One of the issues that distinguishes U.S. law from English law is the concept of an implied contractual duty of good faith. While U.S. law has embraced this concept, it was believed that English law had not. However, as a...more
3/6/2013 - Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing Yam Seng v International Trade Corp
Financial businesses operating in the European Union will need to consider implementing stricter anti-money-laundering and anti-terrorism-financing controls or face a potential fine of up to 10 percent of their annual...more
2/13/2013 - AML Anti-Terrorism Financing Banks Cross-Border Due Diligence EU European Commission Financial Action Task Force Financial Companies Fines Foreign Banks Money Laundering PEP
Although 2012 did not bring a major prosecution, it was not without note-worthy events. The UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO), on top of the withdrawal of previous Bribery Act guidance and the publication of new guidelines in...more
12/18/2012 - Financial Crimes Internal Investigations Self-Reporting SFO UK Bribery Act Whistleblowers
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