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North Dakota Federal Court Denies Subway’s Motion to Dismiss Franchisee Employee’s Vicarious Liability Sex Trafficking Claims

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A federal court in North Dakota recently denied a motion to dismiss vicarious liability claims against the corporate entities constituting the Subway franchise system. C.S. v. Subway Worldwide, Inc., 2025 WL 472475 (D.N.D....more

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Ohio Federal Court Grants Hotel Franchisors’ Motions for Summary Judgment on Sex Trafficking Claims

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A federal court in Ohio recently granted summary judgment in favor of multiple hotel franchisors on sex trafficking claims brought under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA). S.C. v. Wyndham Hotels &...more

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UK corporate criminal liability reform

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The UK Government has asked the Law Commission to review the law on corporate criminal liability and propose options for reform. Supporters of reform will use recent failures of the UK Serious Fraud Office to prosecute large...more

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Recent Hong Kong Court decision on a bank’s liability on its employee’s fraudulent conducts

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What happens when a Bank’s customer loses money due to a fraud perpetrated by an employee of the Bank? What, if any, remedies does the defrauded customer have against the Bank?...more

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Corporate Criminal Liability in the UK: A new era is coming...isn’t it?

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“It has no soul to be damned and no body to be kicked”. How, then, can a company be held criminally liable? Various jurisdictions have grappled with this question and recent developments in the UK have increased the...more

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Corporate Criminal Liability – some practical proposals from Australia

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The Australian Law Reform Commission (the “ALRC”) has proposed a number of reforms to Australia’s federal corporate criminal liability regime. The entire document bears close examination. In this article, we focus on the...more

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The House of Lords’ Report on the Bribery Act 2010: A Glimpse Into the Future of Economic Crime?

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On 14 March 2019, the Select Committee on the Bribery Act 2010 published its Report in which it makes a number of conclusions and recommendations. The Committee was given the task not only of conducting post-legislative...more

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