OVERVIEW
Corporate crime refers to crimes committed either by a corporation, or by individuals acting on behalf of a corporation or other business entity. Businesses may face criminal proceedings for failure to prevent economic crime. Recently, new offences have been introduced including the corporate criminal offences of failure to prevent bribery in the Bribery Act 2010 and failure to prevent tax evasion in the Criminal Finances Act 2017.
Corporate crime overlaps with white-collar crime and organised crime. White-collar crimes are non-violent, financial crimes. When an individual uses deceptive means to achieve personal financial gain, this is considered a white collar crime. Common examples of white collar crimes are embezzlement, corruption, money laundering and fraud.
We act for our Clients in the most complex criminal investigations. We conduct internal investigations to identify the risks and to advise on strategy. We advise on related regulatory issues, and prepare custom made policies and procedures to help our Clients fulfil their legal obligations.
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OUR AREAS OF WORK INCLUDE:
• white-collar crime and internal investigations;
• risk assessments;
• client due diligence (CDD);
• staff training and awareness;
• anti-bribery and anti-corruption policies (AB-AC);
• anti-money laundering policies (AML);
• monitoring and review;
• cyber-crime;