Region: Belgium

GIR looks at the lawyers hired to represent Russians seeking to overturn their European Union sanctions listings.

13 July 2022

A veteran London barrister has acted in the convictions of two corporates in as many weeks, and Clifford Chance has helped resolve financial crime investigations on both sides of the Atlantic.

11 October 2021

Belgian prosecutors violated a former EU official’s right to a fair trial when interrogating him in a corruption investigation linked to Swiss commodities trader Glencore, Europe’s human rights court has ruled.

15 September 2021

The Belgium tax authority says the individuals received advice from UK company Solo Capital, which has been embroiled in litigation and investigations over controversial cum-ex trading tax refunds.

30 July 2021

01 July 2021

13 May 2021

11 May 2021

The UK’s financial regulator has issued its first penalty in connection with the cum-ex scandal, punishing London-based Sapian Capital for “incompetently” failing to detect financial crime.

06 May 2021

17 March 2021

15 September 2020