The Anticorruption & Ethics Newsletter

Germany: Agreement on a supply chain draft law
United States: Cisco Systems investigates potential FCPA violation of former employees in China
France: Government decides to postpone its decision to renew Anticor’s certification
France: The judicial Court of Nanterre declares itself competent to judge the conformity of “a duty of care plan
France: The High Authority for Transparency in Public Life publishes an ethical guide on conflicts of interest
United Kingdom: Trial of Privinvest Group begins in Mozambique’s “hidden debt” case
United Kingdom: British company awarded eight million euros in damages for human rights violations in Kenya and Malawi
United Kingdom: Senior investigator wins unfair dismissal case against the SFO

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Brazil: Brazilian justice announces the end of the anti-corruption operation “Lava jato
France: The Mayor of Le Port in La Reunion indicted for passive corruption and money laundering
France: Dismissal of a case targeting a French company accused of complicity in crimes against humanity
Israel: Benyamin Netanyahu rejects corruption allegations during his trial
United Kingdom: Warrant served on UK law firm Clyde & Co over alleged 1MDB assets
United Kingdom: The Serious Fraud Office loses Supreme Court case over investigation into extraterritoriality of foreign documents
Sweden: The acquittal of former senior officials of Telia upheld in Gulnara Karimova case

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France: The State convicted for “culpable shortcomings” in the fight against global warming as part of “L’affaire du siècle
Hong Kong: Vice President of JPMorgan Asia found not guilty in corruption case
World: A new global index to rank financial institutions in terms of sustainable development
World: World Bank changes its debarment listing practices
United Kingdom: Petrofac’s former sales executive pleads guilty to bribery charges
Netherlands: Oil company Shell sentenced to pay compensation to Nigerian farmers

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The Sanctions & Export Control Newsletter

United States: BIMCO published sanction clause for the container shipping sector
United States: United States announces that sanctions against Iran will not be lifted until the country complies with the nuclear agreement
United States: Biden administration to evaluate arms sales to Saudi Arabia and U.A.E.
United States: The industry association SEMI calls for a review of the Trump administration’s export control policy
United States: Expansion of certain end-use and end-user controls and controls on specific activities of US persons
Japan: A cross-party parliamentary group will draft a legislation to sanction human rights violations

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United States: Goldman Sachs CEO’s salary reduced following 1MDB corruption scandal
United States: A U.K. national charged with fraud and conspiracy to commit bribery linked to Iraqi reconstruction contracts
United States: Two lawsuits against former U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed by the Supreme Court
Europe: Major European banks say they want to stop financing oil trade in Amazonia
France: A2 consulting and the Responsible Investment Forum (FIR) have awarded the Best Vigilance prize to Schneider Electric
France: Launch of Datacros, a new European tool for fighting financial crime
World: Transparency International publishes its Corruption Perceptions Index 2020
Switzerland: Businessman Beny Steinmetz sentenced to prison for corruption
European Union: The draft legislative initiative to introduce a European Due Diligence Duty voted by the Legal Affairs Committee

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The Sanctions & Export Control Newsletter

China: Chinese government sanctions 28 U.S. officials
United States: Newly appointed Secretary of Treasury wants to launch a review of the U.S. sanction policy
United States: Serica Energy’s OFAC License for the North Sea Rhum field renewed until 2023
Russia: Russia adds two European NGOs to its list of “undesirable organizations
European Union: The European Commission adopts a new strategy to limit EU entities and persons’ vulnerability to U.S. sanctions

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