International

  • News from the G20 & a message to the UK government: Don’t choke now. - Monday, May 6, 2013 10:42 - 0 Comments
  • SFO income from successful investigations leaps 62% in one year. Opinion: SFO must avoid hand to mouth existence as budget pressures remain - Sunday, April 28, 2013 13:05 - 0 Comments
  • SFO confirms Civil Recovery Orders still on the cards – clarifies approach & gears up for another inspection - Sunday, April 21, 2013 6:33 - 0 Comments
  • Avoid making a drama out of a crisis with The Magnificent Seven…tips from David Flynn at Eulogy PR - Tuesday, April 2, 2013 2:01 - 0 Comments
  • 11,141: The number of Suspicious Activity Reports to the UK authorities involving corruption in 2012 - Tuesday, March 26, 2013 6:54 - 0 Comments
  • Don’t mention the ‘war’? Scotching the myth that saying the ‘b’ word will freak out employees in high risk markets - Tuesday, March 5, 2013 1:28 - 0 Comments
  • Much ado about nothing? Our response to CPS Consultation on Concurrent Jurisdiction guidelines - Monday, February 18, 2013 2:17 - 0 Comments
  • Empowering employees & why an anti-bribery policy makes life easier for everyone. - Tuesday, February 12, 2013 3:59 - 2 Comments
  • Focus on Finland 2:Markus Kokko of Borenius on bribery law in Finland – some recent cases - Sunday, January 20, 2013 15:23 - 0 Comments
  • Focus on Finland 1: Markus Kokko of Borenius on bribery law in Finland - Wednesday, January 16, 2013 2:07 - 1 Comment
  • *IT’S BEHIND YOU!* Our review of 2012 & 2013 – Unlucky for some - Sunday, January 13, 2013 4:52 - 1 Comment
  • The view from Moscow: ‘average’ price of a Russian bribe, when a facilitation payment isn’t & more - Friday, December 7, 2012 6:42 - 0 Comments
  • Our 5 cents. Gold: DOJ/SEC Silver: SFO Bronze: CPS? & who you gonna call? - Tuesday, November 20, 2012 16:56 - 0 Comments
  • SFO guidance on corporate hospitality and facilitation payments about to change? May be. - Sunday, September 23, 2012 15:34 - 1 Comment
  • Opinion: An encouraging start but could do more – UK government intervenes on behalf of UK plc facing corruption challenges - Tuesday, September 18, 2012 13:08 - 1 Comment
  • Book review: Corruption, the new corporate challenge by Nick Kochan & Robin Goodyear - Monday, September 17, 2012 1:03 - 1 Comment
  • Opinion: SFO budget is just not enough. Lessons learned from Asil Nadir guilty verdict & his two parrots. - Sunday, August 26, 2012 4:56 - 1 Comment
  • Book Review: Lessons Learned on Compliance and Ethics — The Best from the FCPA Compliance and Ethics Blog — Thomas Fox - Saturday, August 18, 2012 8:18 - 1 Comment
  • Order order: UK DPA’s – We disagree with Bill Waite too. - Thursday, August 2, 2012 15:34 - 0 Comments
  • Control Risks – facilitation payments & resisting them: Nigeria - Wednesday, July 18, 2012 4:54 - 1 Comment
  • The view from offshore: Protecting Guernsey from bribery & corruption - Tuesday, June 19, 2012 14:11 - 0 Comments
  • Good news for Noah’s Ark. Bad news for England fans & their rented vans - Thursday, June 14, 2012 16:04 - 0 Comments
  • Catch 22 for England fans heading to the European Championship? - Tuesday, June 12, 2012 14:41 - 0 Comments
  • SFO Confidential phones ring off the hook as whistle-blowing industry gains momentum…but no investigations yet - Monday, June 11, 2012 0:41 - 1 Comment
  • Jerome Kerviel appeals €4.9bn SocGen conviction – Either way banks must ensure systems are up to scratch - Sunday, June 3, 2012 15:35 - 0 Comments
  • Take care! Is your Whistleblower Your Compliance Officer? - Wednesday, May 30, 2012 15:03 - 1 Comment
  • Book review: FAQ in Anti-Bribery & Corruption by David Lawler – BUY IT! - Sunday, May 27, 2012 2:31 - 2 Comments
  • By Howard Sklar: “Are you out of your f%&$#ng mind?!” – The US CCO reaction to the question “Shall we disclose?” - Wednesday, May 16, 2012 16:21 - 0 Comments
  • Summer consultation brings UK Deferred Prosecution Agreements another step closer - Sunday, April 22, 2012 3:35 - 1 Comment
  • Tom Fox wows crowds in London with US FCPA gig - Wednesday, April 18, 2012 14:42 - 6 Comments
  • Deferred Prosecution Agreements: A cautionary tale from across the pond : SEC v Citigroup - Tuesday, April 3, 2012 9:42 - 1 Comment
  • Expanding in the BRICS (1): Russia – Everything you need to know - Sunday, April 1, 2012 13:59 - 0 Comments
  • International organisations, the Bribery Act & the UK public interest in prosecution - Monday, March 5, 2012 16:03 - 0 Comments
  • Don’t get extradited to the US: US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Join us & our special guest Tom Fox on April 16 2012 - Sunday, February 26, 2012 2:21 - 1 Comment
  • UK PLC, agents and a sensible approach overseas – SFO speaks again. - Wednesday, February 22, 2012 17:39 - 2 Comments
  • The SFO’s view on gifts & Foreign Public Officials - Sunday, February 19, 2012 12:02 - 1 Comment
  • Not sure if you are dealing with a Foreign Public Official – The SFO advice on what to do. - Thursday, February 16, 2012 9:54 - 0 Comments
  • Anti-bribery compliance: A competitive advantage in Russia. - Wednesday, February 15, 2012 12:02 - 0 Comments
  • Trade ethically in Russia – it is possible… - Tuesday, February 14, 2012 13:48 - 1 Comment
  • Moscow 16 February: The UK Bribery Act – what it means for Russian businesses in practice - Tuesday, January 24, 2012 16:38 - 0 Comments
  • Global anti-corruption enforcement – TRACE: statistics you *should* read - Tuesday, January 17, 2012 16:06 - 1 Comment
  • The view for those previously at the top of Mount Olympus - Wednesday, January 11, 2012 14:40 - 0 Comments
  • Please participate in our Corporate Risk Benchmarking Survey 2012 - Sunday, January 8, 2012 4:05 - 0 Comments
  • The long arm of the law may be longer than you think… - Tuesday, January 3, 2012 3:27 - 1 Comment
  • Operation Elvedon: thebriberyact.com saves Christmas - Thursday, December 22, 2011 11:17 - 0 Comments
  • Caribbean weather forecast: Hurricane Mitchell to hit Turks & Caicos in SIPT prosecution, fall out could be worldwide, but help is at hand… - Monday, December 5, 2011 16:11 - 0 Comments
  • Opinion: Is the world flat and does your toast land butter side up? - Tuesday, November 29, 2011 15:46 - 3 Comments
  • UK whistleblowers cash in on US Dodd Frank bounty program providing windfall for UK investigators - Sunday, November 27, 2011 10:40 - 0 Comments
  • No red flags here – FACT: A refusal to bribe builds sustainable business in Russia - Wednesday, November 23, 2011 11:33 - 0 Comments
  • G20 Cannes – 8 things you didn’t know were on the agenda, the Arab Spring & the global fight against corruption - Monday, November 14, 2011 16:04 - 0 Comments
  • “Precisely the wrong moment in history to weaken the FCPA” - Thursday, November 10, 2011 14:41 - 0 Comments
  • View from accross the pond: UK Deferred Prosecution Agreements – you don’t need them when UK has a defence - Wednesday, November 2, 2011 0:48 - 0 Comments
  • UK DPA consultation: Thoughts of a former federal prosecutor from accross the pond - Monday, October 24, 2011 23:53 - 0 Comments
  • SFO uses pre-Bribery Act & POCA laws with latest arrest over Middle East bribery allegations - Monday, October 24, 2011 10:53 - 0 Comments
  • Don’t get caught: The Chinese ‘Design Institute’ trap - Monday, October 17, 2011 15:18 - 0 Comments
  • Regime change & the Arab Spring sparks SFO interest & provokes tough talk - Friday, October 14, 2011 0:11 - 0 Comments
  • Try harder: Inadequate disclosure in Scottish self reports – lawyers told to try again… - Wednesday, October 12, 2011 0:10 - 0 Comments
  • Money laundering & bribery: VC’s, private equity & pension funds beware as SFO pushes ethical shareholding - Sunday, October 2, 2011 23:36 - 0 Comments
  • ‘To protect and serve’ or ‘we trust…and we also verify’: Two sides of the global investigation coin - Tuesday, September 27, 2011 0:25 - 1 Comment
  • Watch out: Blogger uses web to uncover suspected corruption - Thursday, September 22, 2011 23:10 - 1 Comment
  • The Elvedon in the room: Christmas comes early for News International - Wednesday, September 21, 2011 23:43 - 0 Comments
  • Opinion: Certainty – why we should applaud the SFO’s desire to create certainty for corporates - Friday, September 16, 2011 4:12 - 1 Comment
  • On the right TRACK: New UN anti-corruption tool - Monday, September 5, 2011 23:12 - 2 Comments
  • The US DOJ & SEC – Give’m an inch and they take a mile - Thursday, August 11, 2011 2:32 - 0 Comments
  • Don’t know if you’re carrying on business in the UK, or not? What do you do? - Monday, August 1, 2011 23:41 - 2 Comments
  • The post closing hangover – Diageo US$16.4M bill for FCPA violations after rapid expansion - Friday, July 29, 2011 0:30 - 1 Comment
  • Guernsey, Jersey – the Channel Islands & the Bribery Act - Tuesday, July 26, 2011 23:34 - 1 Comment
  • Why kiss & tell is not (necessarily) a bad thing – UK help for UK PLC overseas - Tuesday, July 26, 2011 2:03 - 0 Comments
  • Ambassador, are you spoiling us? UK launches new overseas assistance for business - Tuesday, July 19, 2011 0:28 - 0 Comments
  • SFO singles out overseas corporates bribing in challenging markets - Tuesday, July 5, 2011 0:39 - 0 Comments
  • Call for new Australian bribery laws as Federal Police bring first foreign bribery case - Sunday, July 3, 2011 11:17 - 0 Comments
  • The Bribery Act – Foreign public officials & why you should care who they are - Wednesday, June 29, 2011 23:09 - 2 Comments
  • Private sector bribery – an SFO target? - Friday, June 24, 2011 0:11 - 0 Comments
  • Bribery Act risk in commercial property & real estate services - Monday, June 20, 2011 20:18 - 0 Comments
  • Solicitor General confirms fears for SFO’s future “unfounded” - Monday, June 20, 2011 12:19 - 0 Comments
  • The Bribery Act: The view from offshore - Wednesday, June 15, 2011 23:54 - 0 Comments
  • MENA hots up – Saudi Arabia in anti-corruption drive: Arrests - Monday, June 13, 2011 23:55 - 2 Comments
  • Debarment: regulations published. - Monday, June 13, 2011 12:39 - 3 Comments
  • Russian business with a UK subsidiary or listing? The SFO fire another warning shot. - Sunday, June 12, 2011 23:36 - 1 Comment
  • SFO adds chair of City of London Police to the SFO Board - Sunday, June 12, 2011 10:38 - 1 Comment
  • June Newsletter: Bribery Act countdown, free e-learning & a facilitation payment solution - Saturday, June 11, 2011 12:57 - 0 Comments
  • Statement of Theresa May on Setting Up the National Crime Agency - Wednesday, June 8, 2011 16:08 - 0 Comments
  • BREAKING: SFO Announcement expected today - Wednesday, June 8, 2011 4:06 - 0 Comments
  • Financial Services: M&A due diligence (Part 2) - Monday, June 6, 2011 23:47 - 0 Comments
  • Bribery Act forecast to result in more prosecutions than FCPA. Really? - Sunday, June 5, 2011 23:36 - 0 Comments
  • Could the SFO intervene in the unfolding FIFA story under the Bribery Act? It’s a game of two halves - Thursday, June 2, 2011 11:39 - 2 Comments
  • Do business in Russia without breaking the Bribery Act - Thursday, June 2, 2011 0:11 - 0 Comments
  • From May 1st new China anti-corruption laws follow long arm jurisdiction trend - Monday, May 30, 2011 7:58 - 3 Comments
  • UPDATED: HOME OFFICE PLANS IN TATTERS – NO GOVT. SUPPORT FOR SFO BREAK UP - Saturday, May 28, 2011 0:20 - 0 Comments
  • Doing business in Egypt? Corruption risks before & after the Bribery Act - Thursday, May 26, 2011 2:56 - 0 Comments
  • The Bribery Act & incentives - Monday, May 23, 2011 23:28 - 1 Comment
  • Why splitting the SFO would have achieved less & cost more - Monday, May 23, 2011 23:20 - 1 Comment
  • SFO wins fight for survival. Next up – more powers… - Saturday, May 21, 2011 23:26 - 0 Comments
  • Obama: new US Middle East policy will target corruption - Thursday, May 19, 2011 16:06 - 1 Comment
  • Financial Services: AIM Nominated Advisers (NOMADS) & the Bribery Act - Thursday, May 12, 2011 23:56 - 2 Comments
  • Barry Vitou quoted in Gulf News - Thursday, May 12, 2011 11:51 - 0 Comments
  • Is the Bribery Act ban on commercial bribery such a big deal? - Thursday, May 12, 2011 0:04 - 6 Comments
  • Ask Barry & Richard: From Russia with love – Senior officer liability & UK Director of Russian company - Wednesday, May 11, 2011 5:24 - 0 Comments
  • Russian & UK Prosecutors: Friends again? Unethical Russian business watch out. - Monday, May 9, 2011 3:02 - 4 Comments
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