Tag Archives: EADS

Anti-Bribery and Corruption, Compliance October 8, 2012

Defence Companies Fail Anti-Corruption Test

85% of defence companies' leaders do not publicly speak up enough on the importance of preventing corruption… Continue Reading

Anti-Bribery and Corruption, Enforcement and Prosecution Policy and Trends, Fraud, Deception and False Claims March 9, 2012

Corruption Investigation into EADS continues – no interference by the Attorney General

Six months later, it appears that the Attorney General has decided not to get involved because, we suppose, of the risk to Britain's international reputation if there is further political interference in the workings of the criminal justice system. A decision to stop the SFO's investigation would be politically explosive, both domestically and internationally.… Continue Reading

Fraud, Deception and False Claims October 23, 2011

Prosecutors re-open investigation into death of Russian anticorruption whistleblower Sergei Magnitsky – the problems for whistleblowers around the world

This story is still shocking, even though it has been widely reported in the Western media over the last two years both in newspapers and on television.… Continue Reading

Anti-Bribery and Corruption, Enforcement and Prosecution Policy and Trends October 13, 2011

Corruption Investigation Into EADS/GPT – Will The Government Block This One too?

So one might take the view that "here we are again" five years later more allegations of corruption; involving a Saudi Royal again; the only difference is it is a UK subsidiary of EADS/GPT, on this occasion, and not British Aerospace. Presumably the Cameron government is faced with the same sort of dilemma, with similar pressure from the Saudi government.… Continue Reading

Anti-Bribery and Corruption, Compliance, Enforcement and Prosecution Policy and Trends, Fraud, Deception and False Claims June 8, 2011

Corruption investigation into EADS – a comparison of whistleblower laws in the US and the UK

Returning to the new SEC rules on rewarding whistleblowers, I believe that we in the UK should watch what happens in the US before simply dismissing it out of hand as an odd American idea that we couldn't possibly replicate here in the UK.… Continue Reading

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