2023: End Of Year Reflections
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Hello everyone! 2023 has flown by and is almost at an end. Here at Parametric Global, we are thankful and proud of all that we’ve...
Parametric Global Consulting
Jun 9, 20234 min read
Failure to Prevent Fraud Offence
What Is It About? In April 2023, the UK Government confirmed the inclusion of a new “Failure to Prevent Fraud” offence in the Economic...
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Lloydette Bai-Marrow
Mar 10, 20234 min read
What Charges Against Former McDonald’s CEO Can Teach Us About Investigations of Senior Officers
Former fast-food exec agrees to $400K SEC fine The case of Steve Easterbrook, the former CEO of McDonald’s, is a salutary lesson in the...
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Lloydette Bai-Marrow
Feb 17, 20234 min read
Former UK prosecutor: Rebuilding trust should be at the heart of SFO reforms
After three of the four convictions in the SFO’s Unaoil case were overturned, the UK attorney general launched a review into the agency....
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Lloydette Bai-Marrow
Aug 1, 20223 min read
The UK is on a trajectory toward increased corporate criminal liability
The Law Commission published the long-awaited Corporate Liability Options Paper on June 10, 2022. This followed a request by the British...
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Lloydette Bai-Marrow
Aug 1, 20223 min read
Three big lessons from Amec Foster Wheeler’s UK DPA
On February 7, 2022 the Serious Fraud Office released the Statement of Facts following its July 2021 Deferred Prosecution Agreement...
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Lloydette Bai-Marrow
Aug 1, 20223 min read
The art of cooperating (or not) with the SFO
The SFO’s investigation into the activities of Petrofac drew to a close on October 4, 2021. Following its guilty pleas, the company was...
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Lloydette Bai-Marrow
Aug 1, 20222 min read
Don’t get caught in an endless cycle of internal investigations
Corporate investigations initiated internally can be driven by two key factors: The need for a swift resolution, and the fear of external...
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Lloydette Bai-Marrow
Aug 1, 20223 min read
Four things investigators can learn from Wirecard
Once a jewel in Germany’s business crown, Wirecard is now in the process of being wound up after the discovery of an audacious fraud ...
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Lloydette Bai-Marrow
Aug 1, 20222 min read
Does your organizational culture produce ‘brave and bold’ employees?
During the past few tumultuous weeks, the idioms about “a bad apple” or “a few bad apples” have been heard often in relation to law...
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Lloydette Bai-Marrow
Aug 1, 20223 min read
Work from home options trigger new internal compliance concerns
As the lockdown is slowly lifted, it’s becoming clear that workers aren’t going to rush back to their offices. Some will eventually...
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Lloydette Bai-Marrow
Aug 1, 20222 min read
Six ways to prepare for the coming surge in internal investigations
Governments everywhere are opening the taps with economic stimulus, and that’s creating tempting opportunities for fraud, corruption, and...
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Lloydette Bai-Marrow
Jun 29, 20201 min read
BAD APPLES & ETHICAL LEADERSHIP
“When leaders fail to embody their ethical values and principles in every area, a consequence is that employees who see the bad apples do...
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Lloydette Bai-Marrow
Jun 29, 20201 min read
SEE NO FRAUD, KNOW NO FRAUD
The president of the German Regulator BaFin has described the Wirecard scandal as a “complete disaster” and said “a whole range of...
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