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The 2nd July 2012 marked the first anniversary of the Bribery Act coming into force.

The Crown Prosecution Service has announced that corporate manslaughter charges are to be brought against a mining company, under the Corporate Manslaughter Act 2007.

In a recent case the Court of Appeal has ruled that, where a director commits fraud, his or her fellow directors are in breach of their own duties to the company in allowing the fraud to happen, and cannot defend themselves on the grounds that the fraudster would have deceived them if they had tried to prevent the fraud.

We recently highlighted the need for companies to investigate their supply chains for human trafficking and slavery in light of the enactment of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the "MSA") in October of last year.

The UK Government’s Security Service (MI5) has issued an Espionage Alert concerning the China General Technology Research Institute (CGTRI). Such alerts are exceptionally rare and signal...

This Framework is an anti-corruption tool for companies to assist them in designing robust anti-corruption programmes.

A new criminal offence of corporate failure to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion came into force on 30 September 2017. Having reasonable prevention procedures in place is an organisation's only defence to the offence.

The United States Department of Justice has announced a one-year pilot programme intended to incentivise companies to self-disclose offences under the US Foreign and Corrupt Practices Act of overseas bribery of a foreign official.

A webinar to assess all aspects of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill has been organised by Rahman Ravelli.

The Sentencing Guidelines Council (the Council) published their definitive guideline (applicable in England and Wales but not in Scotland) on sentencing in relation to the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 (the 2007 Act) on 9 February 2010.

The Crime and Policing Act 2026 introduces a universal senior manager attribution test that fundamentally transforms corporate criminal liability in the UK, extending automatic criminal responsibility to organisations across the full spectrum of UK criminal law when senior managers commit offences within their authority. With no reasonable prevention procedures defence and limited access to deferred prosecution agreements, organisations face unprecedented exposure requiring immediate strategic action and co

On 25 January 2012 the UK Financial Services Authority (the FSA) sent a strong message to financial markets participants by fining hedge fund manager David Einhorn and his fund, Greenlight Capital (Greenlight), with a £7.2m fine for market abuse.

Legal professionals navigate the complexities of facilities management, exploring how strategic estate optimization intersects with regulatory compliance and operational efficiency. This analysis examines the critical legal considerations organizations must address when managing their physical assets and infrastructure. Discover the essential frameworks and best practices that enable businesses to align their facilities management strategies with broader organizational objectives.

A lot of our clients have been asking us about what the Bribery Act means for their business and how we can help them to comply with the new law.

The UK Government has introduced two new ‘corporate criminal offences', enabling the easier prosecution of businesses which fail to prevent the facilitation of UK or overseas tax evasion.

US companies and their subsidiaries with operations in Europe need to take note of two recent landmark developments in corruption and anti-trust law.

The Bribery Act comes into force shortly (1 July 2011), and introduces a corporate offence of failing to prevent bribery if an "associated person" performing services on its behalf offers, promises or gives a financial or other advantage to another person with the intention of obtaining or retaining business or a business advantage for the organisation.

The landscape for tackling corporate crime in the UK is undergoing significant change, with a focus on empowering enforcement agencies to further hold large corporates to account...