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New EU legislation for preventing market abuse is nearly finalised and will most likely enter into effect by mid-2016.

The OECD hosted its first ministerial meeting on the Anti-Bribery Convention on 16 March 2016.

Transparency International USA recently published a report on the verification of anti-corruption compliance programs.

In Together against Corruption, Transparency International announces that it will step up its anti-corruption efforts in the next five years.

The bill on director disqualification has been adopted by both houses of the Dutch parliament.

A court in the United Kingdom recently sentenced four former employees of Innospec, Ltd. for conspiracy to commit corruption.

A US court of appeals on 5 April 2016 set aside a US federal judge's decision to reject a settlement between the Department of Justice and Fokker Services BV.

The OECD concluded in a report at the end of 2012 that the Netherlands should increase its efforts to enforce foreign anti-bribery laws.

The Dutch Public Prosecution Office ("DPPO") has introduced a new policy (aanwijzing), effective 1 January 2025, outlining conditions and fine reductions for self-disclosure, cooperation and

The broad scope of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA") has been highlighted in a recent US court ruling.

Alleged foreign corrupt practices are regularly settled out of court, and we often consider settlements as setting precedents.

Enforcement actions by criminal and supervisory authorities are settled regularly.

Criminal and supervisory authorities regularly settle enforcement actions. In light of these developments, we advise companies to take appropriate measures.

Recent developments, however, have put the continued viability of Dutch Foundation actions into question.

The Serious Fraud Office has published a code of practice on the use of deferred prosecution agreements.

Enforcement actions by criminal and supervisory authorities are settled regularly.

US authorities take forceful action against foreign corrupt practices, including against Dutch companies.