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SFO launches anonymous whistleblowing reporting system to gather information about bribery

16 November 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The Serious Fraud Office has launched SFO Confidential – a new facility whereby anyone can report suspicions of bribery or corruption in a confidential way. The SFO insists that the identities will remain...

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Whistleblowing – the key ingredients

23 November 2010 | Bob Fahy

The recent case of Easwaran v St George's University of London is a useful reminder of the key constituent parts of a public interest disclosure claim (or "whistleblowing" as it is more commonly called). Dr...

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Prestressing Steel Producers fined €519m for price fixing and market-sharing cartel

15 July 2010 | Paul Gershlick

17 producers of prestressing steel have been fined €519m by the European Commission for their involvement in a cartel in which they fixed prices and shared markets, contrary to Article 101 of the Treaty...

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17 bathroom fittings companies fined total of €622m for price fixing cartel

1 July 2010 | Paul Gershlick

17 bathroom fittings companies, including some from outside the European Union, have been fined €622m by the European Commission for taking part in a cartel in which they agreed to fix the prices for...

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BA executives cleared for their careers to take off following collapse of criminal competition law trial

17 May 2010 | Paul Gershlick

Four British Airways executives have been cleared of dishonestly agreeing to make or implement arrangements whereby different entities would engage in prohibited cartel activity. A person convicted of...

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Airlines experience turbulence as OFT alleges illegal sharing of confidential information

28 April 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Office of Fair Trading has issued a statement of objections to Virgin Atlantic and Cathay Pacific over an alleged breach of the Chapter I Prohibition of the Competition Act 1998. Following a tip-off...

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