crimes
The Trade, Aircraft and Shipping Sanctions (Civil Enforcement) Regulations 2024 empower OTSI to enforce UK trade sanctions through civil monetary penalties, building on the role of OFSI, which has enforced UK financial...more
10/2/2024
/ Asset Freeze ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Enforcement ,
Foreign Trade Regulations ,
Legal Professional Privilege ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Russia ,
Sanctions ,
Strict Liability ,
Trade Remedies ,
UK
The sentencing of Romy Andrianarisoa, the first ever foreign public official to be convicted under the Bribery Act 2010, provides important takeaways.
On 10 May 2024, Romy Andrianarisoa was sentenced to three-and-a-half...more