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The D&O Diary
Corruption Allegations Lead to Securities Lawsuits
I was on a panel at a law firm event last week during which I was asked to make some predictions for 2015. Among other things, I said that I…
Insurance
FCA publishes the findings of its thematic review into Managing bribery and corruption risk in commercial insurance broking (TR14/17)
Background In 2010 the Financial Services Authority (FSA) published a report (FSA 2010 report) on anti-bribery and corruption in commercial insurance broking (a link to our update on this report…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
And still more guilty pleas in bribery cases
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/former-intelligent-decisions-ceo-pleads-guilty-to-bribery-charges/2014/11/25/f3ae43d0-74c1-11e4-bd1b-03009bd3e984_story.html
Government Contracts Legal Forum
3 year sentence for a former AF official on bribery-related charges
Interesting facts from the now-ended, long running bribery related case of John Sims: 1) the federal investigation began in 2009, showing just how long some of these investigations take. 2)…
Global Investigations & Compliance Review
Monthly China Anti-Bribery Update Report — October 2014
1. New law or regulation State level: No developments. Local level (Beijing & Shanghai): No developments. Communist Party Rules: No developments. 2. Upcoming law or regulation (1) It was…
Subject to Inquiry
Civil fraud damages claims begin in the UK following a corruption prosecution by the SFO and the DOJ against Innospec and others
By Government Investigations Group
In a recent decision of Mr Justice Flaux in the case Jalal Bezee Mejel Al-Gaood & Partner v Innospec Limited and Others, the Claimants sued for damages which they claimed…
Legal Profession Blog
Consent Disbarment For Witness Bribery Conviction
An attorney convicted of bribery, obstruction of justice and related conspiracy charges was disbarred on consent by the Rhode Island Supreme Court.RI.gov reported on the convictionAttorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today…
Global Investigations & Compliance Review
GSK BRIBERY CASE – END OF THE MATTER?
This article was originally published by LexisNexis and is reproduced with permission. GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has been fined £300 million and five of its employees given suspended prison sentences in China…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
New Sentencing Guidelines in England and Wales for Fraud, Bribery and Money Laundering Offences
In May, the Sentencing Council for England and Wales issued their "Fraud, Bribery and Money Laundering Offences - Definitive Guidelines." The Guidelines apply to "all individual offenders aged 18 and older…
Subject to Inquiry
The Serious Fraud Office bribery charges against Alstom
By Government Investigations Group
“From this autumn, we will start to see cases adopted by us, under our recalibrated focus on top tier work, coming to trial…we have much in the pipeline.” David Green…