Full Description
Insider Dealingtreatment of the rapidly developing law and practice relating to the complex area of insider dealing. Since R v McQuoid and Melbourne, and R v Uberoi, there has been a steady increase in the volume and severity of insider dealing prosecutions and civil market abuse proceedings. This text provides a detailed analytical critique of the recent cases and developments,including treatment of the background to this area, all cases, and the first ever sentencing guidelines for insider dealing. Written by a leading practitioner with unparalleled experience in both private practice and at the FSA, it offers a clearly structured, and practical treatment of the area, collecting together all key legislation and materials, and offering an easily accessible road map through the practice and procedure of an insider dealing investigation and prosecution or civil action.
Contents
1. Introduction to Insider Dealing ; 2. Trading on the Financial Markets - Essential Principles for Insider Dealing Cases ; 3. A History of Insider Dealing Legislation in the UK ; 4. The European Insider Dealing Directive ; 5. Part V of the Criminal Justice Act 1993 - The Criminal Offences (s.52 CJA) ; 6. Inside Information (s.56 CJA) ; 7. Insiders (s.57 CJA) ; 8. Securities and Regulated Markets ; 9. Dealing ; 10. Territorial Scope (s.62 CJA) ; 11. Statutory Defences ; 12. Prosecution of Insider Dealing Offences ; 13. Penalties and Sentencing ; 14. Insider Dealing - The Civil Market Abuse Regime ; 15. The Civil Offences ; 16. Section 118(2) Behaviour - Insider Dealing ; 17. Section 118(3) Behaviour - Improper Disclosure ; 18. Section 118(4) Behaviour - Misuse of Information ; 19. Market Abuse - Statutory Defence and Power to Impose Penalties ; 20. Market Abuse Proceedings - Article 6 ECHR and the Burden and Standard of Proof ; 21. Detection and Referral to Enforcement ; 22. The Enforcement Investigation ; 23. Criminal Proceedings ; 24. Enforcement Proceedings - Market Abuse Proceedings ; 25. The Future
