OPINION: First DPA a watershed moment in the history of UK corporate crime enforcement & significant moment for SFO - Sunday, November 29, 2015 3:21 - 0 Comments
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
Spot the difference – 8 Ingredients for a Civil Recovery Order - Tuesday, July 24, 2012 0:01 - 1 Comment
Collapse in Serious Fraud Office raids highlights need for action - Sunday, May 27, 2012 21:58 - 0 Comments
Deferred Prosecution Agreements: A cautionary tale from across the pond : SEC v Citigroup - Tuesday, April 3, 2012 9:42 - 1 Comment
Deferred Prosecution Agreements: Solicitor General confirms legislation to be tabled before Parliament - Thursday, March 22, 2012 3:39 - 0 Comments
SFO confirms Self Reporting doubles since Bribery Act - Saturday, March 10, 2012 3:31 - 0 Comments
The SFO’s view on gifts & Foreign Public Officials - Sunday, February 19, 2012 12:02 - 1 Comment
SFO Director on Self Reporting guidance – under review & opinions sought on formal investigations - Monday, January 23, 2012 16:37 - 0 Comments
Focus on dividends: the SFO, shareholder responsibility & high standards SFO expects of institutional shareholders - Friday, January 13, 2012 2:02 - 1 Comment
January Newsletter: Offers, predictions, what’s on, round up & tips… - Sunday, January 8, 2012 11:26 - 0 Comments
Why individuals must not be left out on a limb in Deferred Prosecution Agreement proposals - Thursday, December 8, 2011 5:38 - 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
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
Lessons from America: UK Deferred Prosecution Agreement consultation – SFO credibility is key - Thursday, November 3, 2011 15:12 - 0 Comments
LAST CALL: In construction? Hear SFO views on Friday after claims this week that Bribery is most common in public works contracts & construction - Wednesday, November 2, 2011 14:31 - 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
View from America: The Bribery Act & Deferred Prosecution Agreements – Transparency is the key - Thursday, October 27, 2011 1:18 - 0 Comments
UK DPA consultation: Thoughts of a former federal prosecutor from accross the pond - Monday, October 24, 2011 23:53 - 0 Comments
Key questions posed by Solicitor General & SFO in Deferred Prosecution Agreement proposal & consultation so far - Sunday, October 23, 2011 3:26 - 0 Comments
We report on UK Deferred Prosecution Agreement proposal & consultation - Thursday, October 20, 2011 14:58 - 3 Comments
The Bribery Act & the Construction & Infrastructure Sector – Join us for an audience with SFO Director, Richard Alderman - Wednesday, October 19, 2011 9:42 - 0 Comments
Regime change & the Arab Spring sparks SFO interest & provokes tough talk - Friday, October 14, 2011 0:11 - 0 Comments
“It is going to happen…” – SFO position hardens as it issues dawn raid threat over bribery - Tuesday, October 11, 2011 0:11 - 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
Join us, the Solicitor General & the SFO Director to put your views on UK Deferred Prosecution Agreement proposals on October 17th - Friday, September 30, 2011 0:05 - 5 Comments
The UK & plea bargaining in prosecuted cases – what change is needed to end enforcement arbitrage - Monday, September 19, 2011 23:07 - 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
Why self report if prosecution is likely? - Sunday, September 11, 2011 23:38 - 0 Comments
Todays lesson Ecclesiastes 1:9-14 NIV: There is nothing new under the sun, or, bribery and taxes - Thursday, September 8, 2011 2:28 - 0 Comments
Tick tock…how long until SFO begin first Bribery Act investigation? - Tuesday, September 6, 2011 23:20 - 0 Comments
UK Plea Bargains should be considered – but they are not the only reason for low Self Reporting no’s - Friday, August 26, 2011 5:17 - 1 Comment
Demand & Supply – FSA thematic reviews: now Bribery & Corruption - Thursday, August 18, 2011 1:26 - 0 Comments
A lawyers certificate of Adequate Procedures compliance. How much would you pay? - Tuesday, August 2, 2011 23:46 - 1 Comment
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
SPIFFING: The Bribery Act & incentive payments - Wednesday, July 20, 2011 0:40 - 1 Comment
Why no more money for the SFO isn’t the whole story - Wednesday, July 13, 2011 4:46 - 0 Comments
SME’s & the Bribery Act – education, education, education…More than 50 employees? Look out. - Thursday, July 7, 2011 0:00 - 0 Comments
11 July SFO Webinar: The Bribery Act 2010: Bringing all the changes to light - Wednesday, July 6, 2011 0:15 - 0 Comments
SFO singles out overseas corporates bribing in challenging markets - Tuesday, July 5, 2011 0:39 - 0 Comments
Non story? – SFO confirms not involved in US sovereign wealth fund probe: AKA curiouser & curiouser said Alice… - Thursday, June 30, 2011 5:31 - 1 Comment
The Bribery Act – Foreign public officials & why you should care who they are - Wednesday, June 29, 2011 23:09 - 2 Comments
Corporate social responsibility & the SFO A.K.A money laundering & the impaired investment - Sunday, June 26, 2011 23:41 - 0 Comments
The SFO – spiking the guns of a whistleblower - Tuesday, June 21, 2011 23:47 - 0 Comments
Facilitation payments: SFO endorse SFO & thebriberyact.com six step solution - Tuesday, June 21, 2011 2:33 - 1 Comment
Russian business with a UK subsidiary or listing? The SFO fire another warning shot. - Sunday, June 12, 2011 23:36 - 1 Comment
Do business in Russia without breaking the Bribery Act - Thursday, June 2, 2011 0:11 - 0 Comments
UPDATED: HOME OFFICE PLANS IN TATTERS – NO GOVT. SUPPORT FOR SFO BREAK UP - Saturday, May 28, 2011 0:20 - 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 fire a warning shot across the bows of the Medical Device Industry - Sunday, May 22, 2011 23:11 - 0 Comments
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
Russian & UK Prosecutors: Friends again? Unethical Russian business watch out. - Monday, May 9, 2011 3:02 - 4 Comments
The curse of Tutankhamun: Will Egyptian deals come back to haunt? - Thursday, May 5, 2011 23:32 - 1 Comment
SFO tells us it wants to prosecute unethical Russian organisations & any UK offshoots - Wednesday, May 4, 2011 0:13 - 0 Comments
SFO GC resigns: SFO future cast into further doubt - Wednesday, April 27, 2011 15:26 - 2 Comments
The F word. - Wednesday, April 13, 2011 6:12 - 5 Comments
De Puy International a case study in the interplay between the US and the UK - Friday, April 8, 2011 15:52 - 0 Comments
Newsletter: A lot more than just Bribery Act guidance – our essential round up of the year so far - Friday, April 1, 2011 0:08 - 1 Comment
Financial services & corruption: Private Equity in the spotlight? - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 0:06 - 1 Comment
Richard Alderman: POCA face? Corruption & money laundering: Key theme for SFO in 2011 - Sunday, March 6, 2011 4:42 - 0 Comments
The Bribery Act: Just one piece of the jigsaw - Saturday, March 5, 2011 13:34 - 0 Comments
Prosecuting overseas corporates will be a top priority for the SFO - Tuesday, March 1, 2011 16:54 - 0 Comments
Ask Barry & Richard: Corporate hospitality – what does ordinary mean? - Wednesday, February 23, 2011 0:11 - 1 Comment
Richard Alderman, Director of the SFO: POCA Face? The importance of the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) - Thursday, February 17, 2011 4:04 - 0 Comments
What amounts to carrying on business in the UK under the Bribery Act? - Thursday, January 20, 2011 8:22 - 1 Comment
New UK pharma promotion rules now in effect - Wednesday, January 19, 2011 4:57 - 0 Comments
Complaints the Bribery Act is anti-competitive for UK PLC do not tell the whole story - Monday, January 17, 2011 9:11 - 0 Comments
The UK is now tough on white collar: A return to the “good old days” is not on the cards. - Monday, January 17, 2011 4:19 - 0 Comments
Facilitation Payments: SFO help to stop the demands - Saturday, December 18, 2010 7:26 - 0 Comments
Our predictions for 2011 & a round up (our end of year newsletter) - Sunday, December 12, 2010 16:15 - 0 Comments
The Adequate Procedures defence: top tips from the SFO - Thursday, December 9, 2010 16:53 - 0 Comments
Pharmaceutical businesses and the stark warning from the SFO - Tuesday, November 23, 2010 3:23 - 0 Comments
SFO’s stark warning to pharmaceutical companies: act now or take your medicine - Saturday, November 6, 2010 2:27 - 0 Comments
The Bribery Act, facilitation payments & the burning questions: Practical SFO guidance - Friday, October 22, 2010 3:22 - 1 Comment
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