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Francis Kean

On October 26, 2023, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (the Act) became law in the UK. The Act is part of the UK government’s effort to tackle economic crime. In the following guest post, Francis Kean, Partner in the Financial Lines Team at McGill and Partners, takes a look at the SFO’s new investigative powers under the Act and considers their implications for corporate executives. A version of this article previously was published in the Governance and Compliance Magazine. I would like to thank Francis for allowing me to publish his article as a guest post on this site. I welcome guest post submissions from responsible authors on topics of interest to this site’s readers. Please contact me directly if you would like to submit a guest post. Here is Francis’s article.Continue Reading Guest Post: The Personal Liability Implications for Directors of the SFO’s New Investigatory Powers

Mark Sutton
Leah Barratt

In the following guest post, Mark Sutton and Leah Barratt take a look at the proposed Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill, a piece of legislation currently pending in the U.K. Mark is a Partner and Leah is a Senior Associate in the Clyde & Co. law firm. A version of the article previously was published on the Clyde & Co. website. I would like to thank Mark and Leah for allowing me to publish their article on this site. I welcome guest post submissions from responsible authors on topics of interest to readers of this blog. Please contact me directly if you would like to submit a guest post. Here is Mark and Leah’s article.Continue Reading Guest Post: Failure to Prevent Fraud – the New Company Exposure

Michael W. Peregrine

In an October 28, 2021 speech, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco announced important changes to the U.S. Department of Justice’s corporate criminal enforcement policies. Among other things, Monaco laid out changes to the agencies’ corporate cooperation expectations and an increased emphasis on individual accountability. In the following guest post, Michael W. Peregrine, a partner at McDermott Will & Emery LLP, takes a look the corporate governance implications of the new policies announced in Monaco’s speech. I would like to thank Michael for allowing me to publish his article as a guest post on this site. I welcome guest post submissions from responsible authors on topics of interest to this blog’s readers. Please contact me directly if you would like to submit a guest post. Here is Michael’s article.
Continue Reading Guest Post: Governance Implications of New DOJ Focus on Corporate Crime and Individual Accountability