Corporate Crime Matters - January 2017

Welcome to the first edition of Corporate Crime Matters for 2017.

The year ahead is already looking like it will prove to be both interesting and challenging for those detecting, preventing and responding to corporate crime. We expect the most significant challenges will stem from the growing appetite for a shift of the UK corporate liability model from one of identification to one of "failure to prevent", increasing the pressure on companies to ensure that their systems and controls are up to scratch. With the Criminal Finances Bill working its way onto the statute books, even more change seems to be afoot, as the Government has just issued a call for evidence on a proposed new corporate offence of failure to prevent economic crime.