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UK SFO new corporate compliance guidance: what it means for in-house legal teams
United Kingdom - December 4 2025 In all of the SFO’s corporate prosecutions and Deferred Prosecution Agreements to date for failure to prevent bribery, there are common themes. One…
UK private prosecutor ordered to pay costs of judicial review proceedings
United Kingdom - December 4 2025 The number of private prosecutions in the UK has skyrocketed in the past decade, increasing the risk of costly legal proceedings for companies and…
Naming and shaming: The UK High Court backs FCA in “exceptional circumstances”
United Kingdom - November 17 2025 The High Court has handed the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) fresh legal cover to name firms under investigation where “exceptional…
U.S. Sixth Circuit reaffirms core protections for outside-counsel investigations in FirstEnergy win
USA - October 20 2025 Senior in-house lawyers often confront a recurring question: how to effectively utilize the findings of an internal investigation led by outside…
TerraCom’s whistleblower woes—Australian Federal Court approves first whistleblower retaliation penalty
Australia - September 10 2025 TerraCom has been ordered by the Federal Court of Australia to pay an AUD7.5 million civil penalty for retaliating against a whistleblower in…
Understanding dishonesty at the dawn of the new UK failure to prevent fraud offence
United Kingdom - August 29 2025 Anti-fraud measures are assuming a new level of significance for many large businesses with a UK nexus. The new failure to prevent fraud offence…
Redress roadmap: what firms need to know now
United Kingdom - August 28 2025 The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) and HM Treasury (HMT) are seeking to reform the financial redress system…
PEP talk revisited: revised UK guidance on treatment of PEPs
United Kingdom - August 13 2025 The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued finalised guidance on the treatment of politically exposed persons (PEPs) for anti-money…
What is the False Claims Act?
USA - July 30 2025 A pharmaceutical company is currently appealing a record USD1.6 billion judgment in the US, arguing that a key part of the U.S. False Claims Act…
UK SMCR overhaul: understanding the FCA, PRA and HM Treasury's proposals for reform
United Kingdom - July 29 2025 Since its inception in 2016, the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) has served as a cornerstone of the UK’s financial services…
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