Tracking Faulty Towers Conference | Omoyele Sowore

Saturday 29 July, 9am to 5pm The Wigoder Law Building, University of Kent, Canterbury Organiser: Dr Gbenga Oduntan: Reader in International Commercial Law, Kent Law School Tracking faulty towers: Strategies and techniques for tracing property purchased from proceeds of bribery and corruption in the UK A one-day training conference, hosted by Kent Law School at the University of Kent, is aimed at the diaspora communities of West Africa and offers an introduction into strategies and techniques for tracing ownership of companies and properties bought from the proceeds of bribery and corruption in the UK. Conference organiser Dr Gbenga Oduntan said: 'It has become clear in the last few decades that the phenomenon of stolen capital flight is one of the principal causes of underdevelopment. The stolen wealth of developing states and the proceeds of bribery and corruption in their participation in international business has found safe haven in the Western hemisphere.' 'Nigeria alone expects £6.1 million to be repatriated from the sales of homes owned by the former delta state governor James Ibori and another £80 million laundered through the UK by other Nigerian officials.' Speakers include: Professor Bolaji Owasanoye: Executive Secretary Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Nigeria, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja Olarenwaju Suraju: Representative of Civil Society Network Against Corruption (CSNAC) Nicholas Hildyard: Director, The Corner House George Turner: Director, Finance Uncovered (and also works at Tax Justice Network) Dr Gbenga Oduntan: Reader in International Commercial Law, Kent Law School Simon Taylor: Director and Co-founder, Global Witness The conference is sponsored by The Corner House, Global Witness and HEDA (the Human and Environmental Development Agenda).