Blog by tag Foreign bribery

16 September 2023

Canada Concludes Its First Pre-Trial Agreement on Foreign Bribery

The Public Prosecution Service of Canada has concluded a first pre-trial agreement with a company accused of bribery of foreign public officials.

Tags

Foreign bribery Sanctions Criminal prosecution

Comparison of Transnational Anti-Corruption Regimes: France, US, UK and the World Bank Group

The French Anti-Corruption Agency has released a Presentation of various regulatory frameworks for promoting business integrity across the world.

Tags

Compliance Foreign bribery

Updates of the Anti-Corruption Portal: a Corporate Liability Database, New Country Profiles and a Catalogue of Undue Practices in Procurement

New infographics reviewing the laws on corporate liability for corruption, profiles of several Latin American countries and information on a publication focused on undue practices in procurement have been released on this portal.

The Rafoi Case Sent for Retrial

The US 5th Circuit of Appeals reversed a trial court’s dismissal of a criminal indictment charging defendants with Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Money Laundering Control Act violations.

Tags

Foreign bribery Sanctions Criminal prosecution

Ericsson Found Guilty of Creating a Large-Scale Foreign Bribery Scheme

The Swedish telecommunications giant Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson has pleaded guilty to the charges of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Tags

Foreign bribery Sanctions Criminal prosecution

25 February 2023

A Report on Acute Anti-Corruption Problems Released

The French Division of the International Law Association has released working materials exploring current challenges to the fight against corruption and possible ways to overcome them.

Tags

Conflict of interest AML Corruption measurement Illicit enrichment Asset disclosure Education and enlightenment Compliance Asset recovery Corruption in public procurement Civil society International cooperation ICT Standards of conduct Foreign bribery Transparency

30 January 2023

The United States Updates the Principles of Corporate Law Enforcement

The US Department of Justice has released revised law enforcement policy against legal persons providing for the possibility to renounce criminal prosecution even under aggravating circumstances and increase the “discounts” on fines.

Tags

Compliance Foreign bribery Criminal prosecution

17 December 2022

A Report on the Implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention Released

Transparency International, an international not-for-profit organisation, released the findings of its monitoring of the fight against bribery of foreign public officials in the years 2018 through 2021.

Tags

Foreign bribery

05 December 2022

Glencore Pays a Record Corporate Fine in the UK History

The UK has closed proceedings against Glencore Energy (UK) Ltd. accused of bribery of foreign public officials.

Tags

Foreign bribery Sanctions Criminal prosecution

27 September 2022

The US Publishes a Memorandum on Corporate Liability for Corruption

The US Department of Justice has released a Memorandum entitled “Further Revisions to Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies Following Discussions with Corporate Crime Advisory Group”.

Tags

Criminal prosecution Foreign bribery Compliance

The European Commission Issues a Rule of Law Report

The European Commission has released its third annual Rule of Law Report 2022.

Tags

Conflict of interest Corruption whistleblowers Corruption measurement Asset disclosure Corruption in public procurement Anti-corruption authorities Standards of conduct Foreign bribery Transparency Sanctions Criminal prosecution

16 September 2023

Canada Concludes Its First Pre-Trial Agreement on Foreign Bribery

The Public Prosecution Service of Canada has concluded a first pre-trial agreement with a company accused of bribery of foreign public officials.

Tags

Foreign bribery Sanctions Criminal prosecution

Comparison of Transnational Anti-Corruption Regimes: France, US, UK and the World Bank Group

The French Anti-Corruption Agency has released a Presentation of various regulatory frameworks for promoting business integrity across the world.

Tags

Compliance Foreign bribery

Updates of the Anti-Corruption Portal: a Corporate Liability Database, New Country Profiles and a Catalogue of Undue Practices in Procurement

New infographics reviewing the laws on corporate liability for corruption, profiles of several Latin American countries and information on a publication focused on undue practices in procurement have been released on this portal.

The Rafoi Case Sent for Retrial

The US 5th Circuit of Appeals reversed a trial court’s dismissal of a criminal indictment charging defendants with Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Money Laundering Control Act violations.

Tags

Foreign bribery Sanctions Criminal prosecution

Ericsson Found Guilty of Creating a Large-Scale Foreign Bribery Scheme

The Swedish telecommunications giant Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson has pleaded guilty to the charges of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Tags

Foreign bribery Sanctions Criminal prosecution

25 February 2023

A Report on Acute Anti-Corruption Problems Released

The French Division of the International Law Association has released working materials exploring current challenges to the fight against corruption and possible ways to overcome them.

