Compliance und interne Untersuchungen im zivilprozessualen Kontext

Is it possible for third parties to have recourse to any internal investigation findings in order to prove a compliance breach? The author examines the practical possibilities of introducing internal investigation findings into civil proceedings against a company and, in particular, explores the question of whether there are limits to the utilization of internal investigation findings in civil proceedings. In view of the claimant's evidentiary interests, the utilization of the findings seems obvious; however, the company's need for protection might require the assumption of a prohibition on the utilization of evidence.