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Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Daily Compliance News: August 20, 2025, The Boss is Back Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance News....more

White & Case LLP

Payback for Kickbacks: The UK Position on Compensation of Victim States in Multinational Bribery Cases

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A recent paper from the Basel Institute has brought renewed attention onto the issue of the compensation of victim states in cross-border bribery cases. International arbitration may provide a quicker and more certain route...more

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SFO expands its collaborative remit

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The Serious Fraud Office ("SFO") is in a robust, and collaborative, mood. Three months after jointly announcing the formation of a new International Anti-Corruption Prosecutorial Taskforce (the "Taskforce"), the UK's premier...more

Wiley Rein LLP

[Podcast] Signed, Sealed, Prosecuted: The UK Post Office Scandal

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Join hosts Tatiana Sainati and Diana Shaw as they unravel one of the most shocking corruption scandals in modern British history – the UK Post Office Horizon debacle. From a centuries-old institution to a catastrophic IT...more

Nossaman LLP

DOJ Issues New FCPA Enforcement Guidelines

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New factors for investigating and enforcing the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act were recently released by head of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in, “Guidelines for Investigations and Enforcement...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The False Claims Act Comes to Britain? Preparing for the ‘Failure to Prevent Fraud’ Offence

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In just a few months, the UK’s corporate criminal liability offence of Failure to Prevent Fraud (FTPF) comes into force. Modelled on the framework of the Failure to Prevent Bribery offence, FTPF imposes strict liability on...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending May 24, 2025

Welcome to 10 For 10, the podcast that brings you the week’s Top 10 compliance stories in one podcast each week. Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you the compliance professional and the compliance stories you need to...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Daily Compliance News: May 21, 2025, The I Want You Back Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance...more

K&L Gates LLP

The Serious Fraud Office's Guidance on How to Best Avoid Prosecution

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The United Kingdom’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) recently published updated guidance on how corporates can best avoid or reduce the risk of prosecution in cases involving economic crimes such as bribery, fraud and corruption...more

Mayer Brown

Eye on Economic Crime: SFO Releases New Guidance on Corporate Cooperation and Enforcement

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On 24 April 2025, the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) launched new guidance for corporates on self-reporting, cooperation and deferred prosecution agreements (“DPAs”). Among other things, the new guidance states that, if a...more

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Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Enforcement in the U.S., UK, and Europe post-FCPA Pause

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We have previously written about the impact of the pause in enforcement of the FCPA implemented by the Trump Administration on non-American companies.1 Although the 180-day review period the Executive Order provided to the...more

Mayer Brown

Eye on Economic Crime: Key takeaways from the Serious Fraud Office’s Business Plan 2025-26

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The Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) has released its Business Plan for 2025-26, outlining significant changes and strategic initiatives aimed at combatting serious fraud, bribery, and corruption.  The Plan is framed by the SFO...more

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SFO’s Enforcement Strategy Focuses on Corporate Liability

The U.K. Serious Fraud Office has a lot going for it right now: a director hellbent on tackling complex fraud, bribery, and corruption, an enhanced budget, new partnerships to tackle international bribery and corruption...more

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The UK, France, and Switzerland Form New Anti-Corruption Enforcement Task Force

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On March 20, 2025, the UK's Serious Fraud Office ("SFO"), France's National Financial Prosecutor's Office ("PNF"), and the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland ("OAG") announced the creation of a new task force to...more

Secretariat

Rebuilding Ukraine — February 2025 Edition

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Welcome to Secretariat’s latest edition of Rebuilding Ukraine, where we explore the evolving landscape of Ukraine’s reconstruction, the challenges ahead and, emerging opportunities. Stay informed with our insights on...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Daily Compliance News: March 24, 2025, The ABC Task Force Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen to the Daily Compliance News—all...more

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UK, French, and Swiss Enforcement Authorities Announce New Alliance

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Anti-bribery and corruption agencies in the UK, France and Switzerland today announced a shared commitment to tackling international bribery and corruption, by way of a new taskforce intended to strengthen collaboration....more

BCLP

The Arbitration Act 2025: State of the Art or a Missed Opportunity?

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The Arbitration Act 2025 has become law in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.  The new Act is largely based on the recommendations made in the Law Commission’s Final Report, published following a public consultation seeking...more

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2024 in Review: Key Anticorruption Developments in the EU and France, with insights for 2025

This is the second in our 2025 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. We will be posting further installments in the series throughout the next several...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

Why Corporate Accountability for Criminal Behavior Makes Due Diligence More Crucial Than Ever

The U.K. Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (“the Act”), passed in October 2023, strengthens the U.K. Government’s efforts to compel companies to weed out fraud, corruption, and other criminal activity. The...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Cadwalader Climate - July 2024 #4

In this week’s edition we discuss the implications of a decision against the National Crime Agency, which the UK’s Court of Appeal held had misinterpreted the law when it refused to investigate whether imported cotton was...more

K&L Gates LLP

How the Serious Fraud Office's Ambitious Five-Year Strategy Will Impact Businesses

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The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) recently published its new five-year strategy for 2024-2029 (the Strategy), setting out its ambitious aspirations to become a “pre-eminent specialist, innovative and collaborative agency which...more

BCLP

Confronting and Mitigating Against Corruption

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Construction is a $1.7 trillion industry worldwide, contributing between 5 and 7 percent of GDP in most countries. However, it is also an industry that is highly vulnerable to corruption due to its inherent characteristics....more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The UK Election and Its Implications for Compliance Professionals

Last week saw the greatest wipeout in the recorded history of UK governments, which saw the Tories being swept from power and losing over 400 seats in Parliament. Labor took over with a commanding presence, securing around...more

Bracewell LLP

Digging for Trouble: The Double-Edged Sword of Decisions to Report Misconduct

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On May 10, 2024, Romy Andrianarisoa, former Chief of Staff to the President of Madagascar, was convicted for soliciting bribes from Gemfields Group Ltd (Gemfields), a UK-based mining company specializing in rubies and...more

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