In September 2014, the new Attorney General, Jeremy Wright, revealed that the government was considering introducing a new offence of corporate failure to prevent economic crime, such as fraud and money laundering, similar to the corporate offence in the UK Bribery Act 2010 of an organisation failing to prevent bribery. In its UK Anti-Corruption Plan, … Continue Reading
Last week, various stories were published in the United States about Renault’s claims that 3 senior employees were being investigated for leaking not-yet-patented electric car battery technology secrets in a case where Chinese interests may be implicated. Details have been sparese however, leaving unaddressed key questions such as whether the Renault employees are alleged to have released … Continue Reading
