To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Hidden among its flurry of end-of-term blockbusters, on June 27, 2022, the US Supreme Court issued a long-awaited opinion in Ruan v. United States. In Ruan, the Supreme Court addressed the issue of what mens rea A physician…
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. According to the most recent Annual Report of The Office of the Legal Services Commissioner (OLSC), 2,714 written complaints were made against NSW legal practitioners in 2020-2021, of which 1,405 were assessed as disciplinary matters. Disciplinary proceedings initiated against solicitors…
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Australian bikini model Stevie Bamford has found herself in trouble with the law again, this time for credit card fraud. The model made global headlines in 2012 after lying about being sexually assaulted by a tuktuk driver while two other…
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To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On 10 June 2022, the UK Law Commission published the results of its review into the laws that govern corporate criminal liability in the UK and its proposals to reform them. There has been a long-held concern amongst enforcement authorities,…
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The US Department of Justice’s latest Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) resolution with Glencore plc and related entities raises new questions about independent compliance monitors, and whether they are back to stay. In October 2021, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced revised DOJ guidance on corporate monitorships.1 The DOJ’s announcement suggested a reversal of a…
27 June 2022 Lewis Silkin To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. As widely publicized in recent months, the government has fast-tracked new legislation to “tackle corrupt elites and dirty money” and to “deliver transparency about who ultimately owns and controls overseas entities that own…
22 June 2022 Songhai Advisory LLP To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. South Africa’s four-year probe into state capture will be complete when Chief Justice Raymond Zondo submits the concluding part of his findings today. President Cyril Ramaphosa was expected to apply the findings to tackle…
Last week, the Hong Kong Court of Appeal refused to grant liquidators (the “Liquidators“) of Galleria (Hong Kong) Limited (“Galleria“), a Hong Kong company, leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal in relation to their action against one of Galleria’s former lenders (the”Bank“) for knowing receipt, dishonest assistance and fraudulent trading. The Court…
The Rise of Whistleblowing in an Increasingly Ethical World There has been a steady rise in whistleblowing systems being put into place around the world over the past few years. This is happening because businesses and organizations recognize they need to do more to prevent or reduce corruption, fraud and human rights abuses as these…
09 June 2022 Corrs Chambers Westgarth To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. This week’s TGIF considers In the matter of Intellicomms Pty Ltd (in liq) [2022] VSC 228, in which Associate Justice Gardiner found that a Sale Agreement disposing of key assets to a…
