How does the UK's legal framework fail to stop corporate giants? In their study, Lui and Turksen (2026) expose the “triadic dilemma” undermining accountability for tax fraud and corruption. From the “accountability vacuum” in senior management to the pitfalls of DPAs, they argue that treating tax crime and bribery as separate worlds allows misconduct to flourish. Discover why doctrinal labels lag behind reality and how an integrated approach could bridge the enforcement gap.

Read the report from the “Governance in Crisis” roundtable. Experts analyze the "state-corporate nexus" and how economic power captures democratic processes. Topics include the distinction between capital and capitalism, the “zombie ideology” of neoclassicism, market foreclosure by monopolies, and the failure of market gatekeepers. The summary also examines real-time EU policy rollbacks and the urgent need to realign corporate purpose with the public good.

A new report by Good Jobs First, shared by the Corporate Crime Observatory, reveals EU companies face far higher penalties outside the EU. Since 2010, EU firms paid $104B in non-EU fines, versus just $43B at home. The US accounts for two-thirds of all penalties, challenging the narrative of an overregulated Europe and highlighting a global enforcement gap.