EU court ruling may limit reach of US sanctions
June 19, 2026
| Samuel Rubenfeld and Martin Coyle
After the US imposed sanctions on a Canadian judge on the International Criminal Court, she said late last year that she had lost access to her credit cards, and Amazon’s Alexa service had stopped responding t... (more story)
Nigerian ex-minister’s bribery trial acquittal holds lessons for UK prosecutors
June 18, 2026
| Martin Coyle
Wednesday's acquittal of former Nigerian oil minister and OPEC president Diezani Alison-Madueke over accusations that she took bribes for oil contracts meant a dark day for prosecutors at the UK's National Cri... (more story)
‘Putney Pusher’ likely to face UK regulatory sanction if he is a banker
June 16, 2026
| Martin Coyle and Sofia Gerace
If the man suspected of being the so-called Putney Pusher turns out to be a banker, he will face a ban from the UK’s financial service industry if convicted — even though the alleged offense occurred long befo... (more story)
France’s ‘legal privilege’ law sets up clash with competition enforcement
May 15, 2026
| Jean Comte
A new French law that grants confidentiality to certain documents drafted by in-house lawyers is out of favor with the national competition authority over an apparent conflict with EU law — and the regulator s... (more story)
Ultra deal shows firms can slash UK bribery fines despite cooperation hitches
May 07, 2026
| Martin Coyle
A £15 million settlement struck by Ultra Electronics to ward off a bribery prosecution demonstrates that companies can still get significantly reduced penalties through the UK's rarely used deferred prosecutio... (more story)
Looming plea-deal vote casts cloud over French corporate crime enforcement
April 21, 2026
| Martin Coyle
After a decade that has seen France become one of the world’s most dependable enforcers of corporate wrongdoing, lawmakers are threatening to rip up the country’s plea-deal system. If they vote through the cha... (more story)
Latvia eyeing proportionate money laundering regime, watchdog head says
April 15, 2026
| Martin Coyle
Eight years after Latvia's major money laundering scandal, the challenge is ensuring tough banking reforms are adhered to without stifling activity in the sector, the head of the country's central authority fo... (more story)
Trial of alleged BTC-e operator faces threat of additional delays in California
March 20, 2026
| Mike Swift
Despite a new US executive order directing the Department of Justice to move “swiftly, deliberately, and proactively” to disable cyberthreats and prosecute cybercriminals, the chronically delayed trial of alle... (more story)