Topic
Bribery
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Subject to Inquiry
Making Bankers Accountable
By Government Investigations Group
Both regulators and prosecutors have serious ambitions to bring proceedings against bankers whose reckless or negligent conduct brings a high risk of banking collapse, or serious detriment, or reputational damage,…
Focus on Regulation
Hogan Lovells’ Global Bribery and Corruption Review 2013 Expects Increased Enforcement and Cooperation
By Stuart Altman, Miranda Roberts, Peter Spivack, Jeremy Cole
The global effort to combat bribery and corruption continued to grow throughout 2013, from the United States to the United Kingdom, Latin America to Asia, and many places in between.…
Dollars & Sense
Once you start bribing – I guess it is hard to stop
By Admin
News came out last week that chiropractor Stephen Jacobs of Lowell, MA is in hot water with the feds. Dr. Jacobs allegedly paid an IRS auditor $5,000 in cash to…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Reilly on the FCPA
Peter R. Reilly has posted Ralph Lauren, Transnational Bribery, and Voluntary Disclosure Under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: When Is It Strategically Wise (or Not) to Self-Report FCPA Violations to…
Global Investigations & Compliance Review
Monthly China Anti-Bribery Update Report — January 2014
1. New law or regulation State level: No developments. Local level (Beijing & Shanghai): No developments. Communist Party Rules: (1) On January 16, 2014, the Communist Party of China (“CPC”)…
Subject to Inquiry
Director of the Serious Fraud Office seeks wider powers to pursue corporate crime under the Bribery Act
By Government Investigations Group
The Director's intention, as explained in the Daily Telegraph article, is that the Section 7 "failure to prevent bribery" offence, could easily be expanded in its breadth to include a…
Insurance
JLT Specialty Limited fined over £1.8 million for breach of Principle 3 in connection with its failure to assess bribery and corruption risks from overseas payments
The FCA has fined JLT Specialty Limited (JLTSL), which provides insurance broking and risk management services, £1,876,000 for failing to maintain appropriate safeguards against the risk of bribery and corruption…
Global Investigations & Compliance Review
Monthly China Anti-Bribery Update Report — December 2013
New law or regulation State level: (1) It was reported on 8 December 2013 that the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (“CPC”) and…
Subject to Inquiry
Victor Dahdelah Corruption Case: Trial Collapses after key SFO witnesses refuse to give evidence
By Government Investigations Group
while the SFO is not afraid to bring high profile cases, the way in which it puts its cases together and presents them to the court is lacking, leading to…
Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog
“Bribery” In Football: What Are the Legal Consequences?
The top story in the UK media today is about alleged corruption in English football. Someone said to be a “fixer” for betting syndicates was secretly recorded boasting that the…