BUSINESS

Catch me if you can: Cases of stock manipulation

Business, Tilleke & Gibbins International Ltd, Published on 20/03/2015

» Last year, 23 people were alleged to have been involved in the manipulation of three separate stocks. The investigations and prosecutions in these cases are ongoing. In light of recent events, this article explains the crime of stock manipulation, discusses the seminal Supreme Court decision on the matter and identifies a potential new tool of enforcement for private citizens through the recently passed class action legislation.