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Using evidence obtained in criminal proceedings in a civil claim to recover the proceeds of corruption: a guidance note

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 22 2013

There are a variety of mechanisms to recover stolen public funds and bribes, each with its own advantages and disadvantages and with the

As the UK braces itself for the introduction of DPAs: is the tide turning in the US?

  • Corker Binning
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  • United Kingdom, USA
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  • May 20 2013

The Crime and Courts Bill received Royal Assent on 25 April 2013, which means that Deferred Prosecution Agreements ('DPAs') will now be a part of the

Bribery Act 2010: the first three convictions

  • McGuireWoods LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 14 2013

Whilst attention continues to focus on the on-going absence of a corporate prosecution for bribery by the SFO, it is worth reflecting on the

UK deferred prosecution agreements: new enforcement tool or blunt instrument?

  • Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 14 2013

The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (the "Act") received Royal Assent in April 2013, and makes provision for the introduction of deferred prosecution

Immunity from prosecution for corruption

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • Nigeria, United Kingdom
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  • May 14 2013

Transparency International has published an interesting news feature on the numerous examples of corrupt senior politicians relying on immunities to

Deferred prosecution agreements pass into law in the UK

  • Clifford Chance LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 10 2013

The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (the Act) received Royal Assent on 25 April 2013. When they come into force, its provisions will make significant

FCA prosecutes a former mortgage broker for breach of the general prohibition

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 10 2013

On 29 April 2013, Michael Joseph James Lewis (a former mortgage broker) appeared at Medway Magistrates Court to face criminal charges brought against

Asset recovery: who can you sue for corruption?

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 8 2013

Corruption has been simply defined as the abuse of entrusted power for private gain. In many countries corruption is a problem of

Mutual legal assistance in corruption cases: a guidance note

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • Global, United Kingdom
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  • May 8 2013

The laundering of the proceeds of corruption does not stop at borders. Nor then can the investigation and prosecution of corruption. Countries

Asset recovery weapons: disclosure in civil proceedings

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 8 2013

One objective at the outset of, and throughout, a civil case to recover the proceeds of corruption is to obtain evidence to strengthen