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MEPs to log meetings with lobbyists
The EuropeanParliament has voted for influential members of the European Parliament (MEPs)
to come clean about their dealings with lobbyists.In
a 31 January [2019] amendment to the European Union assembly’s rules of
procedure, the parliament agreed..
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06 February 2019
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April/May 2019 - 01 April 2019
Petrofac executive pleads guilty over Middle East bribes
By Sara Lewis
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14 February 2019
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April/May 2019 - 01 April 2019
UBS to appeal €4.5 billion fine in France for tax evasion and money laundering
By Keith Nuthall
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20 February 2019
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April/May 2019 - 01 April 2019
SFO ends Rolls-Royce and GSK corruption inquiries
By Keith Nuthall
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25 February 2019
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April/May 2019 - 01 April 2019
Turks & Caicos corruption case drags on for three years – costing US$100m plus
By Gemma Handy, in St John’s, Antigua
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25 February 2019
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April/May 2019 - 01 April 2019
Big drop in UK fraud total for reported cases in 2018, says BDO
By Liz Newmark
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27 February 2019
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April/May 2019 - 01 April 2019
UK relies on US to punish corporate economic crime, says NGO
TheUnited Kingdom is “effectively outsourcing” criminal enforcement against corporatesto the United States, says Corruption Watch. In a report [1] reviewing major penalties in New York andLondon since the 2008 financial crisis, the anti-corruption..
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06 March 2019
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April/May 2019 - 01 April 2019
Russian telco pays US$850m in US to resolve Uzbek bribe allegations
By Keith Nuthall
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07 March 2019
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April/May 2019 - 01 April 2019
Accelerate bribery investigations & decide on ‘failure to prevent’ extension, says House of Lords
An “excellent piece of legislation” is the UK House of Lords opinion of the UK Bribery Act 2010 in a report, published today [14 March2019] [1], but peers would like to know how the authorities plan to speed up bribery investigations and ensure that..
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14 March 2019
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April/May 2019 - 01 April 2019
R(AL) v SFO still threatens LPP
David Corker (+44 (0)20 7353 6000, dc@corkerbinning.com) is a partner at criminal, fraud and regulatory law firm Corker Binning.
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14 March 2019
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April/May 2019 - 01 April 2019
The limits of double jeopardy
Andrew Smith (+44 (0)20 7353 6000, as@corkerbinning.com) is a partner at law firm Corker Binning, who has advised on a range of white-collar criminal and regulatory matters, many of them international in nature.
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14 March 2019
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April/May 2019 - 01 April 2019
The post-Brexit future for fighting financial crime
Jonathan Grimes (+44 (0)20 7814 1234, jgrimes@kingsleynapley.co.uk) is a criminal litigation partner at Kingsley Napley.
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18 March 2019
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April/May 2019 - 01 April 2019
Is English law on property fraud fit for purpose?
Peter Robinson (+44 (0)20 7412 0050, pr@hunters-solicitors.co.uk) is joint head of the property department and MLRO at Hunters Solicitors (incorporating May, May & Merrimans).
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19 March 2019
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April/May 2019 - 01 April 2019
EU clinches historic deal on whistleblower protection
By Sara Lewis, in Brussels
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21 March 2019
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April/May 2019 - 01 April 2019
Cross-border currents – EU to establish new anti-cybercrime bodies
By Keith Nuthall
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21 March 2019
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April/May 2019 - 01 April 2019
UK fails to protect foreign bribery probes from political interference, says OECD
By Sara Lewis
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28 March 2019
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April/May 2019 - 01 April 2019
Strategy deficit undermines UK police approach to fraud, HM inspectorate finds
Fraud policing in England & Wales is too often inefficient and unaccountable, and “rarely seen as a priority,” says an official report. [1]Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services found that seven of eleven..
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02 April 2019
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UK corporate financial crime enforcement: is it left to Uncle Sam?
Georgina Whittington (+ 44 (0)20 7872 1630, georgina.whittington@wilmerhale.com) is an associate at WilmerHale in London. Karl Laird (+44 (0) 20 3301 0910, karl.laird@6kbw.com) is a barrister at 6KBW.
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03 April 2019
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How I investigated the Panama Papers
Esther Martin (esther.martin@informa.com), assistant editor. Some of the content for this article was derived from the keynote speech of Bastian Obermayer at the 2018 ACFE Fraud Conference Europe, in addition to a subsequent personal interview. The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners is the world’s leading anti-fraud organisation and provider of anti-fraud training, education and certification (www.acfe.com).
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03 April 2019
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April/May 2019 - 01 April 2019