European Union: White Collar Crime, Anti-Corruption & Fraud

Swedish authorities have initiated criminal proceedings against a car dealership accused of purchasing vehicles from the Russian embassy through a front company to circumvent sanctions.

Belgium's new Private Investigations Act fundamentally transforms how companies must conduct internal investigations, establishing comprehensive legal requirements for everything from fraud inquiries to HR incidents.

Sverige skärper sin korruptionslagstiftning med nya regler som trädde i kraft den 1 augusti, samtidigt som ett EU-direktiv kräver ytterligare förändringar med betydande konsekvenser för företag. De nya bestämmelserna utvidgar det straffrättsliga ansvaret för tjänstemän och förtroendevalda, medan kommande EU-krav innebär sanktionsavgifter på upp till fem procent av global årsomsättning eller 40 miljoner euro. Företag be

The Central Bank of Ireland has released its second biannual Financial Crime Bulletin, addressing critical developments in anti-money laundering, counter-terrorism financing, financial sanctions, fraud prevention, and market abuse. This comprehensive update examines Ireland's national risk assessment findings, AMLA's evolving regulatory framework, and the escalating threat of AI-driven fraud and scams targeting consumers and financial institutions.

Online Forex and CFD trading disputes often follow recognizable patterns that distinguish ordinary market losses from potential misconduct. Understanding how investors are induced to deposit funds, increase exposure, and continue trading despite mounting losses can reveal whether a broker's conduct crossed legal boundaries.

This does not mean that every recommendation to provide additional margin or every attempt to recover a losing position constitutes misconduct. Forex and CFD trading is inherently risky, and additional margin may sometimes have a legitimate trading purpose.

Two brothers in Germany have pleaded guilty mid-trial to breaching EU sanctions against Russia by shipping engineering and industrial equipment valued at €830,000 between 2023 and 2024. As part of a plea agreement with prosecutors, both defendants have accepted four-year custodial sentences, with the court's verdict still pending while their father faces separate prosecution for related offenses.

A freezing order, often referred to as a Mareva injunction, is one of the most powerful interim remedies available in Cyprus litigation. It is designed to prevent a defendant from disposing of, transferring, hiding...

In Lynch v Motor Insurers Bureau of Ireland [2026] IECA 95, the Court of Appeal noted a limitation in respect of section 26 of the Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004 (2004 Act)...