This paper is about the investigative powers of the National ombudsman of the Netherlands. It describes the legal context of own initiative investigations and the relevant provisions of the three pieces of legislation on the basis of which the ombudsman operates: article 78a of the Constitution,...

When a publicly-traded company files for bankruptcy protection, its smallest investors — typically individual retail shareholders — may struggle to understand the nature of the proceedings and whether and to what extent they may participate in the case. Although shareholders increasingly...

The institution of Banking Ombudsman was introduced in 1995 in India, through the Banking Ombudsman Scheme 1995. The object of the scheme was to provide expeditious and inexpensive forum to bank customers for resolution of their complaints relating to deficiency in banking services. The Scheme...