In France, an internal investigation can introduce an array of key challenges for in-house and outside counsel who will need forensic technology experts to navigate new data...

France has been for a long time lagging behind on the field of anti-corruption laws. In 2012, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development raised serious concerns regarding the lack of bribery convictions in France.

On November 8, 2016, France modernized its anti-corruption enforcement regime and adopted the Law on Transparency...

Dans un monde de plus en plus digitalisé, les paiements en ligne ont pris une place centrale dans notre quotidien. Cependant, cette transition vers des transactions dématérialisées s'accompagne d'une

On May 11, 2020, the state of health emergency was extended through the adoption of Law No. 2020-546 which supplemented existing provisions. One of the purposes of this legislation is to...

On June 23, 2023, the Paris Administrative Court handed down a decision whereby it decided to withdraw the accreditation of the anticorruption association Anticor, accreditation granted on April 2, 2021.

La loi du 22 décembre 2021 (2021-1729) pour la confiance dans l'institution judiciaire a modifié l'alinéa 3 de l'article 11 du Code de procédure pénale pour élargir le champ de la communication...

The French Anti-Corruption Agency created by Law No. 2016-1691 of December 9, 2016 on transparency, fight against corruption and modernization of the economy, commonly referred to as the "Sapin II Law", ...

One year after the enactment of the Sapin II Law, that set up the French Anticorruption Agency "AFA" and authorized Deferred Prosecution Agreements "DPA" à la française...

Whistleblowing has been part of the U.S. legal tradition, if not since the resolution passed by the Continental Congress in 1778, at least since the adoption of the 1863 False Claims Act.

French criminal law is to be interpreted strictly. This principle, enshrined in Article 111-4 of the French Criminal Code, is a principle that permeates French criminal law.

On 20 March 2025, the UK's Serious Fraud Office ("SFO"), France's Parquet National Financier ("PNF") and the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland ("OAG") affirmed their shared commitment to tackling national...

Si le taux de fraude sur les paiements sans contact diminue, celui sur les paiements à distance est en légère augmentation.

La lutte contre les fraudes aux aides publiques et la protection des consommateurs franchit un nouveau cap avec une proposition de loi adoptée en première lecture...

Les plateformes en ligne permettant de poster des commentaires ou des messages privés sont fréquemment utilisées pour tenir des propos inappropriés à l'égard des personnes.

France's Anti-Corruption Agency has imposed its first direct financial penalties under the Sapin II Law on a holding company and its executive for failing to implement required corruption prevention measures, marking a significant shift in enforcement approach. The decision establishes that compliance deficiencies are assessed at the audit date rather than when remediation occurs, and that senior executives may face personal liability for non-compliance. What does this landmark ruling mean for multinational

The risk of being faced with charges of criminal activity under French law, and especially business criminal law, has become an increased and particularly serious possibility for companies, their senior managers, and their employees.

August Debouzy is increasing its white-collar expertise with the hiring of Astrid Mignon Colombet as partner within the Litigation – Arbitration – White-Collar Crime practice group.

Publication in the French Official Journal of 16 April 2019 of the Memorandum of Agreement between the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF)

Dans une affaire traitant de la mise en cause d'un maire pour la gestion financière de sa commune, s'est posée la question de l'application du droit de se taire devant les juridictions compétentes...