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Disruptive Technology Strike Force: Year in Review
On February 16, 2023, almost one year after the onset of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and among increasing scrutiny of broader geopolitical threats to US supply chains, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the Department of Justice’s National Security Division (NSD) announced the creation of the “Disruptive Technology
Asia Pacific 2023 Anti-Corruption Rankings: Transparency International’s CPI and the TRACE Bribery Risk Matrix
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New York Enacts Prohibition Against Employers Collecting Employee Communications from Personal Accounts
Amid the reporting of the newest round of settlements by broker-dealers and financial advisers in late September for employee engagement in off-line business communications, last month also saw New York Governor Kathy Hochul sign legislation (A.836) prohibiting employers from requesting that employees or job applicants disclose the login information—such as usernames and passwords—to their personal
The Top Ten Asia-Pacific FCPA Enforcement Actions of 2023
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The Introduction of the U.K. “Failure to Prevent Fraud” into Law
On October 26, 2023, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (the “Act”) received Royal Assent.
Among other provisions, the Act contains a new “failure to prevent fraud” criminal offence pursuant to which an organization may be liable where (i) a specified fraud offence is committed by an associated person (defined as an employee,
First to File: Issue 14
In this issue:
- Supreme Court holds that the government may intervene in an FCA case and file a motion to dismiss any time “good cause” is shown, even if it initially declined to intervene and notwithstanding the relator’s objection.
- New York doctor fails to allege sufficient particularity to nab his former boss for re-using single-use
The UK Government Proposes Reform to the Identification Doctrine to Combat Economic Crime
On June 15, 2023, the UK Government announced proposals to introduce the biggest reform of corporate crime legislation in more than 50 years, with the result that, if enacted into law, companies who commit fraud, money laundering and bribery will be subject to greater scrutiny and be at greater risk of being successfully prosecuted.
The
The UK’s Introduction of a New “Failure to Prevent Fraud” Offence Edges Closer
In our alert called “Criminal Investigations in the UK: What to Watch for the UK and the EU in 2023”, we predicted the introduction of a new “failure to prevent” offence. We predicted that such a new offence would likely have far-reaching, and potentially seismic, consequences on organizations both (i) in having to
The UK’s Proposed Clampdown on Foreign Lobbying
On March 1 and 7, 2023, the National Security Bill (the “Bill”) will enter the Report stage of the House of Lords, during which members of the House of Lords will be given a further opportunity to examine and make amendments to the Bill. The Bill was first introduced by the Home Secretary on May