An Indiana-based contract research organization for pharmaceutical testing is being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The...more
Our third SEA View article highlights the Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) step-up in enforcement against corporate malfeasance and forecasts the longevity of this stance with upcoming leadership changes at...more
SEA View: Our new monthly periodical has launched! From April 2019, this periodical will feature investigation, compliance, and regulatory developments in Southeast Asia (SEA). For a twelve-month spell, one monthly article...more
Transparency International's (TI) annual reveal of their Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) this January continues a pessimistic tone.
...more
Laos, cocooned by Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia and China, is implementing multiple development initiatives, akin to its Southeast Asian neighbors to transition and transform its economy. It, however, like many nations...more
It's been almost seven years since the UK Bribery Act (the Act) came into force. The Act's reach is extra-territorial but on the Act's home soil, on 21 February 2018, we saw the first contested case of "adequate procedures."...more
On 19 March 2018, Singapore's Parliament ushered in a raft of criminal justice reforms, including the significant introduction of a deferred prosecution agreement ("DPA") regime. ...more