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UK Financial Services Authority Sets Precedent Under New Penalty Policy

by Sergey Kvitkin, Iain Wright | Morgan Lewis on 3/20/2013

FSA's methodology for calculating financial penalties is expected to lead to significantly higher fines than in the past. On 18 March, the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) published a final notice imposing a fine...more

Deepwater Horizon Trial Kicks Off with Finger Pointing

by Josh Crank | Lawyers.com on 2/27/2013

Federal Judge Carl Barbier heard opening statements today in the trial of BP, Transocean Ltd. and Halliburton Co. for their roles in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion that killed 11 workers and dumped millions of...more

11th Circuit Case Signals Split on Law vs. Regulation vs. … Contract?

by Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph, PL on 2/25/2013

On February 22, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit vacated the smuggling and conspiracy convictions of two importers of allegedly tainted cheese products in the case of United States of America v. Yuri...more

RBS Fined £87.5 Million over LIBOR Rates

by Orrick - Structured Finance Group on 2/12/2013

On February 6, the FSA issued a final notice to RBS imposing a fine of £87.5 million for misconduct in submitting rates for the calculation of LIBOR....more

RBS Fined £87.5 Million over LIBOR Rates

by Orrick - Structured Finance Group on 2/12/2013

On February 6, the FSA issued a final notice to RBS imposing a fine of £87.5 million for misconduct in submitting rates for the calculation of LIBOR....more

White Collar Watch - January 2013

by Andrea P. Brockway, Christopher R. Hall, Randall M. Lutz, Nicholas J. Nastasi, Christine Pickel, Brian Simons, Chad Williams III | Saul Ewing LLP on 1/23/2013

In This Issue: - Death and Taxes? Recent Supreme Court Arguments in Gabelli v. SEC Concerning a General Statute of Limitations for Civil Fines May Also Affect How Long the IRS Has to Assess Penalties - Avoiding...more

New Competition Regulation in the United Arab Emirates - Considerations for Commercial Practices and Transactions

by King & Spalding on 1/8/2013

This briefing identifies the types of practices and transactions in which domestic competition law might be relevant to doing business in the United Arab Emirates (the UAE) in light of the new federal competition law set to...more

An Ounce of Prevention Could Have Been the Cure

by Ronald Shapiro on 12/18/2012

Earlier this month, a restaurant company in the Midwest pled guilty to an immigration charge when a federal investigation revealed that one of the company’s restaurant managers was an undocumented worker who provided the...more

Record $1.92 Billion in Fines and Penalties Levied against HSBC

by Keith R. Fisher, Alan S. Kaplinsky, Beth Moskow-Schnoll | Ballard Spahr LLP on 12/14/2012

HSBC Holdings, London, and two of its U.S. subsidiaries have been ordered to pay a record $1.92 billion in fines and penalties for anti-money laundering (AML) and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) violations....more

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UK Financial Services Authority Sets Precedent Under New Penalty Policy

Deepwater Horizon Trial Kicks Off with Finger Pointing

11th Circuit Case Signals Split on Law vs. Regulation vs. … Contract?

RBS Fined £87.5 Million over LIBOR Rates

RBS Fined £87.5 Million over LIBOR Rates

White Collar Watch - January 2013

New Competition Regulation in the United Arab Emirates - Considerations for Commercial Practices and Transactions

An Ounce of Prevention Could Have Been the Cure

Record $1.92 Billion in Fines and Penalties Levied against HSBC

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