No one was charged with illegal acquisition of confidential information as a result of Operation Nigeria, even though the Met reportedly collected hundreds of thousands of incriminating
documents during the investigation into Jonathan Rees and his links with corrupt officers.
The need to
document during an investigation will be an issue of discussion, but more importantly, how to document will be addressed in significant detail.
We know what needs to be
documented during the investigation and how to handle the entire complex legal process.
In those circumstances, the fact that the commission reads such
documents during an investigation may prejudice the rights of the defence of the undertaking under investigation and the public interest in ensuring that every client is able to consult his lawyer without constraint.
Not exact matches
President Donald Trump praised James Comey for his honorable conduct
during the 2016 campaign, sought out his loyalty, denied any involvement with prostitutes, and asked if the FBI director could let go of an
investigation into his former national security adviser, according to contemporaneous memos Comey made to
document those conversations.
Court
documents show Flynn, an early and vocal supporter on the campaign trail of President Donald Trump whose business dealings and foreign interactions made him a central focus of Mueller's
investigation, will admit to lying about his conversations with Russia's ambassador to the United States
during the transition period before Trump's inauguration.
They also are seeking any
documents, «including those developed
during the course of an
investigation,» held by any office in the executive office of the president «that were never communicated to the Department of Defense or Offices of Inspector General.»
IMETs can not simply cherry - pick the 50 pages of «smoking gun» evidence that support their case; Canadian courts demand that prosecutors hand over to the defence virtually every
document handled
during the
investigation.
Trump praised Comey for his honorable conduct
during the 2016 campaign, sought his loyalty, and asked the then - FBI director to let go of his
investigation into Flynn, according to the
documents.
During the February meeting Comey
documented in his memo, the president asked him to drop the ongoing FBI
investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Special Counsel Robert Mueller has requested that a data analytics company called Cambridge Analytica turn over internal
documents as part of its
investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia
during the 2016 election.
In December, it was asked by Special Counsel Robert Mueller to hand over
documents as part of Mueller's ongoing
investigation into any collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign
during the election.
Cambridge Analytica, backed by top Trump donor and hedge - fund billionaire Robert Mercer, was asked in December to turn over
documents to special counsel Robert Mueller, as part of his
investigation into collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia
during the 2016 election.
The
document alleges abuses of power by the FBI
during its
investigation into the Trump campaign's ties with Russia; it focuses almost entirely on FBI surveillance of the president's former adviser Carter Page and is thin on evidence of actual wrongdoing by the FBI.
Finance Minister Doug Horner will face criticism over Auditor General Merwan Saher «s
investigation into whether the government violated the Government Accountability Act by releasing shortened versions of financials
documents during the 1st quarter update of the provincial budget this summer.
Cambridge Analytica, which touted its role in helping swing the 2016 election to Pres. Trump, was asked in December to turn over
documents to special counsel Robert Mueller, as part of his
investigation into collusion between the campaign and Russia
during the 2016 election.
Heather Dietrick, Gawker's president and general counsel, says that the company's lawyers plan to review all of the
documents released by the F.B.I. to see what Hogan told the F.B.I.
during the extortion
investigation and whether that matches the testimony he's given in his state court case again Gawker.
There is no evidence that the offer was accepted, but the email containing the offer is one of tens of thousands of
documents that have been turned over to special counsel Robert Mueller's team as part of the ongoing
investigation into what, if any, collusion with Russia took place
during last year's presidential election.
Rep. Devin Nunes and GOP members of House Intelligence Committee are frustrated the Department of Justice hasn't turned over
documents related to the conduct of Justice Department and FBI officials in their handling of an
investigation during the 2016 presidential election, and threatening to hold AG Jeff Sessions in contempt.
The Customs»
document had noted «spoilage» in one of the containers
during its inspection, and asked that the particular container be moved and detained at the premises of White Stones Frozen Foods Limited, until it was properly certified for human consumption through a laboratory
investigation.
The
investigation centers on allegations that dozens of absentee ballots were forged or contained false information attributed to voters when the
documents were submitted to the Rensselaer County Board of Elections
during last September's Working Families Party primary elections in Troy.
Our
investigation revealed that, in addition to the comptroller's findings, payroll
documents prepared by former Chief Salzmann that had been filed with the City had been altered, which alterations would have resulted in the former Chief's receiving compensation to which he was not entitled had not the City Comptroller uncovered these inaccuracies
during his audit.
James Burke, the former Suffolk County police chief of department, was arrested on charges of assaulting a handcuffed suspect and conspiring to cover it up
during a federal grand jury
investigation, according to court
documents.
Lord Prescott has threatened to take legal action to force police to release any
documents relating to him which were seized
during an
investigation which in 2007 led to former Royal correspondent Clive Goodman and private investigator Glenn Mulcaire being jailed.
The arrest took Anyim by surprise as the EFCC team, armed with a warrant, immediately executed a search on the property
during which they recovered
documents relevant to the
investigation.
During her trial testimony, Ackenhusen said that, had she seen the
documents that formed the basis for Perez - Melgosa's dismissal at the time of the termination, she would have launched an
investigation.
The apparent interference by CEQ
during the Bush administration prompted a 16 - month congressional
investigation beginning in July 2006 that pored over 27,000 pages of White House
documents.
In this slide show, reporter Merrill Goozner
documents what he saw
during his
investigation of the TB epidemic in Russia.
During the
investigation, the HSUS analyzed
documents that at least 28 commercial breeders in Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma have supplied Pets of Bel Air with puppies.
During a bite
investigation of a dog or a cat, the rabies vaccination status is
documented and the animal is observed for ten days.
He compares catalogue pictures with a cache of photographs and
documents confiscated from Becchina and other disgraced dealers when their operations were halted
during criminal
investigations.
Rep. Smith directed Dr. Shukla to preserve «all e-mail, electronic
documents, and data» since January 2009 that «can be reasonably anticipated to be subject to a request for production by the committee»
during an
investigation.
During the course of this
investigation, the Committee obtained over 27,000 pages of
documents from the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and the Commerce Department, held two investigative hearings, and deposed or interviewed key officials.
Company
documents discovered
during an eight - month
investigation by InsideClimate News show that Exxon Research & Engineering estimated that producing and burning oil shales would release 1.4 to 3 times more carbon dioxide than conventional oil, and would accelerate the doubling of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere by about five years.
[53] The chambers judge erred in finding that the dominant purpose of the internal
investigation was in contemplation of litigation and therefore every
document «created and / or collected»
during the
investigation is clothed with legal privilege.
In Serious Fraud Office (SFO) v Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Ltd6 the court held that
documents prepared
during the course of a criminal
investigation were not covered by litigation privilege, even though there was likely to be (and eventually was) a criminal
investigation by the SFO into the alleged misconduct.
In light of these decisions, information gathered or
documents prepared
during the course of an internal
investigation, even if prepared by a lawyer and even in circumstances where a criminal
investigation is imminent or underway, may not be protected by legal professional privilege.
Corporates and lawyers involved in cross-border
investigations need to be mindful whether
documents created
during the
investigation (such as interview notes, legal advice, etc) will need to be produced to regulators or authorities in different jurisdictions.
Does it have the power to summon anyone to give evidence or produce
documents during such
investigations?
However, following ENRC (where the SFO successfully challenged claims of both litigation and legal advice privilege over
documents created
during an internal
investigation), this ability to control information is less clear and is arguably a disadvantage of self - reporting.
The Alberta Court of Appeal determined that, even if the internal
investigation as a whole was in contemplation of litigation, it did not necessarily follow that every
document created and / or collected
during the
investigation was privileged.
English case law has long called into question the availability of litigation privilege for
documents created
during a regulatory
investigation.
Can private plaintiffs obtain access to the files or
documents the securities or related law enforcement authorities collected
during the
investigation?
But even if this aspect of the judgment is successfully appealed, the more intractable challenge facing companies will be to show that
documents created
during an internal
investigation — such as interview records — were created for the «dominant purpose» of future litigation.
The Brazilian legislation does not impose restrictions on where
documents and communications must be stored or reviewed
during an
investigation.
Documents and information that the Competition Bureau collects from third parties
during its
investigations are protected by public interest privilege from disclosure to plaintiffs in private actions, the BC Supreme... [more] Full article
Defence lawyer Joseph Neuberger extensively reviewed and analyzed the disclosure
during the comprehensive defence
investigation which included obtaining source
documents from various sources, including the family law proceedings, to undermine crucial facts attested to by the complainant.
Martin has been involved in ediscovery for over 25 years,
during which time he has managed and implemented large corporate workflow and
document management systems, as well as advised clients on complex, large - scale, multi-jurisdictional litigation and regulatory
investigation matters.
If the privilege is inapplicable or unclear, counsel should, initially, be aware that communications pertaining to their clients that were generated
during the course of an internal
investigation under the direction and supervision of in - house counsel, as opposed to locally licensed external counsel, may not be privileged and may be subject to discovery by authorities and third parties.73 Privilege protections may also not apply to
documents and communications generated
during internal
investigations under the direction or supervision of an internal or external compliance or audit team.
In Alberta v. Suncor Energy Inc, 2016 ABQB 264, certain
documents and records created or collected
during an accident
investigation were protected by litigation and solicitor - client privilege where legal counsel made decisions with respect to the accident
investigation within hours of the event.