Tags

Conflict of interest AML Corruption measurement Illicit enrichment Asset disclosure Education and enlightenment Compliance Asset recovery Corruption in public procurement Civil society International cooperation ICT Standards of conduct Foreign bribery Transparency

30 January 2023

The United States Updates the Principles of Corporate Law Enforcement

The US Department of Justice has released revised law enforcement policy against legal persons providing for the possibility to renounce criminal prosecution even under aggravating circumstances and increase the “discounts” on fines.

Tags

Compliance Foreign bribery Criminal prosecution

17 December 2022

A Report on the Implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention Released

Transparency International, an international not-for-profit organisation, released the findings of its monitoring of the fight against bribery of foreign public officials in the years 2018 through 2021.

Tags

Foreign bribery

05 December 2022

Glencore Pays a Record Corporate Fine in the UK History

The UK has closed proceedings against Glencore Energy (UK) Ltd. accused of bribery of foreign public officials.

Tags

Foreign bribery Sanctions Criminal prosecution

27 September 2022

The US Publishes a Memorandum on Corporate Liability for Corruption

The US Department of Justice has released a Memorandum entitled “Further Revisions to Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies Following Discussions with Corporate Crime Advisory Group”.

Tags

Criminal prosecution Foreign bribery Compliance

The European Commission Issues a Rule of Law Report

The European Commission has released its third annual Rule of Law Report 2022.

Tags

Conflict of interest Corruption whistleblowers Corruption measurement Asset disclosure Corruption in public procurement Anti-corruption authorities Standards of conduct Foreign bribery Transparency Sanctions Criminal prosecution

16 September 2023

Canada Concludes Its First Pre-Trial Agreement on Foreign Bribery

The Public Prosecution Service of Canada has concluded a first pre-trial agreement with a company accused of bribery of foreign public officials.

Tags

Foreign bribery Sanctions Criminal prosecution

Comparison of Transnational Anti-Corruption Regimes: France, US, UK and the World Bank Group

The French Anti-Corruption Agency has released a Presentation of various regulatory frameworks for promoting business integrity across the world.

Tags

Compliance Foreign bribery

Updates of the Anti-Corruption Portal: a Corporate Liability Database, New Country Profiles and a Catalogue of Undue Practices in Procurement

New infographics reviewing the laws on corporate liability for corruption, profiles of several Latin American countries and information on a publication focused on undue practices in procurement have been released on this portal.

The Rafoi Case Sent for Retrial

The US 5th Circuit of Appeals reversed a trial court’s dismissal of a criminal indictment charging defendants with Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Money Laundering Control Act violations.

Tags

Foreign bribery Sanctions Criminal prosecution

Ericsson Found Guilty of Creating a Large-Scale Foreign Bribery Scheme

The Swedish telecommunications giant Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson has pleaded guilty to the charges of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Tags

Foreign bribery Sanctions Criminal prosecution

25 February 2023

A Report on Acute Anti-Corruption Problems Released

The French Division of the International Law Association has released working materials exploring current challenges to the fight against corruption and possible ways to overcome them.

Tags

Conflict of interest AML Corruption measurement Illicit enrichment Asset disclosure Education and enlightenment Compliance Asset recovery Corruption in public procurement Civil society International cooperation ICT Standards of conduct Foreign bribery Transparency

30 January 2023

The United States Updates the Principles of Corporate Law Enforcement

The US Department of Justice has released revised law enforcement policy against legal persons providing for the possibility to renounce criminal prosecution even under aggravating circumstances and increase the “discounts” on fines.

Tags

Compliance Foreign bribery Criminal prosecution

17 December 2022

A Report on the Implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention Released

Transparency International, an international not-for-profit organisation, released the findings of its monitoring of the fight against bribery of foreign public officials in the years 2018 through 2021.

Tags

Foreign bribery

05 December 2022

Glencore Pays a Record Corporate Fine in the UK History

The UK has closed proceedings against Glencore Energy (UK) Ltd. accused of bribery of foreign public officials.

Tags

Foreign bribery Sanctions Criminal prosecution

27 September 2022

The US Publishes a Memorandum on Corporate Liability for Corruption

The US Department of Justice has released a Memorandum entitled “Further Revisions to Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies Following Discussions with Corporate Crime Advisory Group”.

Tags

Criminal prosecution Foreign bribery Compliance

The European Commission Issues a Rule of Law Report

The European Commission has released its third annual Rule of Law Report 2022.

Tags

Conflict of interest Corruption whistleblowers Corruption measurement Asset disclosure Corruption in public procurement Anti-corruption authorities Standards of conduct Foreign bribery Transparency Sanctions Criminal prosecution

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