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Jonathan Taylor has been separated from his family for months (Photo: Jonathan Taylor)

The human cost of whistleblowing

Jonathan Taylor is a British national who, as a lawyer for Dutch firm SBM Offshore in Monaco, uncovered an enormous bribery and corruption scandal that resulted in criminal investigations in five jurisdictions, resulting in fines of more than $800 million, and the imprisonment of a number of individuals.

Despite this, to date, the authorities in Monaco have failed to initiate a single criminal investigation into SBM Offshore or any of its executives.

This is hardly surprising co...

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Toby Cadman is co-founder and head of Guernica 37 International Justice Chambers, a law firm in London

Jonathan Taylor has been separated from his family for months (Photo: Jonathan Taylor)

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Toby Cadman is co-founder and head of Guernica 37 International Justice Chambers, a law firm in London

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