European Union: Criminal Law

Tras ocho años de vigencia, el estándar normativo UNE 19601 –marco de referencia completo para las organizaciones empresariales para la adopción, implementación...

Vid årsskiftet trädde en ny lag i kraft i Sverige som syftar till att skärpa straffen för företagskapning. Denna lagändring är ett svar på det växande problemet med att företag utnyttjas för brottsliga ändamål, vilket har blivit allt vanligare under de senaste åren.

What are the key financial crime offences applicable to companies and their directors and officers?

A recent decision from the Cyprus Court of Appeal, issued on 17 November 2025, has drawn a bright red line around how parties may use information obtained through these orders.

La notion de fraude sérielle ne figure dans aucun texte codifié. Elle ne fait l'objet d'aucune définition légale ni jurisprudentielle.

On 2 December 2025, the EU reached an agreement on anticorruption rules to harmonise the approach taken across all Member States. This agreement forms the foundation of a future EU Directive.

Money laundering now applies to all predicate offences. This then raises the question: what are the implications of this change to Luxembourg's Criminal Code?

A new law will speed up criminal investigations, including into financial and economic crime, and removes automatic suspension of sentences for first-time offenders.

La Chambre des députés vient d'adopter une loi qui a pour objectif de rendre les poursuites pénales plus efficaces. Si la finalité du texte est avant tout de répondre aux exigences du...