Our previous article discussed China’s draft amendments to the PRC Criminal Law (“the First Draft”) which introduced a stricter anti-graft regime and tougher sanctions for those involved in corrupt activities. The NPC Standing Committee has recently released the second draft amendments to the PRC Criminal Law (“the Second Draft”) for…

The UK Serious Fraud Office’s annual report for the year ended March 31, 2015 reports, among other things, a 78% conviction rate, 16 new investigations while 30 defendants await trial. These statistics represent an upward trend from the previous year. Details of enforcement 1. The SFO has opened 16 new…

China’s draft amendments to the PRC Criminal Law (“the Draft Amendments”) were released in early November for public comment (due on 3 December 2014). The Draft Amendments will introduce a stricter anti-graft regime and tougher sanctions for those involved in corrupt activities. Some highlights of the Draft Amendments include a…