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
				
												 
				Anti-bribery compliance: A competitive advantage in Russia.  - Wednesday, February 15, 2012 12:02 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				It’s not our first Rodeo *but* it is our first Rodeo in Texas – join us in Houston next week  - Monday, November 28, 2011 16:47 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Nearly 95% of businesses would shop a competitor  - Tuesday, October 4, 2011 2:03 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				The Bribery Act – Foreign public officials & why you should care who they are  - Wednesday, June 29, 2011 23:09 - 2 Comments
				
												 
				Hospitality, Wimbledon finals & bribery arrests?  - Monday, June 27, 2011 23:27 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Facilitation payments: SFO endorse SFO & thebriberyact.com six step solution  - Tuesday, June 21, 2011 2:33 - 1 Comment
				
												 
				Solicitor General confirms fears for SFO’s future “unfounded”  - Monday, June 20, 2011 12:19 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Debarment: regulations published.  - Monday, June 13, 2011 12:39 - 3 Comments
				
												 
				Alex goes to see his lawyers  - Tuesday, June 7, 2011 14:16 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Bribery Act forecast to result in more prosecutions than FCPA. Really?  - Sunday, June 5, 2011 23:36 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				5) Investigating a possible bribe: are we there yet? Conducting the investigation  - Friday, June 3, 2011 4:49 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Do business in Russia without breaking the Bribery Act  - Thursday, June 2, 2011 0:11 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Self reporting: Why Dodd Frank & the Bribery Act mean it’s set to increase  - Monday, May 30, 2011 23:44 - 2 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
				
												 
				***EXTRA LONDON DATE 6 JUNE*** How To Win Friends And Influence People – Legally: On Tour  - Wednesday, May 18, 2011 5:42 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				How to win friends and influence people (legally). Review *****  - Saturday, May 14, 2011 1:50 - 2 Comments
				
												 
				Ask Barry & Richard: From Russia with love – Senior officer liability & UK Director of Russian company  - Wednesday, May 11, 2011 