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Philippines: DOJ Circulars introduce new evidentiary standard for pursuing criminal cases, and new case build-up procedures

July 5, 2023 by Dranyl Jared P. Amoroso and Paul Rico G. Tan 6 Mins Read

In brief The Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a series of Circulars that modify criminal procedure in the Philippines, by introducing the “reasonable certainty of conviction” standard when pursuing criminal cases, and implementing procedures that ensure proactive involvement by prosecutors during case build-up. In more detail Through a series of Department Circulars (DC) — DC Nos. 008, 008-A, 016, and 020 series of 2023 — the DOJ made important changes to the process involved in instituting criminal cases in the…

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Indonesia: New Criminal Code (Part Three) – Fraudulent acts against creditors chapter

February 6, 2023 by Andi Kadir, Bernard Sihombing, Reno Hirdarisvita and Luthfi Sahputra 4 Mins Read

In brief The New Criminal Code became the first piece of legislation passed into Law in 2023 and was promulgated on 2 January as Law No. 1 of 2023. Part one of our client alert series outlined the key features of the New Criminal Code (access here) and part two of our client alert series outlined the key features of digital information, bribery & corruption and money laundering-related crimes in the New Criminal Code (access…

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United States: Department of Justice tweaks Criminal Division Corporate Enforcement Policy

February 6, 2023 by Geoff Martin 6 Mins Read

On January 17, 2023, the US Department of Justice (DOJ or the “Department”) issued a revised version of its Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP). The CEP sets out the Department’s approach to resolving criminal cases with corporations. In particular, it addresses how the Department will credit companies which voluntarily disclose criminal conduct and cooperate with the Department’s investigation and resolution of the matter. The latest revisions to the CEP are an evolution of existing Department policy…

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Indonesian New Criminal Code (Part Two)

January 19, 2023 by Andi Kadir, Bernard Sihombing, Reno Hirdarisvita, Luthfi Sahputra and Nabila Farhani Oegroseno 6 Mins Read

In brief The New Criminal Code became the first piece of legislation passed into Law in 2023 and was promulgated on 2 January as Law No. 1 of 2023. In the next three years, the New Criminal Code will replace the 100-year old criminal code currently in place. Part one of our client alert series outlined the key features of the New Criminal Code (access here). In this part two of the series, we take a…

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Indonesian New Criminal Code (Part One)

January 17, 2023 by Andi Kadir, Bernard Sihombing, Reno Hirdarisvita, Luthfi Sahputra and Ivan Anugrah 13 Mins Read

In brief This client alert discusses the new Indonesian criminal code, which in a few years will replace the existing criminal code. This alert outlines the key features of the new criminal code, and is the first of a series of client alerts on the new Indonesian criminal code. Snapshots of the New Criminal Code The House of Representatives and the Government of Indonesia approved the draft of the new criminal code on 6 December…