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Sun faces first civil claim as model sues over ‘police bribes’ – The Guardian

sally — Tue, 28 May 2013 08:20:20 +0000

“A model is suing the Sun and Scotland Yard in the first civil claim linked to alleged corrupt payments to police officers and public officials.”

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The Guardian, 27th May 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Former judge to examine role of police corruption in murder investigation – The Guardian

sally — Fri, 10 May 2013 09:54:06 +0000

“The home secretary has ordered a review by a former senior judge into the role police corruption had in shielding the murderers of a private detective found with an axe embedded in his head.”

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The Guardian, 10th May 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Civil recovery still an option in cases of complex fraud or bribery, SFO confirms – OUT-LAW.com

sally — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:44:49 +0000

“The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) remains open to pursuing civil recovery where appropriate in cases of serious or complex fraud, including bribery and corruption offences, it has confirmed.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 23rd April 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Bungs in Football – The Legal Goalposts for Clubs, Managers and Agents – 11 KBW

sally — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:46:32 +0000

“On Tuesday 19 September 2006, BBC’s Panorama made a number of allegations about corruption in football. The most serious allegations concern the alleged widespread bribery of football club directors, managers and scouts by agents seeking to place the players for whom they act.”

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11 KBW, 19th February 2013

Source: www.11kbw.com

Briton who took on Sergei Magnitsky network faces libel case in UK – The Independent

tracey — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:33:56 +0000

“A former Moscow police officer is suing a British businessman who exposed how a network of corrupt officials and shadowy criminal underworld figures were behind the largest tax fraud in Russian history. Lieutenant Colonel Pavel Karpov has launched libel and defamation proceedings in the High Court against William Browder, a millionaire hedge-fund magnate who has campaigned against corruption within the Russian government after his lawyer Sergei Magnitsky was tortured and died in police custody.”

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The Independent, 24th January 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Hacking: corrupt Yard officer found guilty of trying to sell information to NotW – Daily Telegraph

tracey — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 09:41:19 +0000

“A senior Scotland Yard counter-terrorism officer has been convicted of misconduct after she offered to sell information about the phone-hacking investigation to the News of the World.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th January 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Police conduct undermining service’s reputation, says watchdog – The Guardian

sally — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 09:34:28 +0000

“Police officers have been warned that the ‘very legitimacy’ of the service risks being undermined unless more is done to take issues of integrity more seriously, a watchdog says.”

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The Guardian, 19th December 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Charging announcement in relation to Operation Elveden – Crown Prosecution Service

sally — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:02:59 +0000

“Alison Levitt, QC, Principal Legal Advisor to the Director of Public Prosecutions, oversees CPS decision making and all potential prosecutions in relation to the ongoing phone hacking investigations and other related matters.”

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Crown Prosecution Service, 20th November 2012

Source: www.blog.cps.gov.uk

Operation Elveden: CPS to decide whether to bring charges – The Guardian

sally — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 09:58:59 +0000

“Prosecutors will announce on Tuesday if they believe they have enough evidence to bring criminal charges following a police investigation into alleged illegal payments by journalists to public officials.”

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The Guardian, 19th November 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Hooper: call police over ‘corrupt’ referral fees – Law Society’s Gazette

sally — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 10:03:13 +0000

“A former Court of Appeal judge earlier this week called for lawyers who pay or receive ‘corrupt’ referral fees to be reported to the police. Lord Justice Hooper told the bar conference that the growth of referral fees, which ‘corruptly’ influence the choice of trial advocate, is the most pernicious consequence of the government’s ‘savage’ legal aid cuts.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 15th November 2012

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Solicitor General: Keynote speech to World Bribery and Corruption Compliance Forum – Attorney General’s Office

sally — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 09:12:11 +0000

Solicitor General: Keynote speech to World Bribery and Corruption Compliance Forum

Attorney General’s Office, 23rd October 2012

Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk

TNK-BP whistleblower wins case – The Guardian

tracey — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 10:07:01 +0000

“Oil firm loses attempt to extend gagging order preventing former logistics head disclosing documents alleging corruption.”

