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US Supreme Court rules that the SEC must bring enforcement actions within 5 years of the commission of misconduct (not when it was discovered)
The US Supreme Court has ruled that a five-year statutory limitation period imposed under the US Code (28 U.S.C. §2462) runs from the date of accrual of …
Regulatory enforcement: divergent perceptions of the effectiveness of the SEC's efforts
In an article entitled "SEC enforcement: What has gone wrong?" published in the National Law Journal in December 2012, Professor John C Coffee Jr raised …
Making information about companies public: Netflix CEO's Facebook posting prompts SEC Wells Notice
In July this year, Reed Hastings, the CEO of Netflix Inc (Netflix), posted on Facebook that Netflix's members had enjoyed over 1 billion hours in …
TI publishes Corruption Perceptions Index 2012
Transparency International (TI) has published the Corruption Perceptions Index 2012 (CPI). The CPI, originally launched in 1995, ranks countries …
Corporate crime update - December 2012
Please click here for the November 2012 edition of our global corporate crime update. Jurisdictions covered in this month’s update include: United …
US SEC's record-setting $276 million insider trading case
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it had charged CR Intrinsic Investors LLC (a hedge fund advisory firm), Mathew …
Corporate crime update - October 2012
We are delighted to announce that we have expanded our corporate crime updates to cover a number of additional jurisdictions. Accordingly our corporate …
Our new firm: Herbert Smith Freehills
Today has seen the launch of our newly merged firm, which combines the market leading practices of legacy firms Herbert Smith and Freehills. The new firm …
Addressing the implications of non-EEA national depositor preference regimes in the UK
In certain non-EEA countries, if a firm becomes insolvent, the claims of depositors in the home country will be preferred above the claims of depositors …
Herbert Smith New York now open
Our New York office has opened for business. The office will initially operate as Herbert Smith New York. On 1 October 2012, the official launch …
HM Treasury and US Tax Authority release model agreement to implement FATCA in the UK and extend information sharing powers between the US and the UK
HM Treasury (in conjunction with the governments of France, Germany, Italy and Spain – together the 'FATCA Partners') have published the terms of a model …
New US Executive Order in relation to Iran and enforcement action against two non-US banks
On 31 July 2011 Barack Obama enacted a new Executive Order 'Authorising Additional Sactions with Respect to Iran', which has immediate …
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