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The Republic of Mozambique wins multibillion-dollar corruption case in the English High Court against Lebanese shipbuilding group,...

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Five years since the Republic of Mozambique issued its claim in the English High Court against Privinvest and other participants in one of the largest sovereign corruption scandals of modern memory – the so-called "Tuna Bond"...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Cross-Border Investigations Update - January 2019

This issue of Skadden’s semiannual Cross-Border Investigations Update takes a close look at recent cases, regulatory activity and other key developments, including DOJ guidance on the use of corporate monitors in criminal...more

Hogan Lovells

The long reach of US discovery: Commercial Court allows enforcement of 28 USC §1782 discovery order

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In recent years, US federal procedural law has emerged as a powerful weapon in cross-border disputes. In particular, section 1782 of Title 28 of the United States Code (28 USC §1782) allows district courts in the US to order...more

Carlton Fields

English Court Holds That Discovery Given By U.S. Citizen Pursuant To A 28 U.S.C. § 1782 Order Can Be Used In London Arbitrations

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This English court case involved arguments by Dreymoor Fertilisers Overseas Pte. Ltd. (“Dreymoor”), a Singapore trading company, to prevent EuroChem Trading GmbH, a Swiss company, and JSC MCC EuroChem, Russia’s largest...more

Dechert LLP

Swiss Court affirms parties’ right to waive set-aside of arbitration award

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In a 17 October 2017 decision with significant implications for arbitration agreements between international parties, the Swiss Supreme Court held that the parties had validly waived their right to challenge an international...more

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NY Court of Appeals Finds Personal Jurisdiction Based on Use of NY Correspondent Bank Accounts

A sharply divided New York Court of Appeals recently held that defendants who allegedly made intentional and repeated use of New York correspondent bank accounts for money laundering thereby purposefully transacted business...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

New York Court of Appeals Finds 'Repeated, Deliberate Use' of Correspondent Account Sufficient to Establish Personal Jurisdiction...

In a decision that has implications for non-U.S. financial institutions with correspondent accounts in New York, a closely divided New York Court of Appeals held on November 22, 2016, that the “[r]epeated, deliberate use [of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Cross-Border Investigations Update - June 2016"

This issue of Skadden’s semiannual Cross-Border Investigations Update takes a look at recent cases and enforcement trends, including proposed amendments to China’s commercial bribery law, the use in U.S. courts of compelled...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Sweett Sentence Provides Guidance for DPAs

After its guilty plea to an offence under the UK Bribery Act, Sweett Group PLC was sentenced on February 19, 2016 at Southwark Crown Court, and ordered to pay a total £2.25 million penalty for the offence. The international...more

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