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Associate André Nwadikwa shared his insights with Global Investigations Review on the significant expansions to UK corporate criminal liability introduced by the new Crime and Policing Act 2026. From 29 June 2026, companies will be responsible for any criminal offence committed by a “senior manager” acting within their actual or apparent authority—without any requirement that the company had benefitted and even with a robust compliance programme in place.

From 29 June 2026, companies face criminal liability for any criminal acts committed by their senior managers, provided they acted within the scope of their actual or apparent authority at the company. An important new piece of legislation, the Crime and Policing Act 2026 (the Act), received Royal Assent on 29 April 2026, introducing the most significant expansion to corporate criminal liability in decades. The Act fundamentally changes when and how companies can be held criminally responsible –

In an article for Law.com International, London Partners Lucy Blake and Robert Dalling, and Associate André Nwadikwa, analyze the UK’s new ‘Failure to Prevent Fraud’ offence, introduced by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA), which took effect September 1 and represents a decisive shift in corporate criminal liability.

Jenner & Block and Grant Thornton UK hosted a breakfast workshop titled “Breaking Down the New Failure to Prevent Fraud Offence,” in its London office.

On 24 April 2025, the UK’s Serious Fraud Office ("SFO") launched its updated External Guidance on Corporate Co-operation and Enforcement in relation to Corporate Criminal Offending (“Corporate Guidance”), cementing a bold approach to enforcement. As noted in our previous client alert, SFO director Nick Ephgrave is focused on a renewed commitment to combatting bribery and fraud. The Corporate Guidance – designed to incentivise self-reporting by making it clear that companies reporting promptly an

Companies operating in the EU and UK should not let ESG compliance slide, Partner Lucy Blake and Associates Karam Jardaneh and André Nwadikwa explain why in an article for ESG Foundation.

In our client alert, “The Case for Compliance: Why UK and EU Businesses Should Continue to Invest in Their Compliance Programs”, we highlighted seven reasons why, despite the US’ pause on bribery enforcement under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), compliance should still be front-of-mind for businesses operating in the UK and Europe.

Lawyers from Jenner & Block’s London Office were featured in the Pro Bono Recognition List of England & Wales.

Following the EU Commission’s proposed Omnibus Directives (the Omnibus Proposals) to amend the European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the debate around their potential impact on the scope of European regulatory compliance obligations has raised more questions than answers. Rather than clarifying areas of uncertainty or harmonising existing laws, the risk of adopted legislation being relitigated has introd

On 20 March 2025, enforcement agencies from the UK, France and Switzerland affirmed their shared commitment to tackling international bribery and corruption and founded a new taskforce to strengthen collaboration. Director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), Nick Ephgrave, stated that the coalition “reaffirms our individual and collective commitment to tackling the pernicious threat of international bribery and corruption”.  

In a recent article for Law.com, Partners Lucy Blake and Caroline Cease, and Associate André Nwadikwa discuss the evolving ESG landscape and the key insights that global companies should evaluate when considering ESG in their business decisions.

Companies around the world have an increasingly delicate balancing act when considering environmental, social and governance factors—collectively referred to as “ESG”—in their business decisions. The term “ESG” has become controversial and political, with governments around the world taking divergent approaches to regulation. In the EU, companies face onerous compliance and reporting obligations on pain of significant fines. Meanwhile, in some parts of the United States, there has been a backlas

Lawyers from Jenner & Block’s London Office were featured in the Pro Bono Recognition List of England & Wales.

On 27 June 2024, the UK Court of Appeal upheld an action by international NGO, World Uyghur Congress, and found that the National Crime Agency had acted unlawfully in deciding not to open a money laundering investigation into the importation of cotton allegedly produced using forced labour in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. 

In their recent article for LexisNexis Corporate Crime, London Investigations, Compliance, and Defense Partner Lucy Blake and Associate André Nwadikwa analyse the UK Serious Fraud Office’s (SFO) newly introduced strategy for 2024-2029 – the first under its new director, Nick Ephgrave.

On 23 April 2024, the European Parliament approved the much-anticipated regulation banning products made with forced labour from entering the EU market (the ‘Forced Labour Ban’). The approved text builds on the provisions of the European Commission’s proposal of 14 September 2022 (the ‘Proposal’), which we addressed in our client alert: The EU Proposed Ban on Products Made with Forced Labour: Four Things You Need to Know. 

In their recent article for the New Law Journal, Litigation Partner Christian Tuddenham and Investigations, Compliance and Defense Associate André Nwadikwa delve into the case of Al-Sadeq v Dechert LLP, which revolves around legal professional privilege.