Compliance Newsletter 2026
Compliance continues to evolve in an increasingly demanding regulatory, judicial and institutional environment. The growing number of regulatory obligations, together with heightened scrutiny by authorities and courts, reinforces the need for organisations to have effective Compliance Systems that are properly embedded in their business activities and subject to continuous review.
The Compliance Department of Molins Defensa Penal presents a new edition of its Compliance Newsletter, covering the first half of 2026, in which we review and analyse the main developments affecting legal risk management and the design, implementation and oversight of Compliance Systems.
During this period, particularly significant developments have taken place in areas such as public integrity and anti-corruption, corporate criminal liability, Internal Reporting Systems, data protection, anti-money laundering, artificial intelligence and Competition Law.
Among other key developments, this edition covers the approval of the Draft Organic Law on Public Integrity, the new Directive (EU) 2026/1021 on combating corruption through criminal law, the Draft Organic Law on the responsible use and governance of artificial intelligence, and the first developments arising from the activity of the Independent Whistleblower Protection Authority (AIPI).
The Newsletter also analyses court decisions with a direct impact on the structure and effectiveness of Compliance Systems, including rulings concerning internal investigations, ethics channels, whistleblower protection, the powers and responsibilities of the Compliance Officer, monitoring of digital devices and the actual effectiveness of prevention models.
This edition also covers relevant developments from supervisory authorities, including the update of the CNMC Guidelines on Competition Compliance Programmes, new SEPBLAC guidance on simplified due diligence, AIPI recommendations on Internal Reporting Systems, and various criteria relating to data protection.
The Compliance Newsletter for the first half of 2026 includes:
- An analysis of the main legislative developments affecting Compliance Systems.
- A selection of court decisions relevant to risk management and the operation of internal compliance mechanisms.
- A review of significant decisions and enforcement actions of particular relevance to organisations.
- A summary of the main guidelines, recommendations, interpretative criteria and reports published by competent authorities and specialised bodies.
- A compilation of publications issued by the Compliance Department of Molins Defensa Penal during the first months of 2026.
With this new edition, the Compliance Department of Molins Defensa Penal aims to provide a structured and practical overview of the key trends shaping the current Compliance landscape and which organisations should take into account when updating and continuously improving their prevention, control and oversight systems.