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Who owns a bribe?

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
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  • June 11 2013

A public official receives a bribe to award a contract. Does the bribe “belong” to the official or to the state that he or she represents? The issue

New York’s highest court delivers important disgorgement decision

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • June 12 2013

On June 11, 2013, the New York State Court of Appeals reinstated a policyholder's claim for coverage for a $160 million "disgorgement" payment to the

Unwinding contracts procured by bribery: a look at the decision in the Attorney General of the Turks and Caicos Islands v Star Platinum Island Limited and Others

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 17 2013

It is not necessary in satisfying the test for civil bribery (i.e. That a secret commission has been paid) to show that the payer paid

Prest v Petrodel: Supreme Court confirms existence of doctrine of piercing the corporate veil

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 12 2013

The Supreme Court has today allowed the appeal in this family law case which considered the existence and scope of the doctrine of piercing the

Supreme Court invalidates claims to isolated DNA, but upholds patent eligibility of cDNA in Myriad

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • June 13 2013

On June 13, 2013, the United States Supreme Court issued a highly anticipated decision in Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc

Unpaid internships: they may spell trouble

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 12 2013

Unpaid internships are a popular way for college studentsand now college graduatesto fill out their resumes, gain valuable work

Deferred prosecution agreements for companies: a new era in criminal justice in the UK?

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
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  • June 10 2013

On April 25, 2013, the UK Parliament passed the Crime Courts Act of 2013 (the “Act”), which addresses (in Schedule 17) the procedures and

Tunisian asset recovery efforts: one step forward and two steps back?

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • European Union, Tunisia
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  • June 11 2013

There were mixed reports in the last few weeks of both advances and setbacks in relation to Tunisia's asset recovery efforts. Following Tunisia's

Bank guarantees: "primary obligor" wording does not create a demand bond

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 29 2012

Guarantees of performance are often required in commercial transactions

No “advertising injury” coverage for clothing design, says Second Circuit

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • June 17 2013

In CGS Industries, Inc. v. Charter Oak Fire Ins. Co., No. 11-2647-cv (June 13, 2013), the Second Circuit concluded that an insurance policy's