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The Guardian, 16th October 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Former military chiefs generals could be banned from access in wake of ‘generals for hire’ allegations – Daily Telegraph

tracey — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 09:12:14 +0000

“Former generals and military chiefs could be banned from contacting ministers and defence officials in the wake of an alleged access for hire scandal.”

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Daily Telegraph, 15th October 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Court of Appeal ruling in ‘whistleblowing’ case – Law Society’s Gazette

sally — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 10:31:09 +0000

“Members of limited liability partnerships are not ‘workers’ under employment legislation, the Court of Appeal ruled this week dismissing a whistleblowing claim made against City firm Clyde & Co.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 28th September 2012

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Police figures show corruption cases against 49 Met officers – The Guardian

sally — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 08:34:07 +0000

“Forty-nine Metropolitan police officers were suspended for corruption over a three-year period, with figures showing 15 cases were proven, 18 unproven and 16 ongoing.”

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The Guardian, 29th September 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Abramovich wins biggest private court case in history – Daily Telegraph

tracey — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:34:42 +0000

“Roman Abramovich has won his $6.5bn legal battle with his former mentor and business partner, in the biggest private court case in British legal history.”

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Daily Telegraph, 31st August 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Oxford University Press fined £1.9m over bribery by African subsidiary firms – The Guardian

sally — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 09:00:17 +0000

“Oxford University Press, the global academic publishing department of the university, has been ordered to pay nearly £1.9m after two subsidiary companies bribed government officials for contracts to supply school textbooks in east Africa.”

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The Guardian, 3rd July 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Three jailed for £9m Sainsbury’s potato scam – The Guardian

sally — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:06:35 +0000

“Three men have been jailed for a scam in which Sainsbury’s was overcharged by nearly £9m.”

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The Guardian, 22nd June 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Combating corruption in a global business environment – forthcoming HLE panel discussion – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

sally — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 08:12:03 +0000

“According to the Ministry of Justice, it was hoped that the Bribery Act 2010 would ‘provide a more effective legal framework to combat bribery in the public or private sectors’ and ‘help tackle the threat that bribery poses to economic progress and development around the world’.”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 20th June 2012

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

Regina v Majeed; Regina v Westfield – WLR Daily

sally — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:17:27 +0000

Regina v Majeed; Regina v Westfield [2012] EWCA Crim 1186; [2012] WLR (D) 172

“Where a sportsman corruptly accepted financial inducements to identify, in advance, occasions when during a match he would play in a specific, previously agreed, manner, the conduct of that sportsman, whose contract obliged him to refrain from doing anything that might damage the reputation of the club or board which employed him, was integral to the affairs and business of that club or board, who were therefore victims of such corrupt activities, even if the bribes were not intended to and did not influence the club or board in any way.”

WLR Daily, 31st May 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Stephen Lawrence murder: Police inquiry ‘not corrupt’ – BBC News

tracey — Thu, 31 May 2012 14:52:07 +0000

“The Metropolitan Police was not corrupt in its handling of the Stephen Lawrence inquiry, an internal report says.”

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BBC News, 31st May 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Police recorded 8,500 corruption allegations in three years – The Guardian

tracey — Fri, 25 May 2012 09:09:11 +0000

“The police watchdog has revealed how more than 8,500 allegations about corruption have been recorded by forces in England and Wales in three years – but only 13 police officers have been prosecuted and found guilty.”

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The Guardian, 24th May 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Corrupt police Commander Ali Dizaei sacked for second time – Daily Telegraph

tracey — Wed, 16 May 2012 09:25:02 +0000

“Ali Dizaei, the Metropolitan Police commander twice jailed for corruption, has been dismissed from the force, it was announced today.”

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Daily Telegraph, 15th May 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Stephen Lawrence murder: Police corruption inquiry – BBC News

tracey — Fri, 11 May 2012 16:20:25 +0000

“Scotland Yard has called in the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) to review fresh allegations of corruption in the Stephen Lawrence murder inquiry.”

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BBC News, 11th May 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Plea bargaining: eBay justice – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

sally — Thu, 03 May 2012 18:12:32 +0000

“In 2009, Zoe Pemberton, then aged ten, put her grandmother up for auction on eBay ostensibly as a joke. As part of the description she described her grandmother as ‘annoying and moaning a lot’. She also said that she was ‘cuddly’ and ‘likes word searches’. The public bid up to £20,000 until the lot was taken down. If you believe that our criminal justice system is the grandma of every common law system of the world then it seems that she is about to be auctioned off. News is that the Government intends to consult on a new plea bargaining system after big business suggested that the UK should copy the US. At the same time, amongst lawyers and commentators, opinion of the US plea bargaining system is at an all time low.”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 3rd May 2012

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

Lack of major prosecution under Bribery Act does not mean the new laws are not being enforced, expert warns – OUT-LAW.com

sally — Tue, 01 May 2012 08:36:58 +0000

“Organisations that believe anti-corruption laws introduced in the UK last year are not being enforced are too blasé and risk falling foul of the rules, an expert has said. Meanwhile, managers have claimed that the laws put UK firms at a disadvantage.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 30th April 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

Plea bargain-style laws to be consulted on in summer, Government says – OUT-LAW.com

sally — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:05:23 +0000

“Legislation to set out a framework that would allow businesses and prosecutors to negotiate punishments for criminal activity is being drafted and will be consulted on in June, according to a Sunday newspaper.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 23rd April 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

Stephen Lawrence murder: Theresa May considering new public inquiry – The Guardian

sally — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:06:45 +0000

“The home secretary is considering ordering a new public inquiry into the murder of Stephen Lawrence, the Guardian has learned.”

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The Guardian, 22nd April 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

SFO must publish more information about bribery settlement cases, report says – OUT-LAW.com

sally — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:51:18 +0000

“Criticism over the lack of detail that has emerged from corruption case settlements only serves to reinforce the need for deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs) to be introduced in the UK, an expert has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 2nd April 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

Ofcom steps up test of James Murdoch’s fitness to keep BSkyB role – The Guardian

tracey — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 09:35:56 +0000

“Ofcom has stepped up its investigation into whether James Murdoch is a ‘fit and proper’ person to sit on the board of BSkyB, forming a project team to examine evidence of phone hacking and corrupt payments emerging from the police and the Leveson inquiry.”

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The Guardian, 8th March 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

‘Culture’ of illegal payments to officials existed at The Sun, says senior Met officer – Daily Telegraph

tracey — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:18:20 +0000

“Deputy Assistant Commissioner (DAC) Sue Akers, who is leading the Metropolitan Police’s latest inquiries into allegations of phone hacking, email hacking and corrupt payments, said payments did not amount to an ‘odd drink or meal’ but ‘frequent’ and ‘sometimes significant’ amounts.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th February 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

English cricket is shamed as Westfield jailed for spot-fixing – The Independent

sally — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:43:49 +0000

“On a grim day for English cricket, Mervyn Westfield, a former Essex player, was sent to prison at the Old Bailey yesterday for corruption. The 23-year-old, who was sentenced to four months for spot-fixing in a county match, is the first English player to be jailed for such an offence.”

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The Independent, 18th February 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Corrupt police chief Ali Dizaei jailed again – The Independent

sally — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:29:49 +0000

“The career of Britain’s most controversial police chief was ended today (13 February) after he was jailed for corruption for a second time – but he could be freed in three months.”

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The Independent, 13th February 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Corrupt conspirators convicted following energy contracts investigation – OUT-LAW.com

tracey — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:57:36 +0000

“Four men who disclosed details of bids relating to lucrative energy contracts overseas have been convicted of corruption charges following a ruling by the Crown Court.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 27th January 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

Corruption self-reporters not disadvantaged by own investigative restrictions, SFO says – OUT-LAW.com

sally — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:58:59 +0000

“The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) may formally investigate alleged corruption at firms that self-report the activity but will be mindful not to harm the company’s reputation, the head of the organisation has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 24th January 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

Filkin report proposals could shield criminals and corrupt officers – The Guardian

tracey — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:33:00 +0000

“While some of Dame Elizabeth’s recommendations about links between police and media are welcome, others spell danger.”

