Ethics - Part 3

Long Arm Of US Law Nabs British Solicitor.

March 11, 2009 Ainsley Brown One comment

A British solicitor, Jeffrey Tesler, was arrested at his North London business address after US authorities requested his extradition. US prosecutors have charged Mr. Tesler and another Briton, Wojciech Chodan, with taking part in a scheme to bribe Nigerian officials to secure lucrative natural gas contracts, according to the Times. Both men are each charged with ten counts of violating

Construction, Contracts, Corruption, Crime, Ethics, Government Policy, International

Glaxo Proposes Patent Pool

February 23, 2009 Ainsley Brown Leave a comment

By: Ainsley Brown The world’s second largest drug maker, GlaxoSmithKline has proposed a voluntary patent pool for drug makers. The pool is intended to kick start the development of new treatments for neglected diseases such as malaria and cholera. By proposing and making its own patents available to third party researchers, Glaxo will be providing opportunities, “that might otherwise not

Corporate Social Responsibility, Ethics, Health, Intellectual Property, Pharmaceuticals