On 6 November 2024, the UK Government published the much-anticipated guidance on the new corporate offence of failure to prevent fraud (the “Guidance”). The failure to prevent fraud offence forms part of a huge shift in the...more
11/19/2024
/ Compliance ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Governance ,
Criminal Liability ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Failure to Prevent ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Crimes ,
Fraud ,
New Guidance ,
Risk Assessment ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
A key outcome of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority’s (“FCA”) ESG strategy is the promotion of integrity within the ESG-labelled securities market, supported by the growth of effective service providers. To that end, in...more
With so much potentially at stake, the initial steps and strategic decisions taken in any company investigation are critical to setting the tone for a focused, credible and effective inquiry. This is paramount not only for...more
7/13/2016
/ Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Confidential Information ,
Custodians ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Evidence ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Internal Investigations ,
Interviews ,
Jurisdiction ,
Litigation Hold ,
Predictive Coding ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
UK ,
UK Bribery Act ,
UK Data Protection Act