No widespread, wrongful redactions of ENRC’s documents, judge rules

An English judge has dismissed part of a disclosure application by Dechert, stating that there is no reason to believe there were systematic problems in Kazakh miner ENRC’s privilege claims over documents connected to a legal malpractice lawsuit.

A view from the least corrupt country in the world: do we care too much about the perception of corruption?

Despite finishing top of Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index, New Zealand’s anti-corruption laws are outdated, porous and rarely enforced, writes Meredith Connell’s William Fotherby and Stephen Rankin.

Airbus quickly pays blockbuster bribery penalty

“The speed with which Airbus was able to pay the fine raises real questions about whether the global DPA has really impacted the company’s bottom line,” said an anti-corruption campaigner.

Dechert accuses ENRC of a “flawed” approach to privilege

Dechert has accused Kazakh mining company ENRC of committing “myriad errors” when redacting documents in a legal malpractice lawsuit.
EU anti-fraud agency targets Dutch salvage company

OLAF has accused a Dutch salvage company of committing fraud on an EU-funded project to clear shipwrecks from the Mauritanian coast.
SEC fights to restore scuttled charges against ex-Rio Tinto executives

The SEC has asked a New York federal court to reinstate charges against two former Rio Tinto executives accused of concealing the failure of a disastrous Mozambique coal mine acquisition.

DOJ points to Rakoff decision to fight Cognizant “outsourcing” concerns

In an attempt to thwart former Cognizant executives’ requests over “outsourcing” allegations, the DOJ has wielded a recent decision where a federal court was unconvinced by similar arguments.

World Bank official joins Zimmer Biomet

Mara Senn will work as a senior counsel in the medical device company’s global compliance investigations unit.

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US court to consider beefed up Cuban trafficking lawsuit against Amazon

A US citizen suing Amazon for taking advantage of land confiscated by the Cuban government has submitted extra evidence in a push to revive his lawsuit against the online retailer.

BIS undersecretary orders rethink of potentially “disproportionate” export control penalty

The head of the US Commerce Department’s export control division has told an administrative court to re-examine a $31 million fine it handed to an Estonian shipping company over dealings in Iran.

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Counsel Watch

In the latest counsel watch, Switzerland’s financial regulator hires a Zurich-based lawyer to investigate allegations of espionage at Credit Suisse while a Hogan Lovells team in London successfully fends of an appeal in a lawsuit linked to a $25 million fraud scheme.

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France readying charges against individuals in Airbus bribery probe

A senior French prosecutor says decisions on whether to indict individuals in the record-breaking Airbus bribery investigation will be made “in the very...

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