A Scandinavian Scandal: Another Nordic banking boss goes out the window
Swedbank has become the second Scandinavian bank to oust its CEO over an ongoing money laundering scandal.
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July 10, 2019
Cleaning House: Money laundering & the legal profession
Following a recent review, 26 law firms have been referred by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal and now face potential disciplinary action for instituting inadequate ‘money laundering’ safeguards.
July 1, 2019
Bad Sign: Ropes & Gray trainee barred for forgery
A former trainee at Ropes & Gray has been barred for tracing a client’s signature. She claimed the document with the forged signature was the document which had been lost.
June 25, 2019
Walk This Way: Criminal Barristers Plan National Walkout
Criminal barristers in England and Wales have voted to stage a one-day walkout on 1 July after a long-running dispute over legal aid and prosecution fees.
June 14, 2019
Not Today: Case over Boris Johnson’s Alleged Misconduct During the Brexit Campaign Thrown out by the High Court
Following District Judge Margot Coleman’s ruling that Boris Johnson will have to appear in the Crown Court over allegations of misconduct in public office during the EU referendum campaign, the High Court threw out the case considering it.
June 13, 2019
Medical Madness: Drug Firms Accused of Inflating Costs in American Lawsuit
A 500-page lawsuit has been filed by 44 US states alleging an anti-competitive conspiracy between drug makers Teva, Novartis, Pfizer, Mylan and Sandoz to artificially inflate prices by more than 1000% for over 100 generic drugs.
May 30, 2019
Currency Collusion: Five Banks Fined by EU for Manipulating the Foreign Exchange Market
Traders from Barclays, RBS, JP Morgan, Citigroup and MUFG have been fined €1.07 billion by the European Commission for rigging the foreign exchange market.
May 30, 2019
Transatlantic Tolerance: UK Too Lenient on Corporate Crime
A recent report from watchdog Corruption Watch has shown that the UK is weaker than the US in cracking down on corporate crime.
May 13, 2019
When Sharing Isn’t Caring: Facebook’s Data Dilemma
Facebook’s data-sharing deals with 150 major technology companies come under criminal investigation.
May 1, 2019
Rules on Rebellion: Climate Protests Raising Issues of Lawfulness
Over 750 people have been arrested so far in response to the climate change demonstrations taking place around London.
April 22, 2019