We are very pleased to present you the latest edition of our Global Overview of Anti-Bribery Laws Handbook, updated with detailed information about key legislative and enforcement activity in the anti-bribery and corruption sphere.
On February 20, 2016 , the Spanish Anti-Corruption Public Prosecutor set forth the findings against two executives of a Spanish company within the Criminal Section of the Audiencia Nacional for making corrupt payments to a foreign public official.
Baker & McKenzie released the 2016 edition of its Global Overview of Anti-Bribery Handbook. You can read the Handbook for free on Global Compliance News.
On January 22, 2016, Spain’s State Prosecutor has issued a 65 pages long document providing guidance to Spanish prosecutors on criminal prosecution of legal entities and on the assessment of compliance programs adopted by companies.
On 1 July 2015, the Organic Law 7/2015 entered into force, which amends the Spanish Criminal Code, introducing, among others, major changes in the IP rights field. As to copyright-related crimes, the regulation criminalizes the following new behaviors: (i) The economic exploitation through any means and medium of copyright protected…
It is our pleasure to present the first edition of Baker McKenzie’s Global Overview of Anti-Bribery Laws Handbook (“Handbook”). Given the success of last year’s Overview of Anti-Bribery Laws in EMEA, we have now expanded our coverage to legislation and developments in 47 jurisdictions this year. We appreciate that it…
As regulators and prosecutors across many jurisdictions increasingly cooperate in cross-border anti-corruption enforcement efforts, the importance of an effective, globally oriented anti-bribery compliance program cannot be overstated. Parallel enforcement actions along with greater scrutiny of corporate compliance programs serve as a sobering reminder of the persistent efforts of regulators. With…
The Spanish Senate has approved a new criminal code that will enter into force on the 1st of July 2015, after its final approval by the Spanish Parliament. The new Spanish criminal code sets forth the six elements to be met by a Compliance Program to exempt legal entities from…
On December 15, 2014, Spanish Anticorruption Public Prosecutor formally requested a Spanish criminal judge to start criminal proceedings against Real Zaragoza S.A. Deportiva, its president, two members of the board, two members of the staff (including the coach), and 36 soccer players (18 from Real Zaragoza and 18 from Union…
Rafael Catalá, new minister of justice of the Spanish Government declared yesterday that his plan is to get the Spanish Congress to approve the reform of the Spanish Criminal Code by mid-March 2015. The first draft of the Criminal Code reform was approved by the Spanish Government in October 2013.…