10/3/16: Nobody is sure of how the UK’s exit from the European Union will play out or how the new status will affect global anti-corruption efforts. On September 5, the UK’s Attorney General Jeremy Wright opened small windows into the government’s current thinking and potential actions regarding economic (or, to use another term: white collar) crime. His remarks were broken into several sections. They’re all interesting but the second half of his published remarks may be of the greatest interest to compliance professionals subject to any UK law including the UK Bribery Act. Slip down to the sections titled “Corporate Criminal Liability” and “Failure to Prevent.”
