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United Kingdom - March 12 2013
RBS has recently been hit with a hefty bill for approximately $612 million as a result of regulatory enforcement and criminal investigations against…
United Kingdom - August 6 2012
Court of Appeal rules that piercing the corporate veil will not create privity of contract and that Russian defendants to a claim in tort are outside the jurisdiction of the English court.
United Kingdom - January 30 2012
Following the recent settlement of civil recovery proceedings against Mabey Engineering (Holdings) Ltd, the Serious Fraud Office has sent a strong message to institutional investors that they must satisfy themselves of the business practices of the companies in which they invest or face confiscation of dividends.
Global - December 31 2011
Transparency International has published the fifth Bribe Payers Index, which ranks the perceived likelihood of companies from 28 countries to win business abroad by paying bribes.
United Kingdom - August 20 2009
Part 2 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Requests and Orders) Order 2005 (POCA Order) provides a mechanism for overseas authorities to seek court orders to restrain and confiscate property in England and Wales, but not outside the jurisdiction.
