Organic Law 5/2010, of June 22, 2010, introduced in our legislation the The criminal liability of legal persons is the result of the ongoing process of international harmonization of the criminal law of legal persons. The need to provide an effective response to the advance of corporate crime, mainly within the framework of the economic crime.

This profound reform within the criminal order brings us closer to the predominant international legislative framework, which is none other than the establishment of criminal risk prevention models within the company. It is not just a question of implementing a program of Compliance that mitigates or even exempts from criminal liability those companies that can prove that they have implemented an effective model of criminal risk prevention, but also, from Medina Cuadros consider that these compliance models generate advantages for the business organization, since they avoid reputational risks and establishes behavioral guidelines among employees that result in a better reputation for the company. good corporate governance.

The Corporate Compliance team of Medina Cuadros is composed of lawyers with extensive experience in economic criminal law, as well as expert consultants in the implementation of business management models. We believe that the combination of these professionals is ideal for the development of a criminal risk prevention plan.

The Criminal Compliance Program should contain:

– Criminal Risk Prevention Plan:

Risk map
Process map
Action plan

– Training and dissemination of the program to both employees and managers.

– Whistleblowing channel.

– Responses or sanctions for non-compliance with the program.

– Training and assistance to the Compliance Officer.

– Periodic reviews and updating of the program.