Topic: Corporate liability

A Glencore subsidiary received the UK’s highest-ever penalty for a corporate criminal conviction after a judge found that bribery was “part of the culture” on the trader’s West Africa oil desk.

03 November 2022

27 October 2022

27 October 2022

The head of enforcement at the UK’s financial regulator will step down early next year after seven years at the agency.

18 October 2022

Following FinCEN and OFAC’s first-ever parallel crypto action, sanctions practitioners say the agencies’ improved understanding of cryptocurrency platforms will create further opportunities for joined-up enforcement.

14 October 2022

A US technology company has uncovered indirect sales of $645,000 to a sanctioned company that builds weapons for the Russia military after receiving information from a news outlet.

13 October 2022

“Is the language of the policy directionally helpful? Absolutely,” said one practitioner of the Deputy Attorney General’s recent policy announcement. “But ultimately, the core question is: ‘what does the policy mean in practice?’”

05 October 2022

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In the latest counsel watch, King & Spalding concluded an investigation into the culture of professional women’s football in the US, and firms represented banks and a well-known celebrity in connection with various SEC enforcement actions.

04 October 2022

The UK's civil sanctions enforcer has issued a £30,000 penalty to the UK company behind an annual beverage competition in Hong Kong for breaching sanctions targeting a Russian state company.

27 September 2022

A US technology company has accused ABB's US business of poaching an ex-chief scientist who helped the technology and robotics company steal source code from his former employer.

26 September 2022