Opinion: DPA’s must show greater benefits. We discuss the Criteria & Process for a DPA set out in Alun Milford’s (SFO GC) recent speech  - Thursday, April 7, 2016 9:59 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Significant jail term in Edinburgh construction works bribery case  - Thursday, June 18, 2015 22:54 - 1 Comment
				
												 
				Opinion: UEFA and all its members should boycott the World Cup  - Sunday, May 31, 2015 2:28 - 1 Comment
				
												 
				Richard Bistrong: Q&A “…it is pretty clear that the current compliance models, while essential, are still not working.”  - Tuesday, November 18, 2014 5:02 - 1 Comment
				
												 
				Corporate charged with corruption in UK  - Wednesday, October 23, 2013 14:10 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Opinion: Anti-bribery in Russia: Russia is on the road & Barry presents at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum  - Monday, May 20, 2013 1:01 - 1 Comment
				
												 
				Opinion: Don’t buy snake oil. Why a lack of Bribery Act prosecutions should not signal complacency.  - Saturday, March 2, 2013 10:07 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Sign of things to come: The DPP Guidelines on cases with shared jurisdiction. AKA, another brick in the wall, post Innospec.  - Monday, November 5, 2012 2:08 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Self Reporting to the SFO: Still on the menu – but advice will be critical  - Monday, October 15, 2012 15:05 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				MADNESS: 1/4 of Board Directors surveyed say they’d bribe to win business.  - Wednesday, October 10, 2012 14:16 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				July newsletter: 30% lose out through bribery, SFO targets finance & beefs up, enforcement action in retail & publishing & dawn raid seminar…  - Sunday, July 15, 2012 4:56 - 1 Comment
				
												 
				Victim of bribery? You have rights too.  Damages claims, void(able?) contracts & more: the civil consequences of bribery  - Monday, June 25, 2012 13:47 - 2 Comments
				
												 
				Risky retail sector: Jail terms in £8.7 million bribery scheme highlight procurement risks  - Sunday, June 24, 2012 7:56 - 1 Comment
				
												 
				The view from offshore: Protecting Guernsey from bribery & corruption  - Tuesday, June 19, 2012 14:11 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				SFO Director unveils SFO shake up & intention to put ‘Serious’ & ‘Fraud’ back into the SFO  - Thursday, June 14, 2012 17:04 - 1 Comment
				
												 
				Collapse in Serious Fraud Office raids highlights need for action  - Sunday, May 27, 2012 21:58 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Book review: FAQ in Anti-Bribery & Corruption by David Lawler – BUY IT!  - Sunday, May 27, 2012 2:31 - 2 Comments
				
												 
				Sainsbury’s potato buyer has had his chips after guilty plea  - Wednesday, May 2, 2012 12:47 - 1 Comment
				
												 
				Opinion: Order Order: Let’s get some perspective & be careful what you wish for  - Monday, April 2, 2012 12:10 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Expanding in the BRICS (1): Russia – Everything you need to know  - Sunday, April 1, 2012 13:59 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Your Questions Answered:  Jo Morgan CCO IMI PLC – Debunks Olympic corporate hospitality myths.  - Saturday, March 31, 2012 2:29 - 2 Comments
				
												 
				13,623 reasons to worry if involved in Bribery with a toppled regime  - Wednesday, March 21, 2012 12:16 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				“Government driving out convicted crooks from procurement process”  - Tuesday, March 20, 2012 2:41 - 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
				
												 
				The SFO’s view on corporate hospitality  - Monday, February 20, 2012 15:46 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Trade ethically in Russia – it is possible…  - Tuesday, February 14, 2012 13:48 - 1 Comment
				
												 
				I’m appointing an Agent in China. What would Mabey Group do? Your questions answered. By Peter Lloyd CEO Mabey Group  - Tuesday, February 7, 2012 14:48 - 1 Comment
				
												 
				25th June 2012: University Bribery Act Masterclass  - Thursday, February 2, 2012 12:37 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Will the Bribery Act prevent us from entering new markets? Your questions answered. By Peter Lloyd CEO Mabey Group  - Wednesday, February 1, 2012 15:03 - 2 Comments
				
