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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 …
Three convicted in £23m Green biofuel trial
Three individuals have been convicted following a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation into the promotion of unregulated pension and investment …
Transparency International publishes CPI 2014
Transparency International (TI) has published the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2014. This is the 20th annual edition of the CPI, which ranks …
OECD Foreign Bribery Report
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released its Foreign Bribery Report (Report) this week. The Report is the OECD’s …
Hong Kong: China intensifies anti-corruption drive
Proposed amendments to the Criminal Law will give President Xi Jinping further powers in his fight against corruption in China. Once they are …
Corporate Crime Update – October 2014
Welcome to the October 2014 edition of our corporate crime update - our round-up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, fraud, …
Corporate Crime Update - July 2014
Welcome to the July 2014 edition of our corporate crime update - our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, fraud, …
Supreme Court corrects “wrong turn” in English law, holding that bribes received by an agent are held on trust for the principal
Who is the rightful owner of a bribe? Is a bribe or secret commission received by an agent “held on trust” for his principal? Or is the …
Corporate Crime Update - June 2014
Welcome to the June 2014 edition of our corporate crime update - our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, fraud, …
Corporate Crime Update - May 2014
Welcome to the May 2014 edition of our corporate crime update - our round-up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, fraud, …
Corporate Crime and Investigations Conference
Herbert Smith Freehills hosted a flagship Corporate Crime and Investigations conference in London last week, featuring high profile speakers and …
UK: Sentencing Council publishes fraud, bribery and money laundering offence Definitive Guideline
On 23 May 2014, the Sentencing Council published a consultation response on sentencing guidelines for individuals convicted of fraud, bribery and money …
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