Europe: Criminal Law

As internal investigations surge amid heightened regulatory enforcement and whistleblower complaints, organizations face mounting pressure to handle complex inquiries spanning financial misconduct, HR disputes, and cross-border compliance challenges.

The Crime and Policing Act 2026 (the “Act”) extends the application of senior manager attribution provisions from economic crimes to all criminal offences.

The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (“OFSI”)’s new strategy sets out its framework and commitments for 2026-2029, highlighting a proactive approach to UK financial sanctions compliance and enforcement.

As internal investigations surge amid heightened regulatory enforcement and whistleblower complaints, organizations face mounting pressure to handle complex inquiries spanning financial misconduct, HR disputes, and cross-border compliance challenges.

Managing directors of German companies face strict personal liability if they fail to recognize and act upon insolvency warning signs. This analysis examines the legal framework under German insolvency law, identifies critical operational and financial indicators that signal impending illiquidity or over-indebtedness, and provides actionable recommendations for compliance with mandatory filing obligations.

Authorised push payment fraud represents a persistent challenge for modern banking, with victims losing hundreds of millions of pounds annually despite improved detection tools. The legal framework governing these disputes has evolved significantly, particularly following key court decisions that have clarified the scope of bank liability and the limits of common law remedies when customers are deceived into authorizing fraudulent transfers.

Türk hukuk doktrininde gizlilik sözleşmeleri, kanunda objektif esaslı noktaları düzenlenmediği için "isimsiz sözleşme" (innominate contract) olarak kabul edilir. Bu sözleşmeler bazen hizmet, vekâlet veya eser sözleşmesi gibi tipik sözleşmelerin bir parçasını oluştururken, bazen de tamamen bağımsız bir hukuki işlem olarak karşımıza çıkar.

Yabancı mahkeme ve hakem kararlarının tenfizi ile yabancı hakem kararlarının iptali davalarında en sık karşılaşılan itirazlardan biri...

Can a foreign court judgment be directly enforced in Türkiye?

The SFO has today announced its 13th deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with Ultra Electronics Holdings Ltd (formerly Plc) (Ultra) in relation to a failure to prevent bribery.

A Paris court has delivered its verdict in the landmark Lafarge prosecution, convicting the French cement company and eight former executives of terrorist financing and sanctions violations related to operations in Syria. The case resulted in substantial fines for the company and prison sentences ranging from 18 months to seven years for the convicted executives, with several defendants already signaling their intent to appeal.

The Crime and Policing Act 2026 (the “Act”) extends the application of senior manager attribution provisions from economic crimes to all criminal offences.