Corruption, UK, Enforcement

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

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/19/2025

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

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

Mayer Brown on 4/29/2025

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

The UK Election and Its Implications for Compliance Professionals

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 7/11/2024

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

OECD Recommendation Encourages Demand Side Bribery Enforcement

WilmerHale on 12/21/2021

On 9 December, to mark International Anti-Corruption Day, the OECD launched the snappily-named 2021 Recommendation for Further Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions (“the...more

UK Quarterly Review: Business Crime, Investigations And Regulatory Enforcement - UPDATED September 2020

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 9/24/2020

In our Quarterly Review, we bring you important UK developments relating to business crime, investigations and regulatory enforcement from the last three months. We commented last month that the scale of the impact of the...more

Deferred Prosecution Deals and Sentencing Guidelines Come to the UK: How Will They Work in Bribery and Corruption Cases?

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 9/10/2013

Although the perceived slow pace of investigations and prosecutions by the Serious Fraud Office ("SFO") has come in for a great deal of commentary and criticism, it does appear that the SFO is slowly but surely ramping up its...more

Corruption Enforcement Goes Global

BakerHostetler on 8/22/2013

As BakerHostetler recently reported in its FCPA Mid-Year Update, the phenomenon of parallel prosecutions is gaining popularity as more countries enact and enforce anti-corruption legislation....more

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