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On 31 January 2023, Transparency International ("TI") published the Corruption Perceptions Index 2022 ("CPI"). The CPI is the most widely used indicator of corruption worldwide and covers 180 countries. It scores and ranks countries/territories based on how corrupt a country's public sector is perceived to be by experts and business executives.
Welcome to the Winter 2021 edition of our corporate crime update – our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, fraud, sanctions and related matters. Our update now covers a number of jurisdictions. Read more
We are delighted to announce the programme for Herbert Smith Freehills' Eighth Annual Corporate Crime and Investigations Conference on 30 November 2021.Read more
On 4 October 2021, Petrofac Limited (“Petrofac”) was ordered to pay £77 million following the company’s guilty plea to seven counts of failing to prevent bribery in contravention of section 7 of the Bribery Act 2010 (the “Section 7 offence”). The sentencing, which took place at Southwark Crown Court on 1 and 4 October 2021, follows a four-year investigation by the Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) into Petrofac’s historical use of agents and marks the third prosecution of a Section 7 offence in the courts of England and Wales. Read more
Welcome to the Summer 2021 edition of our corporate crime update – our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, fraud, sanctions and related matters. Our update now covers a number of jurisdictions. Read more
On 19 July 2021, the High Court approved two separate deferred prosecution agreements (the "DPAs") between the UK Serious Fraud Office ("SFO") and two UK-based companies (the "Companies") for active participation in, and failure to prevent, bribery pursuant to sections 1 and 7 of the Bribery Act 2010. Read more
On 1 July 2021, coincidentally the tenth anniversary of the UK's Bribery Act coming into force, the UK's tenth deferred prosecution agreement ("DPA") was approved between the UK Serious Fraud Office ("SFO") and Amec Foster Wheeler Energy Limited ("AFWEL"), a UK-based global engineering company. In this briefing, we provide an overview of the recent AFWEL DPA and discuss three key takeaways from Lord Justice Edis's judgment approving the DPA. Read more
Welcome to the May 2021 edition of our corporate crime update – our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, fraud, sanctions and related matters. Our update now covers a number of jurisdictions. Read more
On 9 June 2021 at 4.30pm, our Corporate Crime and Investigations team will be hosting an event where the Law Commission will launch its review of the law relating to corporate criminal liability in England and Wales. Read more
