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Profile
Relevant Laws
- UK Bribery Act 2010: criminalizes bribery of domestic and foreign public officials and commercial bribery; establishes corporate offense for failing to prevent bribery and defense against corporate liability if company has adequate procedures
- Proceeds of Crime Act 2002: sets out money laundering offenses, investigatory and confiscation mechanisms
Enforcement Authorities
- Serious Fraud Office
- Crown Prosecution Service
- National Crime Agency
- Financial Conduct Authority
- Scotland Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service
Publicly-Available Resources
Thought Leadership
- Russia/Ukraine Crisis: U.K. and E.U. Impose Further Sanctions On Russia and Implement the Oil Price Cap
- Russia/Ukraine Crisis: Additional International Sanctions Response
- Russia/Ukraine Crisis: The Evolving International Sanctions Response
- Podcast: Compliance & Risk Management: Conversation with Jerry Kral, Brown-Forman
- Evolution of UK Enforcement Strategies in OFSI Updated Monetary Penalty Guidance for Financial Sanctions Breaches
- The Anti-Corruption Report Article: FCPA Resource Guide Second Edition in Practice
- The UK Serious Fraud Office Internal Guidance on Deferred Prosecution Agreements
- Eighth deferred prosecution agreement approved in the UK
- Spotlight on UK supply chains as UK authorities investigate lockdown working conditions
- COVID-19 and UK Enforcement Authorities
- FCA Business Plan for 2020/2021 includes continued focus on culture and financial crime
- UK financial services regulators set out expectations for Senior Managers during COVID-19 crisis
- Cum/Ex convictions - implications for financial institutions in the UK
- UK Financial Conduct Authority Publishes Insights from the Cyber Coordination Groups
- UK Financial Reporting Council confirms commitment to enforcement
- The Financial Conduct Authority Considers Using Assessment as a Tool to Understand Culture
- UK Sanctions Post-Brexit
- Bloomberg Law: Global Anti-Money Laundering: Investigations and Compliance Trends in the Fintech Era
- Anti-Corruption Report: Encouraging Internal Reporting to Mitigate COVID-19-Related Risk
