Keep an eye out for a class action launched in California against Electronic Arts, the games software company. This small case could turn out to be one of the most important in the history of brand licensing.
Bribery: Alcatel pleads to sample minor charges; stumps up millions in "settlement" figures
The US Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission do not, apparently, see the irony in demanding payment of money so that they do not continue with criminal and civil proceedings based on - wait for this - bribery. The pena...
Business crime: drug traffickers used real businesses as a front
Six drug traffickers have been sentenced to a total of 102 years in jail in the UK. They used real businesses to cover up their illicit trade, exposing their trading partners to the risk of prosecution for money laundering.
BizLawCentral: Australian insolvency practitioners must not commingle estate funds
It seems like common sense but apparently not and it's taken the Federal Court of Australia to make a final determination that insolvency practitioners must maintain separate bank accounts for each estate they administer. Now the question has be...
Sanctions: US Anti-Boycott actions
Four companies have recently settled actions under the USA's Anti-Boycott provisions which protect Israel against actions under or in support of the Arab League Boycott of trade with Israel. The companies concerned are OAC Shipping Company, Mash...
A former director of Australian company Streetwise has been jailed for 8 1/2 years by a Sydney court for making fraudulent representations in sup...
Business Crime: USA extradites former property developer
Upon a request by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission, the USA has arrested and extradited to Australia a former director of a Go...
Bribery: HK business owner jailed for bribery and tax evasion
WU Chi Man, the owner and principle director of a logistics company wanted to grow his business: so he tried to increase it by bribery and lying...
BizLawCentral: not so funny as comedian jailed for bankruptcy offences
Anthony Lee Wright, described by the prosecution as "a former comedian" didn't make the Court laugh as it heard how he cheated in a ban...
AML/CFT: WMLR Vol 9 No 5 (12/2010) published today
In World Money Laundering Report Volume 9 No. 5 published today Of tithes, tourists and terrorism The Wikileaks revelations about Secretary...
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