In the wake of Russia’s conflict with Ukraine, the EU has fundamentally reshaped sanctions compliance and enforcement. Greater Information sharing, robust corporate compliance systems, and technological advances are leading to consistent enforcement, even from the onset of sanctions.

A landmark amendment to Czech criminal law introduces conditional non-prosecution for legal entities, allowing companies to avoid prosecution without a guilty plea by demonstrating remediation and compliance.

Legal Entities in the Czech Republic may now enter into conditional non-prosecution agreements to rectify their wrongdoing.

Discover insights into all facets of corruption law based upon the latest research, government initiatives, prevention, and international collaboration.

Even as Central Eastern Europe and South Eastern Europe expand regulations to mitigate the impact of transferred criminal, tax, or regulatory corporate liability, a burden of responsibility lies on the shoulders of would-be buyers to avoid becoming the target of litigation at individual or corporate levels.

Jitka Logesova, known for her expertise in litigation policy, offers reflective commentary on the European Commission's recent directive, which aimed to enhance international cooperation and address enforcement loopholes but missed the inclusion of non-resolution agreements as a viable option.

Read Jitka Logesova's various contributions to Foreign Direct Investment Regimes' country guides, including Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, and Poland. 

Jitka Logesova reviewed the compounding impact of new and ongoing regulations across multiple market sectors within the international community.

Czech government takes steps to enact into law the Czech “Magnitsky Act.” Jitka Logesova compares this version to the U.S. Magnitsky Act and finds the former to have a much broader scope than human rights violations.