												 
				Four convicted of commercial corruption receive lengthy jail terms in the UK  - Tuesday, January 31, 2012 16:37 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				The world is your oyster but are your procedures to prevent bribery ‘Adequate’? – find out what your peers do.  - Monday, January 30, 2012 15:51 - 1 Comment
				
												 
				BREAKING: Four convicted for commercial (not government) bribery by SFO  - Thursday, January 26, 2012 1:26 - 1 Comment
				
												 
				Take our holiday quiz.  Chance of winning a Bribery Act compliant ipod shuffle…  - Wednesday, December 28, 2011 7:40 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				New SFO director: My word is my bond, what the future holds & a word of caution.  - Sunday, December 18, 2011 4:35 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Hello, Mr Alderman of the Serious Fraud Office is on the line…  - Thursday, December 1, 2011 16:30 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				No red flags here – FACT: A refusal to bribe builds sustainable business in Russia  - Wednesday, November 23, 2011 11:33 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Never judge a book by its cover: Why the first ‘Bribery Act’ case isn’t  - Tuesday, November 22, 2011 21:08 - 1 Comment
				
												 
				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
				
												 
				BREAKING: We’ll see your new FCPA guidance and raise you: SFO plans Self Reporting guidance to be updated  - Sunday, November 13, 2011 11:00 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Over & *OUT*: Corruption convictions mean “it’s not cricket” takes on a whole new meaning  - Wednesday, November 9, 2011 15:30 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				SFO Confidential: whistle-blowing made easy – but will it drive self reporting?  - Tuesday, November 8, 2011 15:42 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				SFO Director confirms SFO Bribery Act enforcement activity has already begun…  - Monday, November 7, 2011 13:28 - 3 Comments
				
												 
				Exclusive: Smash & Grab – Key takeaways from Pinsent Masons & UKCG Bribery Act breakfast  - Sunday, November 6, 2011 13:31 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				SFO looking at high risk sectors & countries in Bribery Act enforcement  - Friday, October 28, 2011 1:05 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Corporates talk to the SFO on matters thrown up in M&A due diligence  - Wednesday, October 19, 2011 0:11 - 3 Comments
				
												 
				Open & shut: Bribery Act conviction after News International sting  - Friday, October 14, 2011 15:00 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Regime change & the Arab Spring sparks SFO interest & provokes tough talk  - Friday, October 14, 2011 0:11 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Beware: Partners, directors, managers & company secretaries of corporates in the cross hairs  - Thursday, October 13, 2011 0:21 - 1 Comment
				
												 
				“It is going to happen…” – SFO position hardens as it issues dawn raid threat over bribery  - Tuesday, October 11, 2011 0:11 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Timing is everything: Libyan Investment Authority in London corruption probe  - Monday, August 29, 2011 23:36 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Another UK government corruption story?  - Thursday, July 21, 2011 0:51 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				EXCLUSIVE: Corporate hospitality – The SFO’s five factors  - Sunday, July 10, 2011 11:46 - 1 Comment
				
												 
				Financial Services: M&A due diligence (Part 2)  - Monday, June 6, 2011 23:47 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				SFO fire a warning shot across the bows of the Medical Device Industry  - Sunday, May 22, 2011 23:11 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				The curse of Tutankhamun: Will Egyptian deals come back to haunt?  - Thursday, May 5, 2011 23:32 - 1 Comment
				
												 
				Financial Services: M&A, Private Equity and the lifebelt (Part 1)  - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 0:48 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Richard Alderman: POCA face? Corruption & money laundering: Key theme for SFO in 2011  - Sunday, March 6, 2011 4:42 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Unrest in Africa. An opportunity for the SFO.  - Saturday, March 5, 2011 16:20 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				It’s the FCPA stupid: UK PLC already subject to draconian anti-bribery laws  - Monday, January 24, 2011 3:12 - 0 Comments
				
						 
			
			 
		 
		
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