The tension among regulators between the push for increased transparency and the need to protect individual privacy is always apparent in asset searching exercises. This tension is a global phenomenon ...

As international commerce deepens its roots in emerging markets, the legal consequences of commercial disputes often transcend borders – nowhere more so than in Africa. With 54 countries each boasting ...

The recognition that corruption in all its forms is a major obstacle to the development and enjoyment of human rights is well and long documented. Corruption in the public and the private sphere not ...

Participants at the 11th session of the Conference of the States Parties (CoSP) to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) discussed international efforts to recover illicit assets, ...

The global inter-governmental Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has released the ‘Asset Recovery Guidance and Best Practices’ guidelines, which provide a comprehensive and updated framework to ...