The Supreme People’s Court and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate’s have released the Interpretation of Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in Handling Criminal Cases Related to Graft and Bribery which includes clarifying sentencing criteria for official and commercial bribery offences.
Companies that discover instances of corruption within their organization face the complex and uncertain task of weighing up the potential benefits of making a voluntary selfdisclosure to prosecutors against the risk of otherwise being prosecuted.
On July 18th, 2016, the Mexican President promulgated the legislation package that gives rise to the Anticorruption National System, which includes the General Law for the Anticorruption National System.
Transparency International UK’s Defence and Security Programme launched Licence to bribe? Reducing corruption risks around the use of agents in defence procurement, a continuation of its longstanding efforts to combat corruption in the defense industry
This second DPA offers another helpful insight into the approach of the SFO and the judiciary to this developing and important area of criminal enforcement.
Corporate hospitality at the Olympics and other high-profile events can provide a bona fide relationship-building opportunity for companies. Nevertheless, such events are also a reminder of the risk that, when handled improperly, corporate hospitality can result in bribery or related improprieties.
Two recent significant appellate cases have sharply limited judges’ abilities to challenge or amend corporate settlement agreements.
In its June 20, 2016 ruling in RJR Nabisco, Inc. v. European Community, the U.S. Supreme Court settled a long-running debate on the extraterritorial application of the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
In this article, we explain how a corporation can create and maintain an anti-corruption “culture of compliance.”
On May 26, 2016, the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued a decision in SEC v. Graham, curtailing the SEC’s ability to seek disgorgement of allegedly ill-gotten profits beyond five years from the time the claim first accrued.