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On 3 April 2013, the Government sent the Council of State the text of the Draft Bill of the Basic Law amending Basic Law 10/1995, of 23 November, on the Criminal Code so that the latter can prepare its mandatory report, meaning that the Law may be enacted within...

Con fecha 3 de abril de 2013, el gobierno ha remitido al Consejo de Estado, para su preceptivo informe, el texto de un Anteproyecto de Ley Orgánica por la que se modifica la Ley Orgánica 10/1995, de 23 de noviembre, del Código Penal y que,...

 We launched Russia Update last year to provide clients with a single guide to major legal and market developments in Russia. In this periodical publication, we will alert you to key legal changes as well as news highlights from the business sectors which...

With effect from 1 January 2013, Federal Law No. 273-FZ "On Preventing Corruption" (the "Anti-corruption Law") was amended to introduce requirements that companies implement anti-corruption measures. Article 13.3 of the Anti-corruption Law...

This week at the UK regulators is a weekly alerter providing views on the publications issued by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority during the last week. It provides a quick way to keep up to speed with what is going on in...

In order to comply with the international standards set out by the Financial Action Task Force ("FATF"), the Thai Parliament passed an amendment to the Anti-money Laundering Act and introduced a counter terrorist financing Act. These measures aim to...

On 26 December 2012, important guidance was provided by the Supreme People’s Court ("SPC") and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate ("SPP") on how China's criminal bribery law is interpreted.  The SPC and SPP jointly promulgated...

FSA Update is a weekly alerter providing views on the publications issued by the FSA during the last week. It provides a quick way to keep up to speed with what is going on at the FSA and is particularly aimed at lawyers who do not deal with FSA rules every day...

The Asia Pacific region remained a hotspot for US anti-corruption enforcement authorities in 2012. Six of the twelve corporate Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) settlement agreements in the past year involved business operations in that region. In addition...

Transparency International’s recently released Corruption Perceptions Index 2012 reveals important new data for companies operating in Asia Pacific. There is some improvement and some backsliding amongst the countries reviewed, but with only one exception,...