Thursday 7 August 2014

Application List Closed.... but...

The applications list for the three special clinics for  "Ultra-wealthy family" clients of Campden Wealth on:
  • Finding the Truth: Verbal Judo and Tongue Fu (VJtf)
  • Fraud, Corruption and Governance
  • Investigating Fraud and Corruption (Advanced Programme)
to be held in London between 23rd and 25th September 2014 are now closed. Click HEREhttp://online.flipbuilder.com/Cobasco/rbot/ to see the brochure.

An additional session on "Fraud, Corruption and Governance" is being scheduled for 6th November 2014, again for a restricted group of Campden Wealth's clients.

If you, or your organisation, has not been invited to any of the above, The Grey Hawk Foundation plans to run sessions for in company groups throughout 2015 and also 90 minute free of charge clinics for professional firms and associations. These will be of special importance to investigators and lawyers who are charged with the duty of interviewing people suspected of criminal offences and where cautions and "Upjohn Warnings" need to be administered.

The updated sessions incorporate recent decisions on Legal Professional Privilege (LPP), self-disclosure of suspected offences to regulatory agencies and the pros and cons of breaching the well-established principles of "separation of powers" by retaining law firms to investigate, defend or prosecute cases of suspected skulduggery.  Such retentions are especially important in the light of

(a) the recent acquittal of Mr Victor Dahdaleh resulting from the refusal of opposing legal advisers to testify and;

(b) decisions in the failed SFO prosecutions of the Tchenguiz brothers;

(c) the SFO's recent pronouncement that it expects defendants to waive what it clearly regards as "dubious" Legal Professional Privilege over interview notes and investigation reports whether conducted by legal advisers or not.

If you would like more information about the public programmes , please contact Thegreyhawkfoundation@btconnect.com or info@cobasco.com.