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Hong Kong's former Chief Executive, Donald Tsang, charged with misconduct in public office
Amidst dramatic court scenes, the former Chief Executive (CE) of Hong Kong, Donald Tsang Yam-kuen, was charged on Monday with two counts of misconduct in …
People's Bank of China enters into anti-money laundering cooperation arrangement with Macau's monetary authority
In what will undoubtedly be seen as another step in Beijing’s effort in the battle against corruption and the proceeds of corrupt transactions, the …
Thai anti-bribery laws are extended to cover foreign officials and bribery through "associated" persons
Recent amendments to the Organic Act on Counter Corruption B.E. 2542 (1999) have created a new suite of bribery offences for foreign public officials, …
New guide to anti-corruption regulation in Asia Pacific launched
Over the past two years we have witnessed an exponential increase in global efforts to combat corruption. Nowhere is this more visible than Asia, where a …
Hong Kong’s top court clarifies mental element in money laundering offence
In the recent case of HKSAR v Pang Hung Fai (FACC 8/2013), the Court of Final Appeal (the CFA) offered, for the first time, authoritative guidance on the …
Property tycoon and former Chief Secretary jailed in Hong Kong's highest-level corruption trial
Thomas Kwok, chairman of Sun Hung Kai Properties, Rafael Hui Si-yan, former Government number two, and two businessmen have been found guilty and …
Hong Kong court rules that restrictions on disclosure under PRC laws are inapplicable
In this landmark case, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance was asked to inquire into non-compliance by a Hong Kong CPA firm, Ernst & Young, with …
UK Court of Appeal allows private LIBOR claims to proceed
An issue which has in recent years been on the agenda of financial regulators globally is the potential manipulation or fixing of the London InterBank …
English & Hong Kong Courts refuse to infer common law duty of care in mis-selling claims involving non-advisory contracts
An English Court of Appeal case heard recently confirmed that the English courts will be unwilling to infer a common law duty into non-advisory contracts …
The Hong Kong Government refines its key legislative proposals on the establishment of an Independent Insurance Authority after consultation
On 26 June 2013 the Government published the consultation conclusions on its key legislative proposals for the establishment of an independent Insurance …
Securities and Futures (Amendment) Bill gazetted proposing a regulatory framework for Hong Kong's over-the-counter derivatives market
The Securities and Futures (Amendment) Bill 2013 (the "Bill") was gazetted on 28 June 2013 following a joint consultation exercise conducted by the Hong …
June 2013 Corporate Crime Update
This June 2013 edition of our Corporate Crime Update was published on our FSR blog and covers developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, …
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