Global Whistleblowers
Here you will find the latest news, stories, and cases involving international whistleblowers.
UK Parliament Members Call for Whistleblower Awards
On June 3, Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom spoke about the need for the country to offer whistleblower awards to corporate insiders during a debate on the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). The head of the SFO, Nick Ephgrave...
Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Stronger Whistleblower Laws in Australia, Mirroring Polling in US
According to new polling, 86% of Australians want stronger legal protections for whistleblowers. The polling research was conducted by the Australia Institute and supported by Human Rights Law Centre and Whistleblower Justice Fund. The polling shows that the overwhelming support...
Advocates See UK Whistleblower Awards as Key in Global Anti-Corruption Efforts
Recently, there has been renewed interest in the implementation of whistleblower awards in the United Kingdom. In a new article for the Oxford Business Law Review, two advocates explain the need for reforms allowing for whistleblower awards in the UK...
Whistleblower Alleges that Australia Supermarket Giants are Price Gouging
Abdel Badoura spent over a decade working for suppliers wanting to sell their products within Australian supermarkets. In 2024, he blew the whistle on what he described as “the tactics and practices Australia’s supermarket duopoly, Coles and Woolworths, deploy to...
Leading Attorneys, Whistleblowers, and Advocates Discuss International Solutions to Anti-Corruption Crisis at OECD Forum
On March 25, anti-corruption attorneys, whistleblowers, key researchers, and former DOJ officials gathered in Paris, France to present a side panel at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) 2025 Global Anti-Corruption & Integrity Forum. The session, “Empowering Whistleblowers:...
Whistleblowing a Major Focus as Anti-Corruption Leaders Gather at OECD Forum
On March 26 and 27, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is hosting its annual Global Anti-Corruption & Integrity Forum in Paris, France. The event is a gathering of leaders from government, civil society, and the private sector...
U.K, France, and Switzerland Step Up to Lead International Anti-Bribery Enforcement with International Prosecutorial Taskforce
On March 20, the U.K Serious Fraud Office, France’s Parquet National Financier (“PNF”), and the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) announced a new International Anti-Corruption Prosecutorial Taskforce to enforce transnational anti-bribery laws. The announcement signals a major...
UK Announces Plans for Tax Whistleblower Award System Modeled on US
The United Kingdom’s HM Revenues & Customs (HMRC) has announced plans to institute a whistleblower award scheme modeled on the United States’ IRS Whistleblower Program offering monetary awards to tax whistleblowers. The HMRC has offered whistleblower awards previously but never...
EU Court Fines Five Countries for Failure to Implement Whistleblower Protections
On March 6th, the European Court of Justice fined five countries for failure to implement whistleblower protections via a 2019 agreement. The court fined Germany €34 million, the Czech Republic €2.3 million, Hungary €1.75. million, and Luxembourg and Estonia each...
Data Shows International Focus of FCPA Enforcement
On February 10, 2025, President Trump issued a significant Executive Order titled Pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement to Further American Economic and National Security. This order pauses the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practice Act (FCPA) and directs the...
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