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UK government explores reform of corporate criminal liability

19 January 2017

The UK government has issued a call for evidence examining whether or not the law on corporate criminal liability needs reform. Although it sets out potential options rather than concrete proposals at this stage (including one option of regulatory reform on a sector by sector basis, as an alternative to extending the criminal law), it is nonetheless an important acknowledgment of sustained political pressure as well as pressure from prosecuting authorities. It may lay the foundations for important changes to the way in which investigations and prosecutions concerning corporate wrongdoing may be conducted. The paper invites responses by 24 March 2017.
 

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