On 6 December 2017, Australia's Federal Government tabled the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Corporate Crime) Bill 2017 ("Bill"), which contains various amendments to Australia's foreign ...

In this high-profile criminal prosecution of XTO Energy by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, the scope of corporate criminal liability for the actions of third parties is likely to take ...

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The federal government has vowed to impose absolute liability of up to $1 billion on major oil pipeline operators and this has some insurance professionals questioning whether there is enough capacity ...

TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – The new Pipeline Safety Act has come into force in Canada, heralding a new era of absolute liability for pipeline owners and operators and setting out financial resource ...

The federal government introduced Monday legislation intended to impose absolute liability, on major oil pipeline operators, of up to $1 billion in case of incidents such as spills, and to require ...