Aside from a global pandemic, 2020 was a year in which many big-name, reputable financial institutions ran into regulatory trouble. Goldman Sachs (USA, Malaysia) reportedly paid billions to ...

An event the size of the Olympics will always court some controversy as it gets underway, but few were expecting that empty seats would be top of the list.

Gibraltar, despite its small size, remains a target for fraudsters who are constantly evolving their methods to exploit individuals and businesses.

The Crimes Act 2011 (the "CA") introduced four offences relating to bribery which can broadly be described as: taking bribes, receiving bribes, bribery of foreign officials and, in relation to corporate entities, failing to prevent bribery.

On 30th March 2012, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development (‘OECD’) released its report evaluating the UK Bribery Act 2010 (‘the Act’) and its enforcement of the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions (‘the Convention’). The report, running to 79 pages, took an in-depth look at how the UK had implemented the Act, how it has been enforcing it, but cautiously reminded the UK that there was still plenty of work to be done

The rapid growth of modern-day technology, coupled with the boom of the gambling industry (particularly on online platforms) and the globalisation of live sports broadcasting.

I have already written extensively about the case of Compson v FSC & Weal V FSC involving an appeal against certain decisions of the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission ("FSC") , unreported, 29th April 2015, and therefore for the purposes of this briefing note, I will assume that the background is known to readers.

Following the proliferation of initial coin offerings (ICOs) last year, in which funds raised through the sale of digital tokens surpassed venture capital funding, we have seen different approaches ...