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Serious Fraud Office recovers dividends paid to innocent parent company for bribes paid by foreign subsidiary without parent’s knowledge

20 January 2012 | Paul Gershlick

The Serious Fraud Office has successfully tried a new tactic in its enforcement of bribery and corruption laws. It has recovered the £130,000 in dividends paid to Mabey Engineering (Holdings) Limited...

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First person found guilty under Bribery Act sentenced to six years

18 November 2011 | Paul Gershlick

A Redbridge Magistrates’ Court employee who recently became the first person to be convicted of an offence under the new Bribery Act has now been sentenced to six years in prison, three of which...

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SFO launches anonymous whistleblowing reporting system to gather information about bribery

16 November 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The Serious Fraud Office has launched SFO Confidential – a new facility whereby anyone can report suspicions of bribery or corruption in a confidential way. The SFO insists that the identities will remain...

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First person found guilty under Bribery Act

31 October 2011 | Paul Gershlick

A Redbridge Magistrates’ Court employee has become the first person to be convicted of an offence under the new Bribery Act. Munir Yakub Patel requested and received a bribe intending to improperly perform...

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New Bribery Act in force

1 July 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The Bribery Act comes into force today. It is the biggest change to laws affecting business this year. It is a controversial piece of legislation because it is so wide-reaching. It creates the...

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The new Bribery Act – can you afford not to play ball?

12 May 2011 | Paul Gershlick

Emma Cameron and I gave a presentation on the new Bribery Act yesterday. A fascinating discussion ensued with some very real practical questions from the audience. It seems clear to us that this new...

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New Bribery Act guidance is good news for business, but doubts remain over ability to do business overseas

8 April 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The Government has published its long-awaited guidance on the new Bribery Act. The Act had been due to come into force on 1 April, but given unease with the Act amongst the business community, the Government...

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Bribery Act on hold

1 February 2011 | Mark Weston

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has announced that the implementation of the Bribery Act, which had been due to take place in April 2011, has been delayed whilst guidance on the legislation is written. The...

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The Ministry of Justice announces that the Bribery Act will come into force in April 2011

21 July 2010 | Steven Mills Comments Off

The Bribery Act will: Introduce a corporate offence of failure to prevent bribery by persons working on behalf of a business. A business can avoid conviction if it can show that it has adequate procedures...

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The Bribery Act becomes law

13 April 2010 | Tim Constable

The Bribery Act received its Royal Assent on 8 April 2010 and duly became law on that date. This reflects Jack Straw's determination to push the legislation through before the end of this session of Parliament,...

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Latest news and views tagged Bribery and Corruption

Serious Fraud Office recovers dividends paid to innocent parent company for bribes paid by foreign subsidiary without parent’s knowledge

First person found guilty under Bribery Act sentenced to six years

SFO launches anonymous whistleblowing reporting system to gather information about bribery

First person found guilty under Bribery Act

New Bribery Act in force

The new Bribery Act – can you afford not to play ball?

New Bribery Act guidance is good news for business, but doubts remain over ability to do business overseas

Bribery Act on hold

The Ministry of Justice announces that the Bribery Act will come into force in April 2011

The Bribery Act becomes law

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