The science of compliance: SFO releases guidance on how it will assess corporate compliance programmes The SFO’s Operational Handbook1 has been updated with new guidance on how it will evaluate corporate compliance programmes (https://www.sfo.gov.uk/publications/guidance-policy-and- protocols/sfo-operational-handbook/). While the guidance is far less prescriptive than many corporates would wish and, in many…
Compliance in South Africa’s logistics businesses now more important than ever before Johannesburg, 30 March 2020 – With…
On March 3, 2020, the US Supreme Court heard oral argument on whether the SEC has the authority…
Engaging in remote investigation activities are routine for some companies, perhaps due to the size of their investigations team or other resource constraints or the nature of certain business settings and geographies. But, lately, all companies are experiencing a rapid increase in the use of remote working environments, without the…
Welcome to the first of our series of year-end analyses of the year in securities regulation and enforcement.…
Doing Business in South Africa outlines some of the principal matters that will affect an overseas entity that proposes…
Will the lure of the past jeopardize the future of Industrials? Industrials are braced for yet another revolution. At the beginning of a new decade, the sector is experiencing disruption at scale, from technology and trade to skills and sustainability. Many of these market shifts are having a positive impact…
On 10 February 2020 HMRC disclosed that it has 30 potential cases underway under the UK’s corporate criminal…
Transparency International (TI) released its 2019 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) on 23 January 2020. TI reports that the…
In 2019, a number of significant changes in the healthcare area were introduced, including, among other things, the extension of procurement by specialized procurement agencies until 31 March 2022, introduction of external reference pricing for certain pharmaceuticals sold at public tenders and imposition of stricter criminal liability for falsification of…