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Advisory Board · UK

Branislav
Hock

Advisory Board Member (UK) · AML Certification Centre

Associate Professor in Economic Crime & Compliance, University of Portsmouth. PhD & LLM Cum Laude, Tilburg University. Leading National Expert for the UK — OLAF/EU VIRTEU project. OECD Integrity Forum Best Paper 2016. Author, speaker, founder of European Compliance Center.

PhD · Tilburg LLM Cum Laude 15 Publications University of Portsmouth UK
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About

Branislav Hock is an Advisory Board Member at AML Certification Centre and Associate Professor in Economic Crime & Compliance at the University of Portsmouth, where he has worked for nearly 9 years. He conducts cutting-edge research, teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses, and supervises doctoral students across the fields of economic crime, anti-bribery, anti-money laundering, and sanctions compliance.

He holds a PhD in Law and Economics from Tilburg University (2013–2017), specialising in Anti-Corruption Law, FCPA, UK Bribery Act, Extraterritoriality, and Compliance, and an LLM Research Master from Tilburg University (Cum Laude, 2012–2013). He is founder of the European Compliance Center (May 2018–present), Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (May 2018–present), and was the Leading National Expert for the UK on the VIRTEU project — a high-profile 18-month EU legal research initiative on VAT fraud funded by OLAF under the HERCULE III programme (Apr 2020–Sep 2021). His paper on foreign bribery enforcement was selected as the OECD Integrity Forum Winning Academic Paper in 2016.

Notable Contributions

OECD Integrity Forum — Winning Academic Paper 2016 — Paper “Foreign Bribery Enforcement: Credibility and Clarity Problems” recognised by the OECD as a winning paper and presented in Paris during the Forum. Issued by OECD, associated with Tilburg University (Mar 2016).
Leading National Expert (UK) — OLAF/EU VIRTEU Project — Appointed as Leading National Expert for the UK on the VIRTEU project (Apr 2020–Sep 2021): an 18-month high-profile legal research study on VAT fraud and interdisciplinary research on tax crimes in the EU, funded by the European Commission under HERCULE III.
UN Consultant — Legislative Guide on Combating Fraud — Contracted by the United Nations (Aug 2024–Sep 2025) to develop a legislative guide on combating fraud, addressing international and regional legal frameworks relevant to preventing and combating fraud.
Expert Witness — House of Lords, Bribery Act 2010 — Called as expert witness before the House of Lords in connection with the UK Bribery Act 2010, demonstrating recognised authority in UK anti-bribery legislation and enforcement.
Founder, European Compliance Center — Founded the European Compliance Center (May 2018–present), a knowledge-sharing and research platform focused on compliance and economic crime across European jurisdictions.
15 publications on economic crime and compliance — Including “Policing corporate bribery: negotiated settlements and bundling” (Policing and Society, May 2020), “Best paper award at the ISLJ Annual International Law Conference” (Oct 2017), and a full research output list published May 2024.
Journal of Economic Criminology — Co-Editor-in-Chief — Launching and co-leading the Journal of Economic Criminology, an interdisciplinary publication on financially motivated crimes and wrongs, to be launched during the 4th Winter Economic Crime Symposium.
Role
Advisory Board Member
AML Certification Centre · UK Region
AML Certifications
Camb RegTech: AI for Financial Regulation — Cambridge · 2022
ACAMS KYC CDD · Aug 2020
FHEA Fellow, Higher Education Academy · May 2018
Issued by AML Certification Centre
Expertise
Economic CrimeAnti-BriberyAML / SanctionsFCPAUK Bribery ActVAT FraudProsecution AgreementsRegTechCorporate Compliance
Activity

Research, Events & Expert Roles

Selected public appearances and academic contributions by Branislav.

Expert Witness · House of Lords
House of Lords — UK Bribery Act 2010
Called as expert witness on UK Bribery Act 2010 enforcement
EU Research · OLAF · 2020–2021
VIRTEU — VAT fraud in the EU (HERCULE III)
Leading National Expert (UK) · European Anti-Fraud Office · 18-month project
Award · OECD · Mar 2016
OECD Integrity Forum — Winning Academic Paper
Foreign Bribery Enforcement: Credibility and Clarity Problems · Paris
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