Op 29 september 2021 heeft het Zweedse parlement ingestemd met het regeringsvoorstel voor een nieuwe wet die klokkenluiders beschermt. Met deze wet wordt de EU-richtlijn betreffende de bescherming van personen die inbreuken op het Unierecht melden omgezet in Zweeds recht.
Read MoreFive years after Sapin 2 law was born, Bruno Le Maire’s cabinet gives the green light for what sounds like a new “Sapin 3” law. The Sapin 2 law marked a real turning point in the fight against corruption in France by introducing significant changes into law, creating the French Anticorruption Agency (AFA), and adding a preventive dimension that did not exist elsewhere: the obligation for certain private companies to put in place anti-corruption measures.
Read MoreDe officier van justitie heeft een gevangenisstraf van acht maanden geëist tegen een 58-jarige man die verdacht wordt van jarenlange passieve omkoping als ambtenaar van de gemeente Amsterdam. Inmiddels is de man, net als drie anderen die wegens passieve omkoping worden vervolgd, door de gemeente ontslagen.
Read MoreLawyers have always handled internal investigations. It consists in bringing to light facts on behalf of a company. Such a process has always existed when prepping for a case, for example. Legal entities called on lawyers to investigate directly or indirectly facts in relation to possible criminal or administrative sanctions, or even civil claims. However, under the influence of the US practice, internal investigations have become a formal process, this is due to the fact that it could lead to extensive negotiations with enforcement authorities, notably, in the field of competition or corruption enforcement, indeed lawyers need to justify the process used to conduct this investigation and the strategic choices made during the investigation.
Read MoreThe Justice Department unveiled numerous policy changes Thursday to toughen its enforcement of corporate misconduct, including a more expansive review of corporations’ prior misconduct when deciding current cases, higher expectations for cooperation during investigations, and more liberal use of compliance monitors.
Read More
