Guidance clarifies the implementation date, scope, and application of landmark new corporate offence, and provides suggestions for fraud-prevention procedures.
On 6 November 2024, the UK Home Office published...more
Enhanced SFO powers and promises of swifter action on economic crime underscore the importance of anti-fraud measures for corporates and M&A dealmakers.
The UK government is cracking down on corporates turning a blind eye...more
Proposed rule would be implemented by statute and would give primacy to parties’ choice of governing law and jurisdiction.
There is at least a tentative consensus in English law that cryptocurrencies and other digital...more
The sentencing of Romy Andrianarisoa, the first ever foreign public official to be convicted under the Bribery Act 2010, provides important takeaways.
On 10 May 2024, Romy Andrianarisoa was sentenced to three-and-a-half...more
Motivated by a “visceral reaction” to large-scale economic crime, Nick Ephgrave lays out vision for a bolder, more pragmatic, and more proactive agency.
Whistleblowers, dawn raids, and cross-agency collaboration are all...more
2/20/2024
/ Bribery ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Internal Investigations ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Self-Reporting ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
Welcome to our London Litigation Year in Review and 2024 Outlook. In this report, we examine the litigation trends that shaped the commercial landscape in 2023 and look at how these developments are likely to play out in the...more
1/19/2024
/ Antitrust Litigation ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Banking Sector ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
White Collar Crimes
Individuals continue to face risk from prosecutions for economic crime, despite media focus on corporate criminal liability reforms.
Four individuals have today appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court charged with fraud...more
10/10/2023
/ Audits ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Liability ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Financial Reporting Council (FRC) ,
Financial Statements ,
Fraud ,
Material Misstatements ,
Negligence ,
Personal Liability ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK