Anti-Corruption & Fraud – Industry News

Why Corruption In Spain Is Soaring, by Harrison Jacobs, Posted on Business Insider Australia Corruption is rising faster in Spain than anywhere except for civil-war-torn Syria, according to Transparency International’s 2013 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), published on Tuesday. Spain dropped 10 places to 40 out of 177 in the corruption rankings. Anne Koch, Transparency International’s director for Europe…

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Comment: Australia must strike a higher note on anti-corruption, by Fleur Johns and David Hertzberg, Posted on SBS Australia’s anti-corruption legislative framework is meek compared to the US and the UK, with concerning implications for our global business dealings and diplomatic relations. Renewed claims before the Victorian Supreme Court that Leighton Holdings engaged in corrupt practices, allegedly…

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(BW) Teva and Mylan Settle Copaxone(R) Patent Litigation in France, the UK and the Netherlands, Posted on The Wall Street Journal JERUSALEM–(BUSINESS WIRE)–November 25, 2013–  Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE:TEVA) and Mylan Inc. (NASDAQ:MYL) today announce that certain of their affiliates have agreed to settle and dismiss pending patent litigation involving Copaxone(R) (glatiramer acetate) in the United…

Anti-Corruption & Fraud – Weekly Industry News

Officials, others held in Poland over corruption, Posted on Boston.com WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Eighteen people including current and former state officials were detained in Poland on Tuesday on suspicion of large-scale corruption, investigators said. The detentions are a blow to the government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk, which is seeking to improve its image halfway…

Anti-Corruption & Fraud – Weekly Industry News

UK Bribery Act, By Daniel Hunter, Posted on FreshBusinessThinking.com Only 17% of UK accountants believe the UK Bribery Act 2010 has given confidence to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) that they will not have to compete with or encounter corrupt business practices, a research report from ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) reveals today (Tuesday). Combating…

Anti-Corruption – Industry News

Police seal off Dino Melaye’s anti-corruption conference, By Ogala Emmanuel, Posted on Premium Times Scores of armed police officers, on Tuesday sealed off a Nicon Luxury hotel conference room where an anti-corruption conference was planned.The anti-corruption conference was planned by an organization promoted by former House of Representatives member turned anti-corruption campaigner, Dino Melaye. The police arrived in the early hours…