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Fraud and corporate crime


Procurement bans and the threat to self-reporting

The existence of a mandatory exclusion from public procurement on a permanent and Europe-wide basis presents a real threat to the Serious Fraud Office (SFO)’s new culture of self-reporting.Richard Alderman, the current director of the ... Read more

Bribery Act 2010: a guide for in-house lawyers

Neil Gerrard (left) and Robert Wardle (right) outline the main features of the new legislation, discuss what changes it will bring and assess whether companies are ready to comply, explaining how legal teams must raise ... Read more

Sentencing guidelines for corporate manslaughter

In February 2010 the Sentencing Guidelines Council (the SGC) issued definitive guidelines to courts on imposing appropriate sentences for corporate manslaughter and health and safety offences causing death. The SGC states that fines imposed on ... Read more

Who’s watching you? Rise of corporate monitoring

The new zealous and robust approach adopted by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to combat corporate fraud and corruption offences has been increasingly described as the Americanisation of the organisation. The US Department of Justice ... Read more

Extradition risks in the spotlight

In principle, there can be no argument that someone who commits an offence in one country should be able to avoid justice by fleeing to another. Generally, it is likely to be in the interests ... Read more

Asset confiscation: the ultimate penalty?

As an increasing number of criminal offences are now covered by the confiscation regime, Caroline Lee (left) and James Moss (right) look at how the legislation has been used and provide guidance for in-house lawyers ... Read more

Look before you leap: anti-corruption due diligence in M&A

It is a well-established practice that companies carry out merger and acquisition (M&A) due diligence using a suite of questions and documentary information requests aimed at establishing legal, financial and reputational risks. However, as enforcement ... Read more

Will it be a Happy New Year for your company?

The year-end audit process can bring headaches for in-house lawyers. With the financial year for most companies ending on 31 December, the first few months of the New Year bring the deepest scrutiny by external ... Read more

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