False instructions to lawyers, forged compliance forms and knowingly untrue witness statements helped unravel the cover stories of bankers, executives and their intermediaries in Kuwait's $1 billion pension fund corruption case.
False instructions to lawyers, forged compliance forms and knowingly untrue witness statements helped unravel the cover stories of bankers, executives and their intermediaries in Kuwait's $1 billion pension fund corruption case.
The Crown Prosecution Service unlawfully refused to disclose personal data requested by a man fighting extradition to the U.S., a London judge has ruled while refusing to order the agency to hand over the information.
An amateur trader has been handed a two-year suspended sentence by a London court for faking a £154 million ($205 million) takeover bid for a Canadian oil company in an effort to boost its share price.
Businessman and ex-solicitor Mohamed Amersi said that the daughter of the then-Uzbekistani president was not a "bribeable person" and instead extorted funds as he denied involvement in corruption at a London trial on Tuesday.
LetterOne, an investment group founded by Russian billionaires, told the U.K. Supreme Court on Tuesday that the government unlawfully deprived it of the market value of a broadband business by forcing its sale on national security grounds without adequate compensation.
A former civil servant has been convicted of fraud for being dishonest in job applications over his juggling of five full-time government roles, at one point simultaneously.
Switzerland's financial regulator said Tuesday that it has finalized changes to its rules against money laundering, updating requirements to reflect recent amendments to national legislation ahead of a Financial Action Task Force review.
Under the U.K.'s forthcoming crypto-assets regime, a broad range of activities will be brought within the Financial Conduct Authority's authorization remit, making the application window particularly important for overseas firms serving U.K. consumers, says Mark Chalmers at Davis Polk.
