Executive Summary The legislation of insider dealing in Hong Kong is aimed at prohibiting the misuse of particular information about a listed company’s affairs by persons connected with that company, who are in possession of that information, using it or encouraging others to use it for the purpose of trading in the company’s stock to make a profit or avoid a loss. The law of insider dealing is comprehensive in proving contravention of ordinance by covering five essential elements, including
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Criminal prosecution for insider dealing: a Hong Kong perspective Delivery selection: Current Document Number of documents delivered: 1 Sweet & Maxwell is part of Thomson Reuters. © 2012 Thomson Reuters Hong Kong Ltd. Page1 Company Lawyer 2010 Criminal prosecution for insider dealing: a Hong Kong perspective Rita Cheung Subject: Criminal law. Other related subjects: Criminal procedure Keywords: Criminal charges; Hong Kong; Insider dealing; Prosecutions Legislation:
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The report on film “Insider” The most interesting thing is that the film was put on the events, which only recently had taken place in America. The real names of main characters of the story, played by Al Pacino and Russell Crowe, are Dr. Lowell Bergman and Uigand. Dr. Uigand actually testified in court against the tobacco company "Brown & Williamson" (by the way, the management of the company after the movie has filed a lawsuit against the producers of the film) and convinced the court of justice
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believe that most of the lawsuits filed against the tobacco industry are unfounded, desperate attempts for people to put the blame on anyone but themselves. I think social security is a safety net for the financially irresponsible. I thought The Insider was a great movie from a strictly entertainment perspective (don't get ahead of me on this one!), and I enjoyed it very much. Russell Crowe is Jeffrey Wigand, a Brown and Williamson VP of Research and Development whose conscience compels him to
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The Insider is a film filled with ethical dilemmas, suspense, and controversy. It is based on a true story related to an episode of the CBS news show 60 Minutes that never aired. The plot puts Dr. Jeffrey Wigand (Russell Crowe) at odds with Brown & Williamson, the third largest tobacco company in the country. Wigand was fired from his position as Vice President of Research and Development, at which he was instructed to hide information related to the addictive nature of nicotine. The plot takes
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1) Which are the stakeholders of CBS News? * Stakeholder of CBS news are Ms Helen Caperelli, Mr Eric Cluster, Don Hewitt, Lowell Bergman, Mike Wallace, Jeffrey Wigand, CBS corporate, and all the employees directly or indirectly related to it. 2) Had CBS News established trust in its relations with all its stakeholders? Please justify your answer. * No, CBS has not been able to establish relations to all its stakeholders. It was seen in the later part of the movie that when
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1. Kelly would be entitled to the 20-foot strip if that was agreement stated in the contract and if Brown knew that Kelly’s main goal was to eventually regain possession of his 20-foot strip of land. However, if Kelly and Brown just orally agreed that the 20-foot strip would be reconveyed to Kelly than Kelly is not entitled to get his 20-foot strip back because it was a sale of real estate and it needed to be in writing. All contracts to sell land, buildings, or interests in land must be evidenced
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believe that most of the lawsuits filed against the tobacco industry are unfounded, desperate attempts for people to put the blame on anyone but themselves. I think social security is a safety net for the financially irresponsible. I thought The Insider was a great movie from a strictly entertainment perspective (don't get ahead of me on this one!), and I enjoyed it very much. Russell Crowe is Jeffrey Wigand, a Brown and Williamson VP of Research and Development whose conscience compels him to
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The Insider (1999) is a film rife with ethical dilemmas, suspense and controversy. It is based on a true story related to a 1994 episode of the CBS news show 60 Minutes that never aired. The plot puts Dr. Jeffrey Wigand (Russell Crowe) at odds with Brown & Williamson, the third largest tobacco companies in the country. Wigand was fired from his position as Vice President of Research and Development, at which he was instructed to hide information related to the addictive nature of nicotine. The
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USA V. VISA U.S.A. INC., VISA INTERNATIONAL CORP., AND MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED In 1998 USA filed a complaint against Visa and MasterCard re their dual governance and exclusionary rules of combinations and conspiracy in restraint of trade. (DOJ, 1998) Essay Plan My motivation for choosing the abovementioned case comes from my interest in the financial services market, its regulations and their implications on consumers. This case is attention-grabbing, not solely due to the remedy
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