Welcome to the February issue of Wilson Harle’s Fraud & Financial Crime Newsletter (published on 1 February 2014)

Featuring articles and legal commentary on these topics:

  • Asset Recovery tool-kit 101 - getting the facts to bring a claim: pre-action and  non-party discovery orders
  • AML/CFT: Organised Crime Bill signals further changes ahead; while an appeal against the first NZ Customs prosecution fails
  • New Zealand’s anti-corruption scorecard – staying ahead, or growing complacent?
  • Annual Parliamentary review of the Serious Fraud Office
  • Includes links to the latest FraudNet Report, featuring international money laundering through fine art, ongoing cases arising from the Stanford Bank collapse, and the Liberty Reserve case in Costa Rica.

Fraudnet is a global network of specialist fraud lawyers, established at the initiative of the International Chamber of Commerce in 2004.  It provides legal assistance in almost 60 countries (24 hours, 7 days a week) to unravel fraud and recover stolen assets. Wilson Harle is the New Zealand member of the network.