In summary The year 2021 and early 2022 proved eventful for compliance and white-collar crime in France, especially for anti-bribery and compliance activity. Agencies are continuing to build on Sapin II by incrementally defining anti-corruption standards and stepping up their enforcement efforts on both the administrative and judicial fronts. Discussion […]
Africa
South Africa Just Adopted New Laws on Gender-Based Violence. Here’s What to Know.
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed three gender-based violence (GBV) bills into legislation, meaning the country has just stepped up its protection for women and children, and survivors have a better chance of receiving justice. The bills, signed into law on Friday, were first introduced into the country’s parliament […]
New demerit system and traffic rules to go ahead in South Africa
The Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA) says that it plans to move forward on its plans to introduce the Administrative Adjudication of the Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) Act and associated traffic changes in South Africa, despite a recent High Court ruling which found it was unconstitutional. The RTIA, which is […]