The Constitutional Court is set to hear a landmark case involving MTN and East Asia Consortium, with EAC seeking US$4.2 billion in damages over alleged bribery and corruption linked to Iran’s first public telecommunications licence. With Open Secrets admitted as a friend of the court, the case raises a bigger question: can South African corporations be held accountable in South African courts for alleged wrongdoing carried out beyond the country’s borders?

GUEST: Jane Borman - Lawyer at Open Secrets

<p>The Constitutional Court is set to hear a landmark case involving MTN and East Asia Consortium, with EAC seeking US$4.2 billion in damages over alleged bribery and corruption linked to Iran&rsquo;s first public telecommunications licence. With Open Secrets admitted as a friend of the court, the case raises a bigger question: can South African corporations be held accountable in South African courts for alleged wrongdoing carried out beyond the country&rsquo;s borders?</p>
<p>GUEST: Jane Borman - Lawyer at Open Secrets</p>

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