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1 month ago | 
wilmerhale.com | Lloyd Firth |Jan-S. Wendler |Claire Guehenno |Lindsey Cullen |Kimberly Parker |Jay Holtmeier | +3 more
SummaryAnti-bribery and corruption agencies in the UK, France and Switzerland today announced a shared commitment to tackling international bribery and corruption, by way of a new taskforce intended to strengthen collaboration. This taskforce was announced by the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO), France’s Parquet National Financier (PNF) and the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) at a meeting in London.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Stephen Pollard |Richard Burger |Lloyd Firth |Alice Lepeuple
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Richard Burger |Lloyd Firth |Alice Lepeuple
On 6 November 2024, the UK Government published the much-anticipated guidance on the new corporate offence of failure to prevent fraud1 (the “Guidance”).
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May 21, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Richard Burger |Stephen Pollard |Lloyd Firth
Recent weeks have seen several notable developments in the UK
criminal enforcement landscape:
The UK government (HMG) has committed to publishing "in
early summer" its much-anticipated guidance on what in-scope
corporates need to do to be able to avail themselves of the
reasonable procedures defence to the new strict liability corporate
offence of failing to prevent fraud.
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May 20, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Richard Burger |Lloyd Firth |Imogen Makin
Recent weeks have seen several notable developments in the UK criminal enforcement landscape: The UK government (HMG) has committed to publishing “in early summer” its much-anticipated guidance on what in-scope corporates need to do to be able to avail themselves of the reasonable procedures defence to the new strict liability corporate offence of failing to prevent fraud.
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May 17, 2024 | 
wilmerhale.com | Richard Burger |Stephen Pollard |Lloyd Firth |Imogen Makin
Recent weeks have seen several notable developments in the UK criminal enforcement landscape: The UK government (HMG) has committed to publishing “in early summer” its much-anticipated guidance on what in-scope corporates need to do to be able to avail themselves of the reasonable procedures defence to the new strict liability corporate offence of failing to prevent fraud.
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Apr 10, 2024 | 
solicitorsjournal.com | Lloyd Firth
Latest Articles Jan Stappers discusses the need for organisations to prioritise compliance with evolving AI regulations Stuart O’Brien and Lucy Swart-Mallett review the hurdles facing the trustees of pension schemes in regard to environmental, social and governance issues Erin Ferguson and Justin Borg-Barthet share their views on why there is a need for stronger commitment from the UK in regard to its efforts to combat strategic lawsuits against public participation Tom Cross speaks to the SJ...
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Mar 7, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Stephen Pollard |Richard Burger |Lloyd Firth |Imogen Makin
The Director of the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO), Nick Ephgrave QPM, delivered his maiden public speech on February, 13, 2024, closely followed by visits to key financial centres in the United States to meet with representatives of the US Attorney's Office for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the US Department of Justice, Criminal Division, "to discuss future collaboration and our shared commitment to combating fraud, bribery and corruption." Certain key aspects of the...
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Feb 28, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Richard Burger |Lloyd Firth |Imogen Makin
The Director of the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO), Nick Ephgrave QPM, delivered his maiden public speech on February, 13, 2024, closely followed by visits to key financial centres in the United States to meet with representatives of the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the US Department of Justice, Criminal Division, “to discuss future collaboration and our shared commitment to combating fraud, bribery and corruption.” Certain key aspects of the...
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Feb 27, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Stephen Pollard |Richard Burger |Lloyd Firth |Imogen Makin
The Director of the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO), Nick Ephgrave QPM, delivered his maiden public speech on February, 13, 2024, closely followed by visits to key financial centres in the United States to meet with representatives of the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the US Department of Justice, Criminal Division, “to discuss future collaboration and our shared commitment to combating fraud, bribery and corruption.” Certain key aspects of the...
