{"id":2997,"date":"2023-12-13T10:07:54","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T10:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pragal-prinzenberg.de\/?p=2997"},"modified":"2026-03-03T08:14:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T08:14:54","slug":"presentation-dico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/blog\/presentation-dico\/","title":{"rendered":"Presentation for the DICO from 12.12.2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/lawyers\/dr-oliver-pragal\/\">Dr. Pragal<\/a> spoke at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/dico---deutsches-institut-f%C3%BCr-compliance-e-v-\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DICO &#8211; Deutsches Institut f\u00fcr Compliance e.V.<\/a> on 12.12. on the topic of \u201cCriminal Thwarting Risks in the Conduct of Internal Investigations\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/lnkd.in\/dexEjYfc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/lnkd.in\/dexEjYfc<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The topic goes back to an article published jointly by <a href=\"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/lawyers\/dr-oliver-pragal\/\">Dr. Oliver Pragal<\/a> and Wolfgang Prinzenberg in Wistra (Pragal\/Prinzenberg: Strafvereitelungsrisiken bei Internal Investigations, Wistra 2023, p. 275 ff., see also <a href=\"https:\/\/lnkd.in\/ei2SwPt7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/lnkd.in\/ei2SwPt7<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although the vast majority of <a href=\"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/competencies\/internal-investigations\/internal-investigations\/\">investigations<\/a> are conducted objectively and honestly, the rare \u201coutliers\u201d can have all the more dramatic consequences. The question arises as to when lawyers even run the risk of becoming liable to prosecution for obstruction of justice (Section 258 StGB) in the course of investigations. Setting clear boundaries could also help lawyers to defend themselves against (fortunately rare) attempts to influence them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Pragal spoke at DICO &#8211; Deutsches Institut f\u00fcr Compliance e.V. on 12.12. on the topic of \u201cCriminal Thwarting Risks in the Conduct of Internal Investigations\u201d (https:\/\/lnkd.in\/dexEjYfc). 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