2015

This session will look at - and seek to explain - the British obsession with cover-ups and whitewashes, as evidenced in recent years by farcical inquiries into matters such as phone-hacking, Hillsborough, and Jimmy Savile and a prevailing attitude of 'protect the establishment at all costs'. It will also look at the hypocrisy of British politicians who claim to advocate transparency and integrity, particularly for offshore financial centres, while practicing secrecy and deceit.

This session will look at compelling evidence of corruption within the British political system that results in Peerages and other honours being given to individuals based on their financial contributions, rather than merit.

There is compelling evidence that many of the world's leading banks pay lip service to compliance and, if fees are high enough, will knowingly engage in criminal activity on behalf of clients. In this session, two whistleblowers will discuss what really went on inside their former employers.

The Sunday Times' 'Insight' investigative unit receive a cache of hundreds of millions of secret documents from a whistleblower detailing corruption and bribery within football's world governing body, FIFA, that led to Qatar being awarded the 2022 World Cup. The Editor of that unit will discuss the investigation and the evidence.

Jurisdictions seldom, if ever, hold so-called professional, nominee or independent directors accountable for financial crimes committed by companies they are supposed to govern, no matter how asleep at the wheel they are. This session will look at whether they can ever be held accountable for negligence and, if yes, under what circumstances.

Journalists who specialize in investigating financial crimes discuss their work, the jurisdictions they cover, the scale of the problem, and impart advice on how to detect investment fraud.

This session will explain cutting-edge techniques and legal theories by which to prove fraud and fraudulent transfer, pierce the corporate veil, locate and seize assets, and enforce judgments.

This session will look at how to gather information on individuals and companies using open source data-gathering tools and how to interpret it.

A sickening child-abuse scandal, a U.S. journalist banned from the jurisdiction simply for trying to conduct an investigation, money laundering scandals, endemic corruption and cover-ups galore. Is Jersey truly immoral to a degree that is scarcely believable or is it misunderstood? An attorney who is based on the island reveals all.

A wrap-up of the conference's main talking points.

The panel will examine, compare and discuss the legal standards for piercing the corporate veil in respect of major litigation jurisdictions including the USA, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey and the United Kingdom.

A look at how tax evasion and a fraud contributed to the economic crisis in Greece and lessons that can be learned by other countries.

This session will show you how to obtain discovery in the United States under 28 U.S.C. 1782 for use in legal actions outside the U.S.

The United Kingdom property market, particularly in London, has become a notorious money laundering tool for Russian oligarchs and other wealthy individuals in recent years. As a result, real estate prices have been surging and an increasing number of properties are owned through offshore entities. This session will delve into the phenomenon, including providing case studies of abuse, identifying individuals involved and discussing their methods.

A review of the first six years of the Commercial Court in the British Virgin Islands, which was set up to adjudicate in disputes arising from the jurisdiction's thriving international business sector.

An introduction to the conference, its aims and a breakdown of who is in attendance.

This session will look at how tens of billions of dollars of criminal proceeds from eastern Europe are laundered into the West, with the help of offshore structures and Russian banks owned by Vladimir Putin's cousin.