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Bribery
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Latham.London
First UK Deferred Prosecution Agreement for Bribery – Nine Implications for Global Criminal and Civil Investigations
By Dan Smith On November 26, 2015, the UK Serious Fraud Office secured its first Deferred Prosecution Agreement against UK-based ICBC Standard Bank Plc for failure to prevent one of…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Koehler on the FCPA
Mike Koehler has posted The Uncomfortable Truths and Double Standards of Bribery Enforcement on SSRN with the following abstract:In recent years, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement has become a top…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Ben Morgan, Joint Head of Bribery and Corruption, speaking at the Annual Anti Bribery & Corruption Forum
Good morning. In this session I've been asked to give an update on what the SFO is up to - our priorities; our current work; and our policies. Our priorities…
Global Investigations & Compliance Review
Cooperation is Key – Scottish Company receives civil penalty for contravention of Bribery Act
Brand-Rex Limited, a Scottish company specialising in developing cabling solutions for network infrastructure and industrial applications, has become the first UK Company to be penalised for contravention of Section 7…
Blaneys Appeals
COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (OCTOBER 26, 2015 – OCTOBER 30, 2015)
Hello Everyone, The Court of Appeal released a number of civil decisions this week. Topics include a class action lawsuit involving alleged bribery, non-disclosure and other serious corruption allegations, whether…
Global Investigations & Compliance Review
SMEs and the UK Bribery Act – Compliance may not be as difficult as you fear!
Despite the fact that the Bribery Act 2010 (the "Act") came into force on 1 July 2011, a recent government study has found that only two-thirds of SMEs are aware…
Global Investigations & Compliance Review
Monthly China Anti-Bribery Update Report — September 2015
1. New laws or regulations State level: No developments. Local level (Beijing & Shanghai): No developments. Communist Party Rules: No developments. 2. Upcoming laws or regulations No developments. 3. Government…
International Law Prof Blog
Former UN General Assembly President Charged
The New York Times reports that John W. Ashe, a former president of the U.N. General Assembly, was one of six people identified in a criminal complaint outlining a bribery…
International Law Prof Blog
UN Officials Shocked by Allegations Against Former President of the General Assembly
Top United Nations officials expressed today that they are “shocked” and “deeply troubled” to learn about the “very serious allegations” announced this morning by United States' federal prosecutors against John…
Legal Profession Blog
Interim Suspension For Convicted Former Prosecutor
A former assistant district attorney had been suspended by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.Boston,com reported on criminal charges against the attorney in January 2015A former Middlesex Assistant District Attorney was…