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The Human Rights Act and civil fraud
Gavin McFarlane of Titmuss Sainer Dechert and London Guildhall University foresees problems ahead for Customs and Excise if they pursue the concept of civil fraud once the Human Rights Act 1998
comes into force in England and Wales in October 2000.
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01 March 2000
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Shipping loss prevention
John Spears of Global Intelligence Services shares his experience of shipping fraud but says that the practical lessons in document and cargo security and due diligence apply equally to all businesses.
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01 March 2000
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Dishonesty is not necessary for liability as a knowing recipient of trust property
On 9 December 2000 the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal handed down an interesting judgment in Houghton and others v Fayers and another which clarified the area of accessory liability as a constructive trustee for those who knowingly receive property transferred to them in breach of trust or other fiduciary duty. Joanna Gray explains.
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01 March 2000
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Raking up the Dirt
Charlie McCreevy, the Irish Minister of Finance, has warned that the Revenue Commissioners will examine the tax affairs of up to 150,000 or one in ten Irish taxpayers after the “Dirt” (deposit interest retention tax) scandal. If the..
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01 March 2000
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Fraud, company culture and loss of face
Even the well-intentioned and loyal employee can be suborned and drawn into systematic fraud. Charles Cawley examines how a concern to do the right thing and to maintain standing with peers as well as individual greed can harm and even destroy a company.
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01 March 2000
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Spending limits
Several UK banks are planning to offer credit cards with lower spending limits, specifically for use when shopping online in a bid to curb web-based fraud. Under UK law, cardholders may be held liable for the first UK£50 lost in any..
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01 March 2000
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Cresson not crestfallen
Madame Edith Cresson, former prime minister of France and member of the disgraced European Commission that was forced to resign en masse last March in the wake of a damning report on mismanagement and fraud, has declared that she wishes to clear her..
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01 March 2000
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Piers looks in his Mirror
The London Stock Exchange is believed to have widened its inquiry into the sharedealings of Piers Morgan, editor of The Mirror newspaper, after it was disclosed that he bought shares worth UK£10,000 in Corporate Executive Search, a company that..
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01 March 2000
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Ex-Merrill Martineau in wire and mail fraud
Donald Martineau, a former vice president and senior financial consultant for Merrill Lynch in Boston, has been convicted on six counts of wire and mail fraud relating to a scheme to steal US$6.3 million from the investment bank’s clients...
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01 March 2000
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Going, going… to court?
Dodgy wheeling, dealing and price collusion might not come as a surprise in tne world or car auctions but surely the clients of the blue chip auctioneers should be able to trust them to act with total integrity. One might have thought so but it..
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01 March 2000
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Helping the police with their enquiries
Later this month the Home Office in London will announce a scheme under which regulated private investigation agencies will support police in combating corporate fraud. The government will set up a registry of approved investigators which is likely..
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01 March 2000
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Dubious documents
In the December/January issue of Fraud Intelligence Edwin Cheyney of Middleton Potts, Solicitors offered some practical advice on how to detect document fraud. Here he joins forces with David Browne, head of the Forensic Department of BSB Forensic Limited, in order to inspect the legal and practical concerns more closely.
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01 March 2000
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