2012 year-end sanctions update *

Iran, Syria, USA - March 13 2013
The year 2012 saw vigorous activity in the creation and implementation of increasingly restrictive sanctions, particularly with respect to Iran…

Co-authors: Andrea F. Farr, Attila Borsos, Mark Handley, Peter Alexiadis , Jim Doody.

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2012 year-end update on corporate deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs) and non-prosecution agreements (NPAs) *

USA - January 3 2013
"Over the last decade, DPAs [Deferred Prosecution Agreements] have become a mainstay of white collar criminal law enforcement," Lanny Breuer, the head of…

Co-authors: Jeremy Joseph, Matt J. Williams, Mark T. Doerr, F. Joseph Warin, Brendon Fleming.

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UK Serious Fraud Office revises guidance on facilitation payments and corporate hospitality under the Bribery Act, and on self-reporting of misconduct *

United Kingdom - October 11 2012
Yesterday's Press has variously reported the 9 October 2012 announcement by the SFO of revisions to its published guidance relating to facilitation payments, corporate hospitality and self-reporting under titles such as "SFO toughens stance on bribery", "Companies face bribery crackdown after new SFO rules" and "UK fraud buster tells firms no more cosy chats".

Co-authors: Kristy Shannon Grant, Mark Handley.

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UK Government publishes consultation to promote private sector challenges to anti-competitive practices *

United Kingdom - May 8 2012
On April 24, 2012, the UK Government published a consultation paper on methods to promote private sector challenges to anti-competitive practices in the UK.

Co-authors: Jade-Alexandra Fearns.

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UK Government announces merger between the country's two competition authorities *

United Kingdom - March 19 2012
On March 15, 2012, the UK Government published its response to a consultation relating to the possible reform of the UK's competition regime ("Response").

Co-authors: Jade-Alexandra Fearns, James Ashe-Taylor, David Wood.

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