Worldwide: Corporate Crime

Austrian authorities have uncovered a sophisticated international procurement network allegedly supplying CNC machines and metal processing tools to Russia's state-owned arms manufacturer ROSTEC, circumventing export controls through forged end-user certificates and a web of companies across multiple countries. The investigation has revealed exports valued at €3.3 million, with goods reportedly used in producing engines for missiles and fighter jets, leading to the arrest of a Belarussian national who

The French Cour de cassation has ruled that receiving stolen goods can extend beyond tangible property to include strategic information obtained through breach of trust, even when not recorded on physical media. This landmark decision adapts criminal law to modern economic realities where intangible assets and confidential business information hold significant value.

Germany is set to significantly recalibrate its corporate fines regime, including – for the first time – through the introduction of sentencing guidelines. The German Federal Government has introduced a draft bill...

In case of suspicion of serious irregularities in an organisation, it may be necessary to arrange a thorough investigation by external lawyers.

Together with colleagues from Fieldfisher we have discussed the evolving Sanctions Enforcement landscape for 2023. Watch the discussions on demand.

With judgement no. 33976/2022, the Court of Cassation reiterated the interpretation of the criteria of interest and advantage relating to predicate offences committed with negligence...

This Directive aims to favour the detection and eradication of illegal acts committed within companies, implementing complaint channels to report said wrongdoings by persons linked to the company...

The legislative proposal is being discussed extensively in legal practice and academia.

On August 22, 2019, the German Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection presented the draft Corporate Sanctions Act ("CSA"), a bill that would establish corporate criminal liability in Germany.