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The Guardian, 4th January 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Met Police corruption: Officers allowed to resign – BBC News

tracey — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:52:55 +0000

“More than 130 Metropolitan Police (Met) officers were allowed to resign rather than facing misconducts panels over the last year, figures have shown.”

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BBC News, 2nd January 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir lose sentence appeal – BBC News

sally — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:20:34 +0000

“Ex-Pakistan cricket captain Salman Butt and bowler Mohammad Amir have lost their appeals against their sentences for a spot-fixing scam.”

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BBC News, 23rd November 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Salman Butt and Mohammed Amir sentence appeal date set – BBC News

tracey — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:47:53 +0000

“Former Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammed Amir are to begin appeals against their sentences for a spot-fixing scam next week.”

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BBC News, 18th November 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Cricketing convictions – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

sally — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:59:59 +0000

“Recently three Pakistani test cricketers, Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir, were convicted of conspiracy to cheat at gambling and conspiracy to accept corrupt payments, arising out of Pakistan’s tour of England in 2010. They were sentenced to 30 months, 12 months and 6 months’ imprisonment respectively (Amir having pleaded guilty). Butt has recently filed an appeal against sentence. Regrettably, although it is the first such prosecution in the UK, only a delusional optimist would assume it will be the last. It therefore falls to be considered whether the sentences were justified.”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 14th November 2011

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

ICC anti-corruption chief insists illegal betting not endemic – BBC News

tracey — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:00:24 +0000

“Cricket’s anti-corruption chief insists illegal betting is not endemic in the game, in the wake of three Pakistan players being jailed for spot-fixing. Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir have been given prison terms for conspiring to bowl deliberate no-balls in a 2010 Test match against England.”

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BBC News, 3rd November 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Former Met police detectives cleared as retrial collapses – The Guardian

tracey — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 09:05:29 +0000

“One of the most significant police anti-corruption cases in modern times collapsed on Wednesday, after two former detectives, who had both served lengthy jail sentences, were cleared at a retrial.”

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The Guardian, 19th October 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Phone hacking: Andy Coulson sues newspaper group – Daily Telegraph

sally — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 10:07:56 +0000

“Former News of the World editor and Downing Street aide Andy Coulson is suing a division of News International after it stopped paying his legal fees over the phone-hacking scandal.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th September 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Review into West Yorkshire Police murder case corruption – BBC News

sally — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 08:34:34 +0000

“An urgent review has been ordered into the conduct of police in West Yorkshire who took a murder trial witness to a brothel and allowed him to take drugs.”

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BBC News, 8th September 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

IPCC probes police corruption case – The Independent

sally — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 08:35:56 +0000

“The Independent Police Complaints Commission is to investigate the conduct of a chief of police and his deputy arrested over corruption claims.”

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The Independent, 16th August 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Insurance broker Willis fined £7m by FSA – The Guardian

tracey — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:21:09 +0000

“Willis Limited carpeted by the Financial Services Authority for failing sufficiently to monitor payments to overseas third parties.”

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The Guardian, 21st July 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Macmillan Publishers ordered to pay £11.3m – BBC News

sally — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 12:13:43 +0000

“Macmillan Publishers has been ordered to pay £11.3m for ‘unlawful conduct’ related to its education division in East and West Africa.”

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BBC News, 22nd July 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAE criticised by UK MPs over Tanzania corruption – BBC News

tracey — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:21:42 +0000

“The British arms and aircraft firm BAE Systems has been severely criticised by a UK parliamentary inquiry into a corruption case surrounding an air-traffic-control deal with Tanzania.”

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BBC News, 19th July 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Phone hacking: John Yates investigated over claims he ‘inappropriately’ got job for Neil Wallis’s daughter – Daily Telegraph

tracey — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:26:54 +0000

“The Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating an allegation that John Yates ‘inappropriately’ secured a Scotland Yard job for the daughter of hacking suspect Neil Wallis.”

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Daily Telegraph, 18th July 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Phone hacking: Serious Fraud Office considering investigation into News Corp – Daily Telegraph

sally — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:19:52 +0000

“The Serious Fraud Office will give ‘full consideration’ to calls for it to launch an investigation into Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, a spokeswoman said today.”

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Daily Telegraph, 18th July 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk