Investigation in UK Law
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UK Launches Motor Insurance Market Investigation
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has referred the UK’s private motor insurance market to the Competition Commission (CC) for an-depth investigation because it suspects that the market may not be wo...
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OFT Indicates Possible Bank Competition Investigation
On February 16, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) published a speech by its Chief Executive, John Fingleton, addressing issues with respect to competition in the UK banking sector. Mr. Fingleton...
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Attempt to stop SFO investigation fails
The Queen on the application of Soma Oil & Gas Ltd v Director of the Serious Fraud Office [2016] EWHC 2471 (Admin), 12 October 2016 - An on-going bribery investigation can severely affect a co...
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Investigation reports get your facts straight
In this article, we focus on investigation reports in disciplinary matters, and the lessons investigators can learn from the latest decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in the case of D...
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UK Competition Authority Opens Investigation Into Possible Anti-Competitive Practices
The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority has announced that it opened an investigation into suspected anti-competitive practices in the financial services sector on November 13, 2018. The investi...
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Two Charged By UK SFO As Unaoil Bribery Investigation Deepens
The UK Serious Fraud Office has charged two individuals in relation to the SFO's ongoing bribery investigation into Unaoil.
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Competition Commission annotated issues statement in payday lending market investigation
The Competition Commission has published an annotated issues statement as part of its market investigation into the supply of payday lending in the UK. The statement provides an update on the progr...
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Competition and Markets Authority Opens Investigation into Auction Service Providers
On 22 November 2016, the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) announced that it had opened a formal investigation into suspected anti-competitive practices in relation to the supply of auction...
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UK's Serious Fraud Office Closes Foreign Exchange Investigation
The Serious Fraud Office announced that it had closed its investigation relating to allegations of fraudulent conduct in the foreign exchange market. The SFO has concluded there was insufficient ev...
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UK Competition Authority Updates Stakeholders on the Investment Consultants Market Investigation
Following a market investigation reference from the Financial Conduct Authority in September 2017, the Competition and Markets Authority has published a progress report on the Investment Consultant...
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