The Financial Action Task Force on money laundering ("FATF") adopted revisions to the international standards on combating money laundering and financing of terrorism.

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.

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.

Enforcement actions by criminal and supervisory authorities are settled regularly.

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

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

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

Cases on violations of US sanctions law are settled fairly regularly, and we often consider settlements as setting precedents.

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.

Transparency International has published its 2013 edition of Business Principles for Countering Bribery.

Enforcement actions by criminal and supervisory authorities are settled regularly. In light of these developments, companies are advised to take appropriate measures.