Companies can suffer injury as a result of criminal offences committed by other persons or entities, for example fraud committed by an employee or business partner.
Injury from criminal offences can present numerous challenges. Decisive action can turn the company from a mere bystander in cases with potentially dramatic consequences that also affect its own interests into a party that actively exercises its rights and takes back control of the situation. For example, an injured party may conduct its own investigation into the matter or seek advice on the need to take improvement measures. It can also report the matter to the police, to prompt the launch of a criminal investigation. This will also enable the company to efficiently recover its damage under criminal law.
Houthoff’s Corporate Crime Team has extensive experience defending companies that are suspected of criminal offences as well as representing companies that have suffered injury as a result of, or have witnessed, any criminal offences.
