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A common feature of corporate criminal disposal in the US for several decades, the use of corporate monitors in the UK in the same period has been, at best, sporadic.

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The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 ("the Act") introduced a new offence imposing criminal liability on companies and other organisations where there has been a gross failing in the management of health and safety with fatal consequences.

The issue of criminal cartel enforcement in the UK is once again in the headlines, following an announcement shortly before Christmas that the OFT had brought charges for the first time for the cartel offence, four and a half years after the relevant provisions came into force.

On 13 January 2017, the UK government opened a consultation on its proposals to reform the law on corporate liability for economic crime. It requested responses by 24 March 2017.

The Head of the Serious Fraud Office, David Green QC, has announced that the Serious Fraud Office's (SFO) first application for a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) was approved...

The UK Bribery Act 2010 came into force more than a decade ago, with the aim of strengthening regulation in the fight against corporate crime. The act, which applies to any UK citizen,...

As investigations into corporate criminal offence compliance proceed, transparency and checks will be critical to reduce risk.

The Crime and Policing Act 2026 introduces sweeping changes to corporate criminal liability in the UK, making companies accountable for offences committed by senior managers across all areas of business operations. How should businesses identify at-risk personnel and implement compliance measures to protect against potential criminal prosecution, regulatory investigations, and reputational damage?

The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 has been in force since 6 April 2008.

This article considers some of the Papers most controversial suggestions and assesses the responses provided by the interested parties listed above.

After years of debate and calls from the Serious Fraud Office (‘SFO') to change the law, and months of discussion in Parliament, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023...

Last month, Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs ("HMRC") published its latest figures on the corporate criminal offence of failing to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion...

On 15 July 2016, the Home Affairs Committee published a report on the Proceeds of Crime.

The Crime and Policing Act 2026 introduces a sweeping expansion of corporate criminal liability in the UK, extending the reformed identification doctrine to all criminal offences beyond economic crime. This fundamental shift means organisations can now be held liable when senior managers commit any criminal offence within their authority, with no reasonable procedures defence available.

Significant new UK anti-bribery legislation, the Bribery Act, received Royal Assent in April 2010, and is likely to come into force later this year.

The United Kingdom Ministry of Justice (the MoJ) has published the long awaited guidance (the Guidance) in relation to the Bribery Act 2010 (the Bribery Act). The MoJ have confirmed that the Bribery Act will come into force on 1 July 2011.