Acting for a fund management company in respect of
a significant whistleblowing claim brought by a former employee
Not exact matches
A
significant issue is whether the individual who allegedly subjected the
whistleblowing worker to a detriment had personal knowledge of the protected disclosure.
The question of personal knowledge and an individual's motivation is a
significant point in any
whistleblowing claim.
These results will be of serious concern to international businesses, particularly bearing in mind the
whistleblowing provisions in the recently passed US Dodd - Frank legislation, which offer a potentially
significant reward to whistleblowers whose information leads to a successful prosecution.
In Ontario the Ontario Securities Commission recently invited comment on a proposed comprehensive
whistleblowing program which would award eligible whistleblowers up to $ 1.5 million for reporting securities law misconduct that leads to
significant enforcement or settlement orders.