ITALY
Switzerland
Slovenia
Croatia
France
Bosnia
Italy
Rome
Albania
Law and Practice Contributed by: Alessandro Pistochini, Luca Moglia, Giovanni Bellissimo and Giulia Barattini Pistochini Avvocati Studio Legale
Contents 1. Criminal Law p.120
4. Pleas and Defences p.132 4.1 White-Collar Defences p.132 4.2 De Minimis p.132 4.3 Plea Agreements, Co-Operation, Self-Disclosure and Leniency p.133 4.4 Whistle-Blower Protection p.133
1.1 Criminal Offences p.120 1.2 Burden of Proof p.120 1.3 Statute of Limitations p.120 1.4 Extraterritorial Reach and Cross-Border Co-Operation p.121 1.5 Corporate and Personal Liability p.121 1.6 Sentencing and Penalties p.122 1.7 Damages and Compensation p.122 2. Enforcement p.123 2.1 White-Collar Enforcement Authorities p.123 2.2 Initiating an Investigation p.123 2.3 Powers of Investigation p.123 2.4 Use of Technology in Investigations p.124 2.5 Internal Investigations p.124 2.6 Prosecution p.125 2.7 Deferred Prosecution p.125 3. White-Collar Offences p.125
4.5 Cross-Border Defence Strategies p.133 5. Key Trends and Future Outlook p.134 5.1 The Year Ahead p.134
3.1 Criminal Company Law and Corporate Fraud p.125 3.2 Bribery, Influence Peddling and Related Offences p.126 3.3 Anti-Bribery Regulation p.126 3.4 Insider Dealing, Market Abuse and Criminal Banking Law p.127 3.5 Tax Fraud p.128 3.6 Financial Record-Keeping p.128 3.7 Cartels and Criminal Competition Law p.129 3.8 Consumer Criminal Law p.129 3.9 Cybercrimes, Computer Fraud and Protection of Company Secrets p.129 3.10 Financial/Trade/Customs Sanctions p.130 3.11 Concealment p.130
3.12 Aiding and Abetting p.130 3.13 Money Laundering p.130 3.14 ESG-Related Offences p.131
3.15 Artificial Intelligence and Automation Misuse p.131 3.16 Crypto-Assets and Digital Currency Crimes p.132
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