Attorney General: current Government policy on economic crime – Attorney General’s Office

Posted October 6th, 2011 in attorney general, bribery, fraud, national crime agency, speeches by sally

Attorney General: current Government policy on economic crime

Speech by Attorney General Dominic Grieve QC MP

Attorney General’s Office, 5th September 2011

Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk

Court clerk becomes first person charged under Bribery Act – The Guardian

The first person to be charged under the new Bribery Act will be a magistrates court clerk who allegedly accepted £500 for fixing a motoring offence, according to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).

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The Guardian, 31st August 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Bar Council to examine Bribery Act action on referral fees – Law Scoiety’s Gazette

Posted July 29th, 2011 in barristers, bribery, fees, news by tracey

“Bar Council leaders have condemned the Legal Services Board for refusing to ban referral fees, and will look into whether the fees break the terms of the Bribery Act.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 28th July 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Macmillan Publishers ordered to pay £11.3m – BBC News

Posted July 22nd, 2011 in bribery, corruption, costs, fines, news, publishing, Serious Fraud Office by sally

“Macmillan Publishers has been ordered to pay £11.3m for ‘unlawful conduct’ related to its education division in East and West Africa.”

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BBC News, 22nd July 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Corporate hospitality must be reasonable and proportionate says SFO – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 12th, 2011 in bribery, corruption, news, Serious Fraud Office by tracey

“The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) will look at five factors when considering whether corporate hospitality breach new anti-corruption laws, it has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 11th July 2011

Source: www.out-law.com

Press release: Bribery Act comes into force – Ministry of Justice

Posted July 4th, 2011 in bribery, news by sally

“Britain will play its full part in the international clampdown on corruption as the Bribery Act comes into force today.”

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Ministry of Justice, 1st July 2011

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Bribery Act targets corrupt firms – BBC News

Posted July 1st, 2011 in bribery, news, prosecutions by tracey

“Legislation aimed at making it easier to prosecute companies who make corrupt payments abroad has come into force. The Bribery Act overhauls existing laws dating back to 1889 and creates offences that carry prison terms of up to 10 years and unlimited fines.”

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BBC News, 1st July 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Many UK companies unprepared for the Bribery Act, according to survey – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 17th, 2011 in bribery, news by sally

“Almost 40% of UK businesses think their senior executives and board members are unprepared for the introduction of new anti-corruption laws next month, a survey has found.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 17th June 2011

Source: www.out-law.com

Thousands of Britons could fall foul of the Bribery Act – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 6th, 2011 in bribery, news by tracey

“Thousands of ordinary people and companies who give or receive corporate hospitality could find themselves under investigation if they err on the wrong side of the Bribery Act after July 1.”

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Daily Telegraph, 6th June 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

#WithoutPrejudice 5: Bin Laden assassination – Ian Tomlinson G20 – The Bribery Act – Access to practice in The City – Charon QC

Posted May 6th, 2011 in bribery, law firms, podcasts, terrorism by sally

#WithoutPrejudice 5: Bin Laden assassination – Ian Tomlinson G20 – The Bribery Act – Access to practice in The City

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Charon QC, 6th May 2011

Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com

“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.

Bribery Act could disadvantage UK firms, warns Lord Goldsmith – Daily Telegraph

“The Bribery Act could unfairly prejudice British companies after key aspects of it were watered down by the Ministry of Justice, according to former Attorney General Lord Goldsmith.”

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Daily Telegraph, 25th April 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Bribery Act: CPS/SFO Prosecution Guidance Published – Crown Prosecution Service

“Today, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Keir Starmer QC, and the Director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), Richard Alderman, issued joint guidance for prosecutors on the Bribery Act 2010.”

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Crown Prosecution Service, 30th March 2011

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Revamped Bribery Act is giving firms the jitters – The Guardian

Posted April 1st, 2011 in bribery, news by sally

“Businesses are gearing up for compliance as facilitation payments and hospitality are set to come under closer scrutiny.”

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The Guardian, 1st April 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

UK clamps down on corruption with new Bribery Act – Ministry of Justice

Posted March 31st, 2011 in bribery, corruption, legislation, press releases by sally

“The UK will reinforce its reputation as a leader in the global fight against corruption when the Bribery Act comes into force on July 1, Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke announced today.”

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Ministry of Justice, 30th March 2011

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Kenneth Clarke denies weakening new anti-bribery law – The Guardian

Posted March 31st, 2011 in bribery, corruption, legislation, news by sally

“Ministers have been accused of undermining the long delayed legislation intended to crack down on payments of bribes by business executives. Anti-corruption campaigners claim the government has surrendered to lobbying by business groups, creating loopholes that will allow dishonest companies to continue paying bribes to foreign politicians and officials.”

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The Guardian, 30th March 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Guidance notes on Bribery Act suggest common sense will rule – The Independent

Posted March 30th, 2011 in bribery, corruption, legislation, news by sally

“The Government’s guidance on the controversial Bribery Act is to offer an olive branch to business as its publication today kicks off the three-month countdown to the act becoming law.”

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The Independent, 30th March 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Serious Fraud Office vows to pursue corrupt foreign companies – The Guardian

Posted March 28th, 2011 in bribery, foreign companies, fraud, news by sally

“The head of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is at loggerheads with ministers who are seeking to exempt overseas companies from Britain’s new Bribery Act.”

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The Guardian, 25th March 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Justice minister tries to ease anti-bribery rules – The Guardian

Posted March 16th, 2011 in bribery, foreign companies, news by sally

“Foreign companies that are listed on the London stock market but have no other presence in the UK should not be liable for prosecution under the Bribery Act, according to guidance being drawn up by the Ministry of Justice.”

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The Guardian, 15th March 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Government relaxes Bribery Act – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 26th, 2011 in bribery, legislation, Ministry of Justice, news, standards by sally

“The Government has bowed to pressure from business and relaxed key elements of the Bribery Act.”

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Daily Telegraph, 26th February 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Bribery Act is not perfect but brings UK into line with OECD – The Guardian

Posted February 7th, 2011 in bribery, corruption, news, treaties by sally

“When the Ministry of Justice delayed the Bribery Act for the third time this week the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) threatened to put the UK on an export blacklist along with Nigeria, Russia and Israel and others.”

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The Guardian, 4th February 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk