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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 1,370 cases from 35 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.

1case from 1 jurisdiction
€40,005Total of monetary amounts
€40,005Largest single case: Avila Energy Corporation
€40,005Median per case with an amount

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  1. Canada €40,005 100 % · 1 case

What for?

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  1. Disclosure and reporting obligations €40,005 100 % · 1 case

Who?

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  1. Anonymised companies €43m 74 % · 1 case
  2. John Wood Group PLC €14.9m 26 % · 1 case
  3. Soltec Power Holdings, SA €190,000 0 % · 1 case
  4. Avila Energy Corporation €40,005 0 % · 1 case

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1 case

21 Oct 2024 Avila Energy CorporationAvila Energy: CAD 60,000 (joint payment) over false statements on the use of offering proceeds Canada, AlbertaDisclosure and reporting obligations €40,005

In an offering document filed in December 2022 the listed energy company said it would spend about CAD 1.5 million of the offering proceeds on data analysis, but routed most of that money through a service provider to a Dutch company to settle payment obligations of a related company. In its settlement with the ASC, Avila admitted misleading statements and a false certificate filed with the Commission; it pays the settlement amount of CAD 60,000 (including CAD 10,000 in costs) jointly with a further settling party (joint payment) and must arrange training for its officers, directors and audit committee.

What organisations can take from it

Statements on the use of proceeds in offering documents are binding; diverting funds to related parties is a serious disclosure breach.

Relevance to training and awareness

Truthful statements on the use of proceeds and dealing with related parties

Missing or inadequate training played a role in the decision.

Authority / court
Alberta Securities Commission (ASC), Executive Director (Settlement Agreement and Undertaking)
Area of law
Capital markets and financial supervision · Disclosure and reporting obligations
Legal basis
Securities Act (Alberta), RSA 2000, c. S-4, s. 92(4.1) (irreführende Angaben) und s. 221.1 (falsche Bescheinigung)
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Energy and utilities
Repeat case
no
Mitigating circumstances
No previous ASC sanctions and cooperation with investigators; the settlement avoided a contested hearing.
Liability of senior managers
Measures against individuals are not reported here.
Published
23 Oct 2024

Original amount 60,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 21 Oct 2024.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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