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Key Takeaways From the SFO’s New Corporate Guidance

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The updated guidance puts a heavy emphasis on self-reporting and clarifies how corporates under investigation can earn cooperation credit from UK prosecutors....more

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Failure to Prevent Fraud: Corporates Face New Criminal Offence Amid Accountability Crackdown

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Enhanced SFO powers and promises of swifter action on economic crime underscore the importance of anti-fraud measures for corporates and M&A dealmakers. The UK government is cracking down on corporates turning a blind eye...more

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Zaostrzenie odpowiedzialności podmiotów zbiorowych – nowe plany rządu

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W ostatnim czasie rząd zaprezentował założenia nowelizacji ustawy o odpowiedzialności podmiotów zbiorowych za czyny zabronione pod groźbą kary. Jest to akt nakładający odpowiedzialność na korporacje za czyny popełnione przez...more

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Tightening the liability of collective entities - new government plans

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The government recently presented the assumptions of the amendment to the Act on the Liability of Collective Entities for Criminal Offences. This is an act that imposes liability on corporations for acts committed by persons...more

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Reform of corporate criminal liability for economic crime

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On 13 January, the UK Ministry of Justice issued a Call for Evidence on the reform of corporate criminal liability for economic crime. This follows statements by the UK government in 2016 about extending corporate criminal...more

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