25 June, 2018
EU agrees measures to stamp out VAT fraud
European Union member states have agreed to collaborate on tools to close loopholes in the EU’s value added tax (VAT) system. The measures, proposed in 2017 by the European Commission, include in...
8 June, 2018
Ireland raises the bar on tackling white-collar crime
A range of new anti-corruption offences are set to become law in Ireland following the approval by the Irish legislature of the Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017. The new bill repeal...
3 October, 2017
Corporate tax evasion crimes added to Criminal Finances Act
New corporate criminal offences of failure to prevent the facilitation of UK and foreign tax evasion have been implemented under Part 3 of the Criminal Finances Act 2017.
19 September, 2017
Germany: compliance management system can reduce fines, court rules
Establishing a compliance management system which aims to stop legal breaches can reduce fines under Section 30 of the Administrative Offences Act, the German Federal Court of Justice has ruled in a l...
25 August, 2017
Samsung heir jailed as South Korea clamps down on corruption
A five-year jail term has been passed for Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong, 49—also known as Jay Y Lee—on a number of corruption charges. Lee was convicted of bribery, embezzlement, perjury, hiding as...
10 July, 2017
Is business becoming criminalised?
Following the financial crisis of 2008, companies and their management in the UK work in a new regulatory landscape. Criminal law is increasingly used to regulate business; and prosecutors, regulators...
28 February, 2017
Money laundering could be judged under criminal law
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7 December, 2016
Compliance: why it pays to stay on the right side of the law
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12 September, 2016
