In recent years, the idea of criminalising the ‘failure to prevent’ undesirable conduct has increasingly been seen as a panacea for prosecutors looking to crack down on economic crime. But what is the viability of such a regime in the area of market abuse? Read more
Partner Anna Bradshaw speaks to the Association of Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) about the wider implications of Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs) obtained by the National Crime Agency (NCA) in support of investigations into property connected with Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs), in the wake of legal challenges made to UWOs targeting London properties owned […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Dr. Christian Rosinus of Rosinus Partners. Christian has joined IR as our exclusive White Collar Crime Member in Germany. We are a nationally and internationally active firm specialising in providing clients with advice and defence in relation to white-collar crime and tax offences, […]
QUESTION ONE – When representing a client with significant business activities in foreign jurisdictions, what are some key risk-related concerns that arise in a cross-border context and how can a parent company minimise such risk? One of Hong Kong’s key competitive advantages when compared with other financial centres within the Asia Pacific Region (“APAC”) lies […]
QUESTION ONE – When representing a client with significant business activities in foreign jurisdictions, what are some key risk-related concerns that arise in a cross-border context and how can a parent company minimise such risk? The two-key risk-related concerns arising in a cross-border context are the following: a/ do not assume that what goes in […]
Excerpted from an article by Jody Godoy in the February 6, 2020 issue of Law360 A former prosecutor at the U.S. Department of Justice’s Fraud Section alleged in an internal complaint that prosecutors abused foreign evidence requests, raising questions about whether enough is being done to protect defendants’ rights in cross-border cases. In a memo […]
Many states and localities have been adopting “ban-the-box,” prohibiting employers (including private employers) from asking applicants to disclose information concerning their criminal histories prior to an initial interview or a conditional offer of employment. Currently, all New England states except Maine and New Hampshire have a ban-the-box law that is applicable to private employers. Bills […]
Excerpted from a January 22, 2020 article by Megan Zwiebel in Anti-Corruption Report In part four of a series of articles concerning risk assessment programs, Anti-Corruption Report focused on what companies should do once a risk assessment is complete, and the strategies for avoiding pitfalls during the process. Drafting a ReportAccording to firm partner Kathleen Hamann, an […]
Yesterday, we hosted an Insight day in support of Access Aspiration. Access Aspiration is a charity organisation that aims to increase social mobility by providing Londoners from disadvantaged backgrounds (aged 16-18) with the confidence, skills and networks they need to progress to university and/or secure employment. We’ve previously supported the charity by volunteering in schools in […]
The most recent Crime Survey of England and Wales estimated that there were 3.8 million incidents of fraud between March 2018 to March 2019, an increase of 17% from the previous year. Why, then, did prosecutions for white-collar crime fall to a five-year low, according to a recent study by Thomson Reuters? The answer is […]
This guide was created to provide foreign investors with basic information on the possibilities of doing business in Poland. In addition to general information about the Polish economy, the guide also includes information on legal bases, regulatory issues and forms of conducting business in Poland, as well as information on taxes, accounting and labor […]
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