Corporate Governance and Internal Investigations in Europe (1) - Overview

1. Introduction

2. Different points in internal investigations in Japan and Europe

 2-1. Establishment of internal systems and external networks

 2-2. Preservation of documents and data

 2-3. Investigation system

 2-4. Review of documents

 2-5. Report to supervising authorities

3. Summary

The publication can be found at this URL→https://www.businesslawyers.jp/practices/1303

Authors: Takahiro Nakayama
Magazine/Book:BUSINESS LAWYERS website
Publisher:Bengo4.com,Inc.
Practice: Protection of Personal Information Corporate Investigation Global Compliance Europe
Date of publication: March, 2021

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