Duty of Confidentiality in UK Law
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Banking Law: Christofi v Barclays Bank Plc [1988] 2 All ER 484
Where a customer discloses information in confidence in the course of the banker‐customer relationship, but that information has already been made known to a third party as a matter of statutory ri...... ... known to a third party as a matter of statu-tory right, the bank's duty of confidentiality does not apply. FACTS The facts of Christofi v Barclays ... ...
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Does insider trading pay?. An analysis of trading and tipping activities in insider trading litigation
Purpose: This paper analyzes trading and tipping activities in insider trading litigation decided by federal courts from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2014. Design/methodology/approach: Legal do...... ... Keywords Insider trading, Corporate insiders, Breach of fiduciary duty, Business lawPaper type Research paperIntroductionThe concept of insider ... ...
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The impact of reporting suspicious transactions regime on banks: Malaysian experience
Purpose: Reporting suspicious transactions under anti‐money laundering (AML) laws creates a major dilemma for banks. On the one hand, failure to report suspicious transactions is an offence under t...... ... the other hand, if they report the transaction, they may breach their duty of confidentialityto their customer or could be liable for tipping off ... ...
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Part 4: Confidentiality and the duty of disclosure (Sub‐group 4: Impact of the initiatives on other areas of the law)
Examines the consequences of disclosing confidential information in the context of provisions of Sections 19 and 20 of the Terrorism Act 2002. Covers criminal law, intermediate law, and civil law, ...
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Australia: Lawyers Should be Treated like Banks, Bookmakers and Bullion Dealers
In 1993, the operation of Australia's financial reporting legislation was reviewed by a Senate Committee (‘the Committee’). It proposed various changes to the Financial Transactions Reports Act 198...... ... legal professional privilege, which applies only to lawyers, and the duty of confi-dentiality which lawyers, like other professionals, owe to their ... professional privilege ('the privilege') and the duty of confidentiality are quite separate concepts, but they have often been muddled in the ... ...
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Lawyers' Duties under the Draft EU Money Laundering Directive: Is Confidentiality a Thing of the Past?
Directive 91/308/EEC has been hailed by many European Union commentators as an extraordinary advance in the cause of EU integration, not least because it is still one of the few Directives actually...... ... 103-114 © Henry Stewart Publications ISSN 1368-5201 Page 103 ... Xanthaki lengths to reassure members of the legal professions that their duty of confidentiality would not be affected by their newly introduced obligations. This is also reflected in Art. 6(3) which specifies that the ... ...
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Independence for assurance engagements.
... ... Members in any doubt about their ethical position or duty of confidentiality should note that the ethical guidelines can be found at ... ...
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Legal professionals and money laundering in Spain
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyse those obligations to share information and deliver assistance which flow from the legislation intended to prevent the money laundering as contained ...... ... – With regard to lawyers there arises a conflict between the duty to maintain clientconfidentiality and the obligations of disclosure in ... ...
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Book Review: Defending suspects at police stations: the practitioner’s guide to advice and representation
... ... fact that the latter is not bound by anyduty of confidentiality and suggests a mechanism for reducing any conflict of interest ... ...
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