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In a decision released last Thursday, January 25, 2018, the Ontario Court of Appeal considered for the first time the definition of a "person in a special relationship with an issuer" as it applies to successive tippees who possess inside information.

The amendments to the "Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act" came into force on June 19, 2013.

The Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird has recently announced amendments to the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act that will enhance Canada's efforts to combat corruption and bribery in international business transactions.

Aspiring authors often dream of landing a literary agent to represent their work and secure a publishing deal.

On November 1, 2011, the much anticipated changes to the Criminal Code of Canada came into force, marking the culmination of the federal government’s "get tough" policy in relation to white collar crime. Bill C-21 (Standing up for Victims of White Collar Crime Act ) was introduced in response to a number of high-profile fraud cases.

In July 2012 someone stole 494,050 pounds of nickel from Vale Canada in Manitoba. In 2013 Vale sued those parties it thought responsible...

This commitment followed the release of the results of the Government's fall 2017 public consultation process, which revealed strong public support for the introduction of DPAs in Canada.

This is Canada's most significant and high profile anti-bribery prosecution against corporate executives.

On February 5, 2013, the Canadian government introduced amendments to the "Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act".

The Ontario Superior Court sentenced an Ottawa-based business executive to a three-year prison term for attempting to bribe foreign public officials.

The fraud triangle is a well-known tool in understanding fraud. The three sides – opportunity, incentive, and rationalization – offer an explanation to a person's decision to commit fraud.

On September 15, 2015, the Court of Québec rendered a judgment in which it found a former mayor and a vice-president of an engineering firm guilty of several criminal offences relating to municipal corruption.

Nazir Karigar was sentenced to three years in prison for offering to bribe foreign officials contrary to the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act.

There were plenty of headlines in 2015 for Martin Shkreli, the 32-year old former CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals and self-professed "Pharma Bro", who eventually became known as the "most hated man in America."

On October 9, 2012, the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) released a new policy for corporations on self-reporting in relation to enforcement of the UK Bribery Act 2010.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wear on, corporations must remain vigilant against the increased risk of fraud. Unfortunately, due to the covert nature of many fraudulent schemes, the full extent...

The new Netflix documentary "The Tinder Swindler," alleges Simon Leviev scammed an estimated total of $10 million by posing as a wealthy, jet-setting diamond mogul...