In this edition of the anti-bribery and anti-corruption review, you will find an incisive overview of the legal and regulatory frameworks established to combat white-collar crime in major jurisdictions. With a focus on the practical implications of recent enforcement trends and policies, our lawyers examine key issues such as domestic and foreign bribery, associated offenses including money laundering, and best practices for internal compliance programs.
Mainly during the pandemic, the use of technological resources for performing a job has significantly grown. As a result, the access to such resources in the context of internal investigations has become almost a must. This triggers relevant concerns from a data privacy and a labor perspective.
On November 20, 2018, Law 21,121 was published (the “Law”), which introduced various modifications to Chilean criminal law on crimes against corruption, increasing the punishment of certain existing crimes and incorporating new criminal offenses to Chilean legislation. The Law has the following thrusts: (i) New criminal sanction In the first…
As Law No. 20,393, which “Establishes Criminal Liability for legal entities arising from certain felonies of money laundering, terrorism financing and bribery” (the Law or the Statute) was published in the Official Gazette on December 2nd, 2009, it will be five years old in just a few days. Being Chile…