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European Union Court Takes Hamas Off List of Terrorist Organizations On December 17, 2014, the General Court of the European Union – Second Chamber, delivered its judgment in the case Hamas vs European Council. The Court annuls, on procedural grounds, the Council... Michael Plachta 30 15 2014-12-19 European Union Compliance, Counter-terrorism, European Commission, European Court of Human Rights, European Union, International Courts, International Crimes, Legal Ethics, Oversight, Terrorism
EU Justice and Home Affairs Continue Enforcement and Harmonization Work On December 4-5, 2014, the Justice and Home Affairs Council of the European Union met and reached agreement on a number of matters. Bruce Zagaris 30 15 2014-12-12 European Union, Europe Eurojust, European Commission, European Union
Israel Continues Tax Evasion Investigation into Swiss Accounts On December 8, 2014, the Israeli Tax Authority announced that Israel arrested and then released on bail four additional persons, bringing to 28 the number of individuals arrested in an investigation... Bruce Zagaris 30 15 2014-12-12 Israel, Switzerland Arrest, Asset Forfeiture, Bank Secrecy, Economic Crimes, Evidence Gathering, Investigation, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement, Tax Havens
Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Releases Report on Preliminary Examination Activities 2014 On December 2, 2014, the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) released its annual Report on preliminary examinations. This report summarizes the preliminary... Michael Plachta 30 15 2014-12-12 European Union, Europe, United States Administration of Justice, International Cooperation, International Courts, International Crimes, International Criminal Court
Council of Europe Experts Discuss Various Aspects of International Cooperation in Criminal Matters Recently, Council of Europe (CoE) experts have discussed current problems of international cooperation in criminal matters. The European Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC) held its 67th plenary... Michael Plachta 30 15 2014-12-12 Denmark, European Union, Europe, Turkey Corruption, Council of the European Union, Extradition, International Convention, International Cooperation, International Crimes
Swiss Museum Accepts Nazi-Era Art Trove Subject to 1998 Washington Conference Principles On November 24, the Museum of Fine Arms Bern, known as the Kunstmuseum Bern, accepted a valuable bequest by Cornelius Gurlitt, the son of a Nazi-era art dealer, promising to abide by the 1998... Bruce Zagaris 30 15 2014-12-04 Germany Evidence Gathering, Evidence Sharing, Holocaust, International Convention, International Cooperation, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement
Foreign Terrorist Fighters: European Union Pursues Implementation of Adopted Measures On November 24, 2014, the EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator (CTC) released its paper prepared in consultation with the European Commission and the EEAS, as well as Europol and Eurojust, takes stock of... Michael Plachta 30 15 2014-12-04 European Union, Europe, Iraq, Syria Eurojust, European Commission, European Union, Europol, INTERPOL, Information Exchange, International Convention, International Cooperation, International Crimes, Mutual Legal Assistance, Terrorism
EUROJUST Releases Its Report on Environmental Crime Eurojust launched the Strategic Project on Environmental Crime in the Spring of 2013 upon its approval by the College of Eurojust that April. The overall objective was to strengthen and improve... Michael Plachta 30 15 2014-12-04 European Union Data Sharing, Endangered Species, Environment, Eurojust, International Convention, International Cooperation, Organized Crime
United Kingdom Opts-In to EU Police and Criminal Law Measures Following the official notification of the list of measures that the United Kingdom would like to re-join, the European Commission, on December 1, 2014, adopted a decision to allow the UK to take... Michael Plachta 30 15 2014-12-04 European Union, United Kingdom Comparative and International Law, Council of the European Union, Counter-terrorism, Data Sharing, EU Justice and Home Affairs Council, European Union, Evidence Sharing, Extradition, Fugitive, Information Exchange, International Cooperation, International Courts, International Crimes, Jurisdiction, Mutual Legal Assistance, National Security, Policy/Directives
HSBC’s Swiss Private Banking Unit Agrees to $12.5 Million Fine for Providing Unregistered Services to U.S. Clients On November 25, 2014, HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) agreed to admit wrongdoing and pay $12.5 million to settle charges by the Securities and Exchange Commission that the firm violated federal securities... Bruce Zagaris 30 15 2014-12-04 Switzerland, United States Bank Secrecy, Banking Supervision, Compliance, Evidence Gathering, Evidence Sharing, Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision, Information Exchange, Investigation, Offshore Banking, Securities Exchange Commission, Securities Law, Securities Trade Enforcement, Settlement, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement, Tax Havens
International Anti-Corruption Legislative Amendments in Canada The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, which came into force on February 15, 1999, takes a supply-side approach to combating... Peter Bowal and Evan Knight 30 15 2014-12-04 Canada Comparative and International Law, Compliance, Conferences, Corruption, Information Exchange, International Convention, International Cooperation, International Crimes, OECD
Swiss Cooperation with French Over Investigation of Tax Fraud Involving Former French Football Star On August 19, 2014, the Swiss government published in the Federal Gazette a notice that it is cooperating with French tax authorities over an investigation of alleged tax fraud involving former... Bruce Zagaris 30 12 2014-12-01 France, Switzerland Cross-Border Communication, Data Sharing, Evidence Sharing, Information Exchange, International Cooperation, OECD, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement, Taxation
U.S. Indicts Six Corporations and Executives for Money Laundering, Tax, and Securities Fraud On September 9, 2014, a multi-count indictment was unsealed in the U.S. District Court in Brooklyn New York, against six corporate entities and executives. The charges include conspiracy to commit... Bruce Zagaris 30 12 2014-12-01 Bahamas, Belize, Canada, United States Compliance, Financial Crimes, Financial Enforcement, Fraud, Indictment, Money Laundering, Securities Law, Tax Crimes
SEC Imposes $2 Million Penalty on Smith & Wesson for FCPA Violations On July 28, 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) as a result of employees and... Bruce Zagaris 30 12 2014-12-01 Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, United States Bribery, Corruption, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Securities Exchange Commission
U.S. Appellate Court Upholds Dismissal of Kenya Whistleblower due to Foreign Sovereign Immunity On August 29, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld the dismissal by the U.S. District Court of a lawsuit by a Kenyan whistleblower to enforce his... Bruce Zagaris 30 12 2014-12-01 Kenya Asylum, Jurisdiction, Lawsuits, Whistle-blowing
U.S. Appellate Court Upholds Dismissal of Anti-Retaliation Provisions of Dodd-Frank Whistleblowing Provisions for Lack of Jurisdiction On August 14, 2014, a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld the dismissal of a complaint by a whistleblower Liu Meng-Lin against defendant Siemens AG, his former employer, alleging that... Bruce Zagaris 30 12 2014-12-01 China, Taiwan, United States Administration of Justice, Disclosure, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, International Crimes, Jurisdiction, Legislation, Regulation, Securities Exchange Commission, Standing, Whistle-blowing
Karigar: Landmark Bribery Case in Canada Indian-born Nazir Karigar was a former security systems executive for CryptoMetrics Canada, a subsidiary of the U.S. company CryptoMetrics Corporation.  In 2005, Karigar became aware of Air India’s... Peter Bowal and Caitlin The 30 12 2014-12-01 Canada, India, United States Bribery, Cross-Border Communication, Financial Crimes, Penalties, Political Leaders, Sentencing, Transparency, Whistle-blowing, White Collar Crime
European Union Reveals Future Perspectives for the Standing Committee on Internal Security (COSI) In July 2014, the European Union Presidency released its note on the future of the Standing Committee on Internal Security (COSI). Michael Plachta 30 12 2014-12-01 European Union Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Cross-Border Communication, EU Justice and Home Affairs Council, European Commission, European Union, Evidence Sharing, Information Exchange, International Cooperation, National Security
New York Regulator Suspends Dollar Clearing for StanChart’s High-risk Clients On August 19, 2014, Benjamin M. Lawsky, Superintendent of Financial Services, announced an order concerning Standard Chartered Bank's ("SCB") failures to remediate anti-money laundering... Bruce Zagaris 30 12 2014-12-01 Hong Kong, United Arab Emirates, United States Adjective Enforcement, Bank Secrecy, Banking Supervision, Compliance, Financial Crimes, Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision, Money Laundering
UK-UAE Agreement Enables UK to Obtain First Recovery of Criminal Assets from UAE On August 21, 2014, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced that the new CPS Proceeds of Crime Service (CPSPOC) in London has obtained what is believed to be the first ever successful... Bruce Zagaris 30 12 2014-12-01 United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom Asset Forfeiture, Asset Seizure, Cross-Border Communication, Freezing of Assets, International Cooperation, International Courts

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