To wydarzenie już się zakończyło.
Workshop | Anti-corruption in business practice | Current legal status, good practices and trends
The registration for this event has been closed
12 January | 10:00-14:00 | paid hybrid event
Anti-corruption is a fundamental element of the compliance system. It follows from the essence of compliance management, that every compliance officer, company lawyer and employer must regularly update their knowledge in this sensitive area.
We will present recent legal developments, good practices and cases which illustrate important issues in counteracting corruption in Poland and worldwide. We will show good practices which enforce the desired behaviour.
PROGRAM
Module I
Current legal environment (60-75 min)
- Recent changes in Poland (criminal liability, growing state dominance, consequences/risks)
- Public procurement
- The practice of countries with universal jurisdiction (e.g. USA)
Module II
Internal regulations and tools to prevent corruption (60-75 min)
- Procedures, good practices, codes - what to do to make them "live"? (roundtable discussion)
- Verification of contractors, intermediaries
- Recommendations and recommendations of legal protection authorities
Module III
Whistleblowers and anti-corruption legislation (45 min)
- Notification of a reasonable suspicion of a crime
- Good faith
- Crown witness/small witness/active contrition
- Examples, tasks - group work
- Q&A
Who should be interested in the workshop?
The workshop is addressed to compliance officers, in-house lawyers, security specialists, HR directors, members of management overseeing compliance and legal security of an entity.
Why is it worth taking part?
Each participant will receive a practical set of information allowing them to:
- Identify areas of corruption risk in the organisation.
- Understand the implications of changes in the law regarding the prevention of corruption in business dealings.
- To become familiar with current standards and good practices in corruption prevention (compliance system).
Cost of participation
The cost of participation in workshop is PLN 1,200 net.
In case of participation of two or more persons from the same organisation, the cost of participation of each additional person in a single workshop is net PLN 900.
The cost includes:
- Participation in the workshop(s)
- Weekly access to the recording
- Presentation and training materials
Participants are encouraged to send in questions and examples they would like to discuss during the workshop. Selected issues will be included and discussed.
We reserve the right to cancel the event. In this case, the participant will be informed 3 days before the workshop starts.
Speakers
Head of the Business Crime and Compliance Practice.
Janusz has over 15 years of experience in managing complex, high-stakes business crime matters and internal investigations. He advises and represents corporate and individual clients in investigations and prosecutions by law enforcement authorities, including domestic and multi-jurisdictional cases.
He blends years of litigation practice with in-depth knowledge of how corporations operate, and the liability borne by top management.
More recently, he has been dealing with high-profile, corporate internal investigations, concerning allegations of fraud and corruption (commercial and public) in companies from the financial, media and wood industries . Moreover, he has been advising corporate and individual clients on white-collar prosecutions related to allegations of commercial and tax fraud and abuse of trust offences, as well as on compliance and remediation programs to address detected irregularities.
His unique area of expertise concerns offences committed in the workplace, i.e. related to health and safety, as well as relations with trade unions.
He serves as an expert witness who gives evidence in British courts regarding the Polish law and justice system.
He is a member of the International Bar Association (Senior Vice-Chair of the Criminal Law Committee), the European Criminal Bar Association, the European Fraud and Compliance Lawyers Association, and the Extradition Lawyers Association. Since 2010 Janusz has been a judge at the Warsaw and National Bar disciplinary bodies (lawyers’ professional liability).
He is highly regarded in international rankings, such as Chambers Europe and The Legal 500 EMEA in white-collar crime, and Who's Who Legal as a Thought Leader and Global Leader in Business Crime Defence and Investigations.
He is a speaker and organiser of conferences on the many aspects of criminal liability. Author of Polish and international publications regarding criminal law.