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The US credit crisis will affect personal and corporate liability for years to come

WHETHER OR NOT CONGRESS FASHIONS a legislative fix for the US Treasury Department to solve the current, unprecedented credit crisis, a maelstrom of civil and criminal liability issues will surely arise for perpetrators and victims to confront and resolve. Mounting defaults and ... Read more

Reduced US government interference in accused executives' defence arrangements

TWO RECENT DEVELOPMENTS, A retreat by the Department of Justice (DoJ) from its prosecution guidelines and an influential Court of Appeals decision, have significantly improved the ability of accused executives to defend themselves in federal criminal prosecutions. In United States v Jeffrey Stein ... Read more

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