Topic: International cooperation

France’s financial crimes prosecutor is struggling to obtain evidence from certain overseas jurisdictions, despite the agency’s efforts to improve cooperation with foreign prosecutors.

14 June 2022

Some $100 million in frozen funds allegedly stolen from Ukraine and subject to a forfeiture attempt in Switzerland will only be returned if Ukraine spends them on projects that “improve the living conditions of the population”, Swiss officials said.

10 June 2022

South African lawyers say the arrests of the Gupta brothers in Dubai on Monday are a real “milestone” but warned that it could take years for the pair to face trial over their alleged role in widespread corruption in South Africa.

09 June 2022

An OLAF official believes the establishment of an EU-wide prosecution agency will improve the effectiveness of the bloc’s anti-fraud investigation agency by prosecuting more of its cases.

08 June 2022

The recent signing of an extradition treaty between Denmark and the UAE has paved the way for Dubai authorities to apprehend businessman Sanjay Shah on an international arrest warrant.

06 June 2022

The US will recommend that proceeds from the sale of the mansion go to the people of Gambia.

27 May 2022

European politicians want to bring in bloc-wide criminal penalties for evading European Union sanctions because current fines vary wildly from country to country. “It’s one that all lawyers, frankly, should be monitoring,” said one practitioner.

26 May 2022

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06 May 2022