About the Business Crimes and Compliance Criminal Liability of Companies Survey
This Lex Mundi multi-jurisdictional survey represents a country-by-country overview of some key criminal offense laws. Each Lex Mundi member firm was asked to respond to a series of questions, regarding their jurisdiction. Some jurisdictions differentiate between regulatory (summary) offenses and criminal offenses. In many jurisdictions the rules of criminal procedure on the prosecution of criminal and regulatory offenses are similar. The term “offense” used in this paper means both types of offenses.
The descriptions set forth below are intended only as a general overview of the law as of February 2008. No summary can be complete, and the following is not intended to constitute legal advice as to any specific case or factual circumstance. Readers requiring legal advice on any of the specific case or circumstance should consult with counsel admitted in the relevant jurisdiction.
The lead editor for this survey is Christian Pelz, the Chair of Lex Mundi’s Business Crimes and Compliance Practice Group and a partner of Nörr Stiefenhofer Lutz; Germany. The survey’s coordinator is Jami de Lou, Lex Mundi’s Practice Group Coordinator.
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