The new and tightened German anti-corruption legislation applicable to members of Parliamentary assemblies

Germany is set to significantly recalibrate its corporate fines regime, including – for the first time – through the introduction of sentencing guidelines. The German Federal Government has introduced a draft bill...

German prosecutors have charged former Volkswagen chief executive Martin Winterkorn with fraud over the car manufacturer's emissions scandal.

The European Council has recently adopted the "directive on the definition of criminal offences and penalties for the violation of Union restrictive measures" (2024/1226).

Salomé Lemasson, head of financial crime specialists Rahman Ravelli's EU business crime group, details the case's significance.

On August 22, 2019, the German Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection presented the draft Corporate Sanctions Act ("CSA"), a bill that would establish corporate criminal liability in Germany.

Angelika Hellweger of financial crime specialists Rahman Ravelli outlines the changes Germany plans to make to how it tackles money laundering.

The German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (BMJV) has submitted its long-awaited proposal for a Corporate Sanctions Act (VerSanG). When corporate crimes

Compliance and fraud have occurred frequently in the real estate industry. Surprising about cases, such as the current one at Vonovia, is the fact that they are not detected earlier or avoided in principle.

With a transposition deadline of 1 June 2028, companies should map exposure against the new offence categories, update anti-bribery policies and strengthen internal investigation capabilities...

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As of 1 July 2017 new rules under the Criminal Code (StGB) and Criminal Procedural Order (StPO) shall enter into force to regulate the recovery of criminal proceeds.

German criminal law differentiates between bribery in commercial practice (section 299 GCC) and bribery in connection with public officials (sections 331 ff. GCC).

German criminal law differentiates between bribery in commercial practice (section 299 GCC) and bribery in connection with public officials (sections 331 ff. GCC).

Art. 20 (1) TFEU stipulates that all EU Member State nationals also possess European Union citizenship.

Failure to remit employee social security contributions in Germany may trigger personal criminal and civil liability of managing directors under Section 266a German Criminal Code.

The legislative proposal is being discussed extensively in legal practice and academia.

Criminal tax matters were the main focus for the German Public Prosecution Offices in 2024. Large-scale criminal investigation proceedings were launched...

Germany started 2025 with rising enforcement risk as authorities intensified their efforts to combat financial crime.

Germany is poised to fundamentally transform its corporate liability regime by quadrupling maximum fines and, for the first time, codifying statutory sentencing criteria that expressly recognize internal investigations and compliance measures as mandatory mitigating factors. The reforms, embedded within an EU environmental directive implementation, will apply across all corporate offenses and establish clear legal requirements for how companies must respond to suspected misconduct.