Last month, Spotlight on Corruption published a review showing that senior executives at large British companies who engage in economic crime, financial wrongdoing or regulatory breaches almost never face any consequences. In this analysis for LexisNexis Corporate Crime expert, Julia Steinhardt reviews the key findings of the report and what she considers to be the […]
At the end of last month, the European Parliament voted through a new environmental crime directive which includes provisions criminalising the most serious cases of environmental damage that are “comparable to ecocide”. The environmental campaign group Stop Ecocide International has been calling for ecocide to become an international crime since 2021, defining it as “unlawful […]
Nick Vamos and Franziska Christen have secured a discharge for a client facing extradition to the Republic of Kenya (a category 2 territory under the Extradition Act 2003) to face criminal proceedings for conspiracy to defraud. We had previously won the client’s release on conditional bail. The case raised issues in relation to: – the […]
Yesterday, the legal team of Julian Assange was back in court in a bid to stop the extradition of the Wikileaks founder to the US. The two-day hearing in the High Court will consider whether Mr Assange can be granted leave to appeal against the 2022 extradition decision made by then Home Secretary Priti Patel. […]
In addition to being a key forum for the substantive resolution of fraud disputes, the English court regularly plays an important role in support of foreign proceedings. Perhaps the cornerstone of this support are the different forms of interim relief it offers to a litigant engaged in foreign proceedings under section 25 of the Civil […]
Last week, a former Goldman Sachs International analyst was found guilty of insider trading and fraud at Southwark Crown Court, in a case brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Mohammed Zina worked at the bank between 2014 and 2017, joining the Conflicts Resolution Group in 2016. Through this role, he came into possession of […]
Towards the end of last year, the government concluded the Online Fraud Charter, which sets out commitments by big online players to tackle the gigantic rates on online fraud. This is a positive move, but to truly address the fraud epidemic, it is important to also address the high value of frauds. One important tool […]
Across the world, climate change litigation is increasingly seen as an important measure by which to try to effect meaningful local or international action and change of policy. In July 2023, a global study found that climate change cases had more than doubled since 2017 and included thousands of actions filed before international and regional […]
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has undergone major change in recent years. In October 2020, Nikhil Rathi replaced Andrew Bailey as its CEO. In March 2023, Mark Steward stood down and was replaced by Therese Chambers and Steve Smart as joint Heads of Enforcement. In the same period, the Gloster Report, which had been commissioned […]
In our interconnected world, international lawyers play a crucial role in addressing cross-border challenges such as climate change and human rights abuses. Their expertise in navigating diverse cultures and intergovernmental relations positions them to create just and equitable solutions for a more harmonious international order. In this AIJA podcast, Charlotte Tregunna and fellow academic co-ordinators, […]
