On 5 September the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in the long-awaited, and much discussed, case of SFO v ENRC. Justice Andrews’ ruling in the lower court, which rejected ENRC’s claim to litigation privilege, had...more
This case, from the U.S. Federal Appeals Court, considers the applicability of the Fifth Amendment’s privilege against self-incrimination in relation to testimony compelled by a foreign government, on the present facts the...more
8/3/2017
/ Appeals ,
Compelled Testimony ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Cross-Border ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Foreign Jurisdictions ,
Government Investigations ,
Indictments ,
Libor ,
Rabobank ,
UK
The Supreme Court handed down judgment in Financial Conduct Authority v. Macris [2017] UKSC 19 on Wednesday 22 March 2017. The central issue in the appeal was whether Mr. Macris had been "identified" in a public notice. ...more