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Join the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group on LinkedInTwo Firsts In The U.K. – First Use Of Sec. 7 Of The Bribery Act And First Use Of A DPA « FCPA Professor
Earlier this week, the U.K. Serious Fraud Office announced two firsts in connection with an enforcement action against Standard Bank Plc (currently known as ICBC Standard Bank Plc): (i) the first use of Section 7 of the Bribery Act (the so-called failure to prevent bribery offense); and (ii) the first use of a deferred prosecution […]
‘The UK Bribery Act After Five Years — Where Are We Now?’ | Compliance Week
On the eve of the anniversary of the UK Bribery Act of 2010, I hosted a panel of UK experts to address where the SFO stands in its enforcement and prosecution of the Bribery Act, as well as other key issues such as the introduction of Deferred Prosecution Agreements and the creation a new possible […]
June 30 Webcast: The UK Bribery Act After Five Years — Where Are We Now?
Please join Vivian Robinson QC, Barry Vitou, Richard Kovalevsky QC and Julian Glass for this free webcast.
After Three Years, SFO Obtains First Convictions Under UK Bribery Act | Compliance Week
It took over three years but the UK’s Serious Fraud Office finally obtained its first convictions under the UK Bribery Act this week. via After Three Years, SFO Obtains First Convictions Under UK Bribery Act | Compliance Week
July 1 Webcast: The UK Bribery Act Turns Three Years Old — What a Difference a Year Makes!
Please join Vivian Robinson QC, Barry Vitou, Richard Kovalevsky QC and Julian Glass for this free webcast.
SFO director seeks wider enforcement for Bribery Act – The FCPA Blog
Green’s amendment would widen the Bribery Act’s “failure to prevent bribery” language to include a failure to prevent all acts of financial crime. Companies and banks could also be barred from participating in public contracts across the EU. via SFO director seeks wider enforcement for Bribery Act — The FCPA Blog
Firms face EU blacklist in bribery law change – Telegraph
Companies and banks that fail to prevent financial crime by their staff could face vast fines and be blacklisted from European contracts under a change to the Bribery Act being considered by the Government. A proposed amendment put forward by David Green, head of the Serious Fraud Office, would give Britain’s fraud-busting agency wider powers […]
Feb. 3 Webcast: Global Anti-Corruption Enforcement & Compliance – 2013 Year in Review
Please join F. Joseph Warin, John Chesley and Jay Perlman for this free webcast.
SFO has makeover, and it’ll scare you – The FCPA Blog
At a bribery and compliance confab last week in London, the SFO’s Alun Milford hit the reset button for the UK Bribery Act, warning that his law enforcement agency will start acting like . . . . a law enforcement agency. via SFO has makeover, and it’ll scare you – The FCPA Blog
All hat & no cows? Not quite. HALF of SFO resources now devoted to corruption cases – thebriberyact.com
Speaking recently the General Counsel of the SFO, Alun Milford, said: “Commentators have [raised the question] It’s all very well saying how tough you intend to be, but where are the cases? About half of our operational resource is engaged in corruption-related casework. Bribery Act cases are being worked up in our intelligence section and, […]