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Bribery Act – will come into force 1 July

31 March 2011 | Steven Mills Comments Off

The Bribery Act will now come into force on 1 July. The Government has published guidance which softens some of the previous criticisms which had been levelled at the Act. The Act creates a new offence...

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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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BAE sentence announced

18 January 2011 | Emma Cameron

Background BAE Systems plc (BAE) and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) reached a settlement agreement in February 2010 as regards BAE’s alleged corruption in the procurement by BAE of a contract with...

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Employment law in 2011 – what’s changing?

21 December 2010 | Michael Delaney | 1 comment

A number of legislative changes are happening in 2011. This article highlights the main changes that are scheduled to take place, though other changes may be announced by the Government during the year....

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Consultation on new Bribery Act published

15 September 2010 | Emma Cameron

Background The Bribery Act 2010 (Act) is due to come into force in April 2011. The current English law on bribery was considered to be unsatisfactory because it did not comply with the Organisation...

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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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Queen’s Speech 2009: How will it affect employers?

4 December 2009 | Michael Delaney

The Queen's Speech was given on 18 November 2009. While it outlined the Government's legislative programme for 2010, Parliament will have to be dissolved before 3 June 2010 – the last date that the next...

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Draft Bribery Bill re-introduced to Parliament…

3 December 2009 | Mark Weston

The Bribery Bill has been re-introduced to Parliament following the examination of the initial Bribery Bill, which had been originally put before Parliament in March. The Bribery Bill aims to modernise...

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Latest news and views tagged bribery

Bribery Act – will come into force 1 July

Bribery Act on hold

BAE sentence announced

Employment law in 2011 – what’s changing?

Consultation on new Bribery Act published

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

The Bribery Act becomes law

Queen’s Speech 2009: How will it affect employers?

Draft Bribery Bill re-introduced to Parliament…

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