Anti-corruption risk assessment and internal compliance policies and procedures

Business ethics and anti-corruption

Enforcement authorities globally are taking increasingly strong action against corruption. With increasing cross-border cooperation between enforcement agencies in multi-jurisdictional investigations, authorities in the US, the UK and across Europe are increasingly enforcing anti-corruption and regulatory laws against businesses and individuals, and imposing record fines and lengthy prison sentences. As has been demonstrated by the enactment of the UK Bribery Act 2010 and the revised Criminal Law in the People’s Republic of China, under pressure from the US, the OECD and various pressure groups, authorities globally are becoming increasingly rigorous in implementing and enforcing anti-corruption legislation.

Amid this trend for increasingly rigorous anti-corruption enforcement and the risks which this brings to businesses, we have the expertise and experience to mitigate the risk of investigations and legal proceedings, minimising commercial costs in management time and reputational damage. Our global regulatory and dispute resolution teams, operating across Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific (including Australia), Canada and South Africa, can guide you through anti-corruption risk assessments, advise you on internal compliance policies and procedures and help to create and monitor an appropriate business ethics and compliance culture.

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