The phrase "leniency applications" refers to the process of a person or organization asking for forgiveness or a reduction in punishment for something they have done wrong.
Sentences with «leniency applications»
Brazil's Council for Economic Defense is expected to post substantial fines in 2017 following reports of a heavy on - going case - load, which includes 30 active investigations linked to Operation Car Wash, the investigation and prosecution of corruption and collusion in Petrobras contracting, and an anticipated 300 % increase in leniency applications in 2016 compared to 2015. (lawyer-monthly.com)
Moreover, the overwhelming majority of these cases start with a so - called leniency application. (europeanlawblog.eu)
At the time of leaving Herbert Smith in 2005, she was a senior associate in their EU, Competition and Regulation department where she advised commercial clients on all aspects of EU and UK competition law with a particular emphasis on competition litigation before the Competition Appeal Tribunal, private enforcement actions for damages and regulatory investigations by the UK and EU authorities into cartels (including leniency applications) and abuse of dominant position. (monckton.com)