An overabundance of airplane time and a shortage of Internet access (not the mention my day job’s unrelenting requirements) have kept The D&O Diary on the blogging sidelines despite a host of noteworthy events in recent days. The march of
Court in Bahrain Upholds Life Imprisonment for Democracy Advocates
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is concerned at the harsh sentences, including life imprisonment, upheld by a Bahrain appeals court against 20 Bahraini political activists, according to his spokesperson. “He urges the Bahraini authorities to allow all defendants to exercise
RICO suit being pursued in the US, relating to the charges brought against Victor Dahdaleh by the Serious Fraud Office
The RICO suit….reinforces our view that…when defendants become involved in allegations of corruption they may have to face multiple sets of criminal proceedings around the world as well as civil suits and the threat of public procurement debarment in the
Bahraini Investment Bank, Arcapita Bank BSC, Files for Bankruptcy in the Southern District of New York
Introduction
On Monday, Arcapita Bank BSC (“Arcapita”), a Bahraini closed joint stock company, filed chapter 11 petitions for bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. As stated in the First Day Declaration of
Victor Dahdaleh charged with bribery
It was widely reported, yesterday, that the Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) have arrested and charged prominent Canadian investor Victor Dahdaleh with bribing officials of a Bahrainian state-owned smelting company.
Kuwait and Bahrain Call for Palestinian State
The leaders of Kuwait and Bahrain today at the General Assembly called for an end to Israeli occupation of Arab territories and the creation of a Palestinian State, a move they said would resolve conflict in the Middle East.“Six decades
Cause of Bahraini horse outbreak identified
A recently reported outbreak affecting horses in Bahrain has been diagnosed as glanders, a very serious bacterial infection caused by the highly contagious bacterium Burkholderia mallei. So far, it has been reported that 8 horses were euthanized over the past
International Law at the Central States Legal Writing Conference
The King of Pop Settles with Bahraini Prince
Alas, Michael Jackson’s fans will have to wait for his next law suit if they want to hear him testify. As reported earlier on this blog, Sheikh Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa, second son of the King of Bahrain, alleged
