As the UK government implements measures to mitigate the impact of COVID-19, the SFO will soon be called on to investigate allegations of fraud involving those new systems. Can it rise to the challenge?
The first thing to consider is: What type of mediation is best suited for the particular fraud dispute in question? There are two types of mediation: facilitative mediation and evaluative mediation. Facilitative mediation In a facilitative mediation the mediator’s role, as the title of the type of mediation suggests, is to facilitate the participants to […]
It was inevitable that the COVID-19 crisis would see a surge of "pandemic profiteers" looking to commit fraud. Organisations must remain vigilant against bad actors seeking to exploit this time of economic uncertainty.
Prohibiting US firms and individuals from paying bribes to foreign officials in furtherance of a business deal, the FCPA’s impact in the CEE/SEE (Central and (south)Eastern European Countries) region continues to grow. We speak to Jitka Logesová who heads the firm-wide Corporate Investigation practice at Wolf Theiss, on what impact the FCPA has and the […]
The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) is an institution mandated by the EU with the notion of protecting the Union's financial interest. It is an administrative body which investigates fraud against the EU budget, corruption and serious misconduct within the European institutions, and develops anti-fraud policies. But are their investigations thorough and meet legal requirements, or do […]
A recent investigation by the BBC and Premières Lignes has uncovered that one of Britain’s biggest accountancy firms aided the laundering of drug money.
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