On 8 June 2011 a draft EU directive regarding the right of suspects to legal counsel before and during police interrogations was sent to the Council and the European Parliament.

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

The European Council has adopted the Directive on access to counsel in criminal proceedings.

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.

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

Two new Acts were adopted by parliament on 29 November 2011 amending the Dutch Criminal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure as part of a legislative process aimed at a complete revision of the preliminary investigation phase in criminal proceedings.

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.

The US has seen some major developments in settlements and prosecution in the past two months, particularly with SAC Capital, JPMorgan and Bank of America.

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

Richard van Staden ten Brink, one of our criminal enforcement partners, wrote an op-ed article in Het Financieele Dagblad of 30 March 2015.

In June 2014, Transparency International published new guidance on countering small bribes, including "facilitation payments".

On 19 October 2011, De Brauw sent out a legal alert that highlighted contractual aspects of the Eurozone crisis.

The AFM imposed an administrative fine of EUR 96,000 on Wavin N.V. ("Wavin") on 9 March 2011 for violation of the obligation to immediately disclose price-sensitive information.

This morning, the International Crimes Division of the District Court of The Hague handed down its judgment in the criminal case against the Dutch Syria-goer/IS-bride Hasna A.

The proposed International Sanctions Measures Act intends to modernize the Dutch sanctions framework by significantly expanding enforcement and intervention options for sanctions violations...

Marcel B. is a co-suspect in the fraud case concerning the notorious collapse of the Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij NV (RDM).

Swiss authorities recently arrested seven FIFA officials in Zurich and seized over nine terabytes of data at the FIFA head-office.