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Japan Considering Greater Protections for Whistleblowers

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team As reported in the Nikkei Asian Review, the Japanese government is looking "to bolster protections for corporate whistleblowers in an effort to create greater deterrence against the likes of systemic cheating and wrongdoings that have surfaced one after another in recent years."  The push for greater whistleblower protections is being made by the Consumer Affairs Agency, the...

Thai Police Arrest Suspected Ring Leader of Wildlife Trafficking Syndicate

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Boonchai Bach, who is suspect of fueling Asia’s illegal wildlife trade for the better part of a decade, was arrested last week in connection with the smuggling of 14 rhino horns from Africa to Thailand. This arrest stemmed from the detention of a government official at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, along with a Chinese smuggler and a Vietnamese courier, transporting the...

British Columbia: It’s Time for a Securities Whistleblower Program

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team The ever-increasing complexity of the securities markets is making fraud harder to detect and making whistleblowers more essential than ever before. With insider knowledge, whistleblowers can help enforcement officials detect fraud and apprehend fraudsters much quicker than otherwise. Whistleblowers who approach authorities take tremendous risk, including the risk of ruining their...

Constantine Cannon LLP Recognized by National Law Journal

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Constantine Cannon LLP recognized by National Law Journal for expansion of our whistleblower practice to London to represent increasing number of individuals from United Kingdom & European Union bringing tips under U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission whistleblower program.

Question of the Week -- Should other countries duplicate Nigeria’s whistleblower program?

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team The Nigerian government disclosed that it has paid awards to more than 20 whistleblowers since the anti-corruption program was enacted in December 2016. Kemi Adeosun, Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, released the numbers in response to allegations that Nigeria has not been paying whistleblower awards. Adeosun did not disclose how much has been paid to whistleblowers, but assured...

SEC Report Shows a Significant Number of Tips Coming From UK Whistleblowers

The 2016 Annual Report to Congress on the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program shows a growing number of international whistleblowers are taking advantage of the SEC's award program. In 2016 alone, the Commission received submissions from individuals in 67 foreign countries.  After the United States, the SEC received the highest number of whistleblower tips from the UK and Canada. OWB Annual Report 2016

British Banking Whistleblowers in the Cross-Hairs

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team According to an article in today's New York Times, British banking whistleblowers "are being gagged and risk ending up broke and unemployed" despite whistleblower protections created since the financial crisis. For this reason, there is some movement in England to expand these protections to include an American-styled whistleblower rewards system to address the financial hardships...

Russian Court Orders Arrest of Doping Whistleblower Who Fled

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team A Russian court has ruled that a former top sports official who blew the whistle on doping violations will be arrested if he ever sets foot back in his native land. The ruling against Grigory Rodchenkov was made in absentia last week and not revealed until Thursday, when it was reported by several Russian news agencies. He had been accused of “abuse of official powers” which...

Australian Parliamentary Inquiry Report Urges Rewarding Whistleblowers and Creating New Whistleblower Protections

The Australian Joint Parliamentary Committee on Corporations and Financial Services released their report on whistleblower protections in Australia. The committee recommends instituting a whistleblower protection program that includes a reward system for whistleblowers when imposing a penalty against wrongdoers. The committee recommends that the specific percentage allocated to the whistleblower be determined by...

U.S. Government Joins Constantine Cannon Case Brought By U.K. Whistleblower against British Retailer for Customs Fraud

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Constantine Cannon LLP is pleased to announce that the U.S. Government has intervened in its client's whistleblower case against Pure Collection Ltd., a Harrogate, England-based e-retailer of luxury cashmere and apparel. The Government also brought claims against Pure's current acting CEO, Samantha Harrison. The whistleblower lawsuit, among one of the first whistleblower cases...