Bribery and Corruption
- The English Court Rejects an Application by UK Company to End SFO Investigation (16 September 2016)
- Key Energy Settles with SEC Regarding Alleged FCPA Violations (15 September 2016)
- SEC Brings Enforcement Action for Violating Whistleblower Protection Rule (14 September 2016)
- France Moves to Introduce New Anti-Bribery and Corruption Laws (17 August 2016)
- Sweeping Changes to Mexico’s Anti-Corruption Laws (4 August 2016)
- SFO Announces Investigation into Unaoil Bribe-for-Contracts Scheme (27 July 2016)
- The United Kingdom Secures Second Deferred Prosecution Agreement (26 July 2016)
- NCA and HMRC to Lead Taskforce to Investigate the Panama Papers (13 May 2016)
- National Crime Agency Agrees To Share Information With Transparency International UK (29 April 2016)
- OECD Efforts To Identify And Mitigate Corruption Risks In Extractive Industries (22 April 2016)
- DOJ Announces Bigger Stick, Carrot, in FCPA Enforcement (6 April 2016)
- The Yates Memo: Have the Rules Really Changed? (29 March 2016)
- International Organization for Standardisation Releases Draft Standard for Anti-Bribery Management Systems (1 March 2016)
- Green Continues in Role as Director of the SFO (9 February 2016)
- U.K. Launches Proceeds of Crime Inquiry (21 January 2016)
- Tom Hayes Libor Rigging Appeal on Conviction Fails (2 January 2016)
- The U.S. and China Agree to Share Money Laundering Intelligence (December 2015)
- U.K. Implements Global Supply Chain Disclosure Requirements (1 November 2015)
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Settles with SEC over China FCPA Allegations (5 October 2015)
- DOJ Steps up Rhetoric on Prosecuting Individuals as well as Corporations (16 September 2015)
- Downfall of United CEO Illustrates Risk of Domestic Corruption (11 September 2015)
- Combatting Corruption in Developing Countries (4 September 2015)
- HMRC Launches Consultation on New Corporate Offence of Failing to Prevent the Facilitation of Tax Evasion (31 July 2015)
- Survey Reveals Low Awareness of Bribery Act Among U.K. Small Businesses (9 July 2015)
- Legal Advice Privilege – HK Court of Appeal Steers Away from Three Rivers (2 July 2015)
- DOJ Official Issues Warning Against Relying on Rarely Enforced Foreign Data Privacy Laws by Companies Seeking Cooperation Credit (22 June 2015)
- Will Mexico’s New Anti-Corruption Law Lead to Actual Reform? (12 June 2015)
- Employees of Swift Technical Found Not Guilty of Corruption Offences (3 June 2015)
- Seven Year SFO Investigation Results in Guilty Plea (1 June 2015)
- DOJ Attempts to Clarify Corporate Cooperation Credit Expectations (13 May 2015)
- SEC Encourages Whistleblowers to Come Forward with Recent $600,000 Award (8 May 2015)
- Australia vs. Foreign Bribery – Teething Pains (23 April 2015)
- Potential Rulings on the “Alter Ego” Theory for Service on Foreign Corporations (20 April 2015)
- FCA Business Plan for 2015/16 Includes Focus on Financial Crime (24 March 2015)
- FCA and PRA Consultation Paper on Whistleblowing in the Financial Industry (15 February 2015)