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A recent federal district court ruling suggests that generative AI prompts and outputs are discoverable in litigation - even those that were part of pre-suit investigation. Parameters around use of [...]

On Wednesday, Melissa's parents gave emotional testimony to the Coroner and the jury about their 'impish' eldest daughter, who they miss dearly and who they described as a charming, caring [...]

'If you can't write out your mandate in a short and simple paragraph, don't start.' When delivering our Workplace Investigation Fundamentals sessions, this is how I start the discussion on [...]

In two recent rulings1 , both dated 6 August 2024, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (FSC) addressed critical issues regarding the applicability and scope of legal privilege in internal investigations. [...]

Our new article provides a thorough examination of internal investigations in Türkiye. It covers key topics such as whistleblowing mechanisms, labor law issues, data protection, and data transfers, offering a [...]

The Critical Role of Corporate Investigations in Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 Transformation As Saudi Arabia continues its ambitious economic transformation under Vision 2030, the role of corporate investigations in promoting [...]

The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal ('BCHRT') recently dismissed a complaint of discrimination in the workplace, stating that the employer's investigation, and settlement offer, adequately resolved the complaint.1 The BCHRT, [...]

Too often, hundreds of thousands of dollars are spent on workplace investigations that could easily be resolved internally with proper due diligence We have written a lot about workplace investigations [...]

Workplace investigations must ensure procedural fairness to avoid costly legal consequences. The Federal Court ruling in Marentette v Canada (Attorney General) highlights the importance of adhering to investigation procedures, providing [...]

In areas of French law that are ambiguous, the French Supreme Court regularly issues rulings to specify the scope of an employer's obligations, including in the context of harassment claims. [...]

As the trend towards increased workplace investigations and retaining third party investigators continues, so does the need to consider issues of privilege and what is protected in the investigative process. [...]

The Alberta Court of King's Bench, in Prosser v Industrial Alliance Insurance, 2024 ABKB 87 ('Prosser'), recently considered the issue of whether records created from a workplace investigation into harassment [...]

Let's say you're a publicly traded manufacturer of a popular medical device, which you sell commercially as well as to a number of VA hospitals. You receive an anonymous internal [...]

A recent decision of the Ontario Labour Relations Board (the 'OLRB') provides important guidance to employers on the issue of what is required to be communicated to a complainant at [...]

In case of suspicion of serious irregularities in an organisation, it may be necessary to arrange a thorough investigation by external lawyers. Many investigations regarding possible irregularities, including serious offences, [...]

Harassment cases tend to attract media attention, and so it is important that they are carried out in a considered and fair way. Household brands have suffered significant reputational damage [...]

This Briefing is a summary of a more detailed Memo that is available for clients of the firm. The Briefing and Memo have been updated to April 28th 2023 may [...]

In a typical federal district court litigation, parties need not disclose to the court the terms of a settlement agreement. Not so in Section 337 investigations before the U.S. International [...]

In hotline investigations it is necessary to suspend cynicism in order to avoid potentially biasing the investigation. This post discusses why investigators must suspend cynicism and bias in whistleblower report [...]

A simple 4-step whistleblowing investigation procedure for conducting an internal workplace investigation Thorough and expertly conducted whistleblowing investigations are a crucial aspect of corporate compliance, so it's essential to have [...]

Effective compliance processes can be the most successful risk management tool that businesses and their leaders have in their tool boxes. Compliance programs are expected to detect legal or regulatory [...]

> Section 32.07(1)(a) of Ontario's Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) provides that one of an employer's duties relating to a workplace harassment complaint is to ensure an investigation occurs [...]

We provide important tips which should be taken into consideration when conducting a fair workplace investigation. 1. Terms of Reference It is important to draft terms of reference for the [...]

This article was first published as a chapter in Essential Intelligence: Fraud, Asset Tracing, and Recovery 2023. Written by Olena Morozovska, Matthew Taylor, Tom Stanley, and Anastasia Beck. Reproduced with [...]

Let's be clear from the start - there are many employment related situations where it is both necessary and appropriate to conduct an investigation within the traditional sense of that [...]

How trusts should exercise caution when making pre-inquest admissions Introduction This update explores the circumstances and potential consequences of the recent High Court case of Somoye v North West Anglia [...]

The European Court of Justice published three rulings on Thursday, 9 March 2023, related to the investigatory powers of the European Commission, in particular how the Commission makes the decision [...]

In our last blog, we explored the circumstances in which employers should consider engaging an external workplace investigator and the benefits that can be expected when an external investigator is [...]

13.1 Introduction The success of an internal investigation often hinges on the employee (or former employee) interview. While the interview itself may be long or short, it always requires careful [...]

As described in the first White Paper in this series on internal investigations, 'Conducting an Effective Internal Investigation-An Overview,' corporations are under increased scrutiny by regulators across the globe, and [...]

Byline: Stefan Lund The House committee hearings on the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection have made the dangers of mob rule clear. Indeed, Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., last week asked Americans [...]

With developments in the investigations field, including the ongoing expansion of this field internationally, companies face an unprecedented level of scrutiny from outside parties, including government agencies, and are increasingly [...]

Employers often have to deal with workplace complaints and allegations, but are your current investigation processes effective? To avoid legal consequences that can result in financial and reputational impacts, employers [...]

On 3 October 2022, the Ministry of Justice and Legal Aid Agency published guidance for bereaved families on obtaining legal aid funding for legal representation at an inquest into the [...]

Melissa Caddick was last seen in 2020. This was only hours after Australian Federal Police (AFP) and ASIC raided her Dover Heights property. With almost two years since her disappearance, [...]

Interviews are the key part of evidence gathering process of internal investigations. While some internal investigations may center around already obtained material proof such as information and document records, mostly [...]

Investigations are crucial aspects in cross-border transactions. At Horizons, we have conducted numerous investigations for multinational mergers and acquisitions. Our comprehensive investigations delve deep into the target companies and target [...]

This article is a modified version of a case comment originally published by Éditions Yvon Blais in June 2022 (EYB2022REP3463). Litigation privilege is an exception to complete disclosure of the [...]

Modern investigations are changing rapidly, with challenges in data volume, complexity, diversity and scarce resources forming a perfect storm threatening to blow away investigative processes not optimised for modern challenges. [...]

Byline: Patrick Varine Oct. 13A 29-year-old man died after being shot multiple times in North Braddock Tuesday, authorities said. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the man as Anthony Smith, [...]

Byline: Megan Tomasic Sep. 29FBI agents and the Pittsburgh police are searching for a gun that was inside a vehicle owned by the FBI that was stolen Tuesday, officials said. [...]

For corporate entities across the entire spectrum-small, medium and (especially) large, both closely held and publicly traded-a virtually unavoidable reality is not if the company will be a victim of [...]