Region: Croatia

Ex-SBM Offshore lawyer to sue company over blackmail claims

“This time I am in search of justice on a personal level,” said Jonathan Taylor, who claims SBM Offshore tried to ruin his reputation after he published documents detailing the company’s handling of a bribery scandal.

18 September 2023

SBM Offshore whistleblower says he’s returning home after extradition victory

A former lawyer at SBM Offshore who helped expose widespread bribery by the Dutch oil company says he will return home to the UK from Croatia, after winning an extradition battle.

08 July 2021

Croatian Supreme Court upholds Jonathan Taylor’s extradition to Monaco

The former SBM Offshore lawyer intends to ask Croatia’s justice minister to block the decision in an extradition battle that has been running for almost a year.

18 May 2021

Ex-SBM Offshore lawyer: “no choice” but to reveal widespread corruption

Jonathan Taylor says he doesn’t regret his role in exposing alleged worldwide bribery by the Netherlands-based oil services company despite it leading to his almost year-long detention in Croatia.

07 May 2021

SBM Offshore whistleblower claims “brutal hospitalisation” in Croatia

“Where I was looking for help, I got one of the worst twelve-hour experiences of my life,” Jonathan Taylor said.

21 April 2021

NGOs call on Monaco to drop extradition request for ex-SBM Offshore lawyer

09 April 2021

SBM Offshore whistleblower takes extradition case to Croatian Supreme Court for third time

15 March 2021

UK MPs urge government to intervene in SBM Offshore whistleblower case

26 January 2021

Croatian court orders extradition of SBM Offshore whistleblower to Monaco

13 January 2021

UK government refuses to intervene in SBM Offshore whistleblower case

09 November 2020

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