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Worldwide freezing injunction granted against persons unknown
The jurisdiction to grant worldwide freezing injunctions against persons unknown is now “clearly established”, HHJ Waksman QC confirmed in the recent handing down of his judgment in CMOC Sales & Marketing Ltd v Persons Unknown [2018] EWHC 2230 (Comm). The Claimant in this case, an English company managed by its sister company in the USA,
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Private prosecution success over fraudster
A former car dealer has been jailed for eight years for a multi-million pound investment fraud – even though the Crown Prosecution Service had refused to charge him, BBC News has learned.Paul Sultana was convicted after the company he had defrauded brought a private prosecution – criminal proceedings which are not initiated by the state.
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Online Anonymity: A luxury we can no longer afford?
The past decade has seen an increased use of virtual private networks, cryptocurrencies, whistleblowing, targeted marketing, trolling and online scams – all made possible by a perceived online anonymity. The question whether online anonymity should go the way of the dodo has been debated for some time and has again become a hot topic thanks
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The Importance of the Duty of Full and Frank Disclosure Emphasised Once Again
The recent decision in Banca Turco Romana SA (in liquidation) v Kamuran Cortuk and others [2018] EWHC 662 (Comm) emphasises the importance of the duty of full and frank disclosure in the context of freezing injunctions. In this case, the claimant, a Romanian bank acting through its liquidator, had sought the continuation of freezing injunctions which had
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ACFE 2018 Report to the Nations
The 2018 Association of Certified Fraud Examiners’ Report to the Nations provides a detailed breakdown of occupational fraud from 125 countries. Occupational fraud is defined as the use of one’s occupation for personal enrichment through the deliberate misuse or misapplication of the employing organisation’s resources or assets. The Report identified the most common behavioural indicators
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The Ever Increasing Anti-Bribery, Corruption and Compliance Risks
Risk solutions firm, Kroll, has partnered with ethical business practices firm, Ethisphere, to produce the Anti-Bribery & Corruption Benchmarking Report 2018. The Report shows that organisations continue to be concerned about third party risks with the risk factor of opaque ownership structures increasingly becoming a priority for compliance teams. New forms of payment, such as
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Real or fake? How to ensure art authenticity in the digital age
Forgeries are as old as art itself, but impostors are having a field day in the age of the internet. Fortunately, art scholars, scientists and IT specialists are coming together to protect genuine art works and catch fraudsters.In November last  year, a rediscovered painting by Leonardo da Vinci – fewer than 20 of which survive
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Are you prepared for the new corporate tax evasion offence?
The corporate offence of “failing to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion” came into force on 30 September 2017. Now corporations must ensure that they have developed a plan for implementing “reasonable prevention procedures”. The offence, introduced under the Criminal Finances Act, makes corporations criminally liable in situations whereby: There has been criminal evasion of
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OffshoreAlert Miami – 14-16 April 2024
We would like to announce that OffshoreAlert will be delivering their Miami Event on 14-16 2024 at The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach 1 Lincoln Rd, Miami Beach, FL, United States Launched in 2002, OffshoreAlert Miami is their longest-running event – a destination conference that attracts 350 attendees from dozens of countries who combine business with pleasure, with
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C5 – 18th Edition Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery – Geneva – March 14-15, 2024
We are excited to announce that we are a media partner for American Conference Institute’s Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery Geneva conference that is taking place on March 14-15, 2024, in Geneva! Deemed as the foremost, can’t-miss event each year, the 2023 agenda will be fully revamped, and you don’t want to miss out on
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IFG Conference in Hong Kong on 25th April 2024!
We are very excited to announce that we shall be hosting the International Fraud Group’s bi-annual conference in Hong Kong this spring, organised by Karas So LLP in association with Mishcon de Reya on Thursday 25th April 2024. This is a great opportunity for you to engage with international lawyers, forensic accountants, restructuring and insolvency experts,
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OffshoreAlert is going to Bangkok!
We are delighted to be supporting event partner for Offshore’s first Asia-Pacific Conference. OffshoreAlert Bangkok! February 28 – 29, 2024 at the Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok 991/9 Rama I Rd, Pathum Wan, Bangkok, Thailand OffshoreAlert Bangkok is our first conference in the Asia-Pacific region and is designed to be a destination event to which attendees
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Stop the Traffik “Big Give”
The IFG recently match funded our sponsor STOP THE TRAFFIK Group Big Give Christmas Challenge assisting Stop the Traffik in raising critical funds which will bolster their fight to create a world where no person is bought or sold. This would not have been possible without our incredible support. Watch this space for further updates
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UK Consumers conned out of £580 million by fraudsters!
We are delighted to share the below article written by our colleagues Philippa Rees, Partner, Knowledge Lawyer, Catherine Rogerson, Associate and Karolina Tomaite, Solicitor Apprentice who are in our Dispute Resolution Department of Mishcon de Reya. Please do click the link below. UK Consumers conned out of £580 million by fraudsters in first half of
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12th Edition Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery Miami – C5 are on their way to Miami!
January 23-24, 2024 | Hotel AKA Brickell, Miami, FL Deemed as the foremost, can’t-miss event for the Fraud community, we hope that you will take this invaluable opportunity to engage with the pre-eminent fraud, asset tracing and recovery, insolvency, restructuring and more thought-leading practitioners in Miami! This flagship conference has seen important milestones in key
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Cyprus – The Shipping Limited Liability Company Law 2022: Opportunities and Challenges
Cyprus is one of the few shipping centres worldwide which combines an international registry of recognised prestige and quality, as well as a shipping complex with a wide range of shipping and related services, as mentioned by the Shipping Deputy Minister. Despite the challenges, it has shown resilience and remains the EU’s third largest fleet
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