Exploring the new EU protections for whistle-blowers
On 16 April 2019, by a vote of 591-29, the European Parliament approved a new Directive (the “Directive“), designed to provide those individuals who expose corporate wrongdoing and…
On 16 April 2019, by a vote of 591-29, the European Parliament approved a new Directive (the “Directive“), designed to provide those individuals who expose corporate wrongdoing and…
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One of the effects of Brexit will be on the UK’s ability to impose and implement sanctions in order to comply with its obligations under the UN Charter and to update its anti-money…
Fulcrum examines a decision by the High Court that the Crown Court, not itself, was the appropriate forum to decide whether the Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”), having concluded a deferred prosecution…
Source: 3 Top Anti-Corruption Best Practices Businesses Should Adopt | NAVEX Global – JDSupra
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Jonathan Mathew, Jay Merchant and Alex Pabon, three former traders of Barclays Bank plc, were found guilty on Monday, of conspiracy to defraud in connection with an investigation into manipulation of…
Brand-Rex Limited, a Scottish company specialising in developing cabling solutions has become the first UK company to be penalised for contravention of section 7 of the Bribery Act 2010.
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In March 2015 the UK passed the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the Act). The Act aims to increase transparency in supply chains and prevent labour exploitation. It came into force on 29 October 2015.
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The NCA has recently warned that some city institutions are abusing the system for reporting suspicious activity, with an increased burden of work for the NCA, reports the Financial Times.
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This week the Financial Conduct Authority released new rules for the UK banking and insurance sector to protect whistleblowers. They will come into effect in September 2016 and will apply to…
HSBC has today been fined a record 40m Swiss francs (£27.8m) by the Geneva authorities for previous “organisational deficiencies” which allowed money laundering to take place in HSBC’s Swiss…
On 12 July 2019, Her Majesty’s Treasury (“HM Treasury”) published its new Economic Crime Plan 2019-2022 (“ECP”) revealing its priorities for the next three years for fighting economic crime…
Fraud, corruption, and money laundering in the sport industry has given rise to a need to ensure greater awareness of these risks at all levels, including athletes, coaches, federations, sponsors,…
More than one in four UK employees (approximately 9.1 million people) are currently furloughed under the Gover...
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The Code for Crown Prosecutors (“Code”) sets out the general principles crown prosecutors should follow when d...
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Introduction On 10 January 2020 the EU’s Fifth Money Laundering Directive (EU) 2018/843 (“5MLD”) implemente...
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