How does the proposed EU Anti-Corruption Directive compare to the US and UK gold standard?

The European Commission has stepped up its efforts against financial crime with a draft directive to harmonise criminal laws on an expanded set of corruption offences across the bloc. Anneka Randhawa and Darryl Lew of White & Case compare the proposals with the existing United States and United Kingdom regimes.

Anneka Randhawa (+44 (0)20 7532 1521, anneka.randhawa@whitecase.com), Darryl Lew (+1 202 626 3674, dlew@whitecase.com), Dr Daniel Zapf (+49 69 29994 1443, daniel.zapf@whitecase.com), Courtney Andrews (+1 213 620 7721, courtney.andrews@whitecase.com), Aleksandra Oziemska (+48 22 50 50 170, aoziemska@whitecase.com) and Jen-Lou Salha (+33 1 55 04 15 29, jlsalha@whitecase.com) are partners with White & Case. Ed Pearson (+44 20 7532 1822, ed.pearson@whitecase.com) is an associate and Stephen Rowland a professional support lawyer.

The European Commission has stepped up its efforts against financial crime with a draft directive to harmonise criminal laws on an expanded set of corruption offences across the bloc. Anneka Randhawa and Darryl Lew of White & Case compare the proposals with the existing United States and United Kingdom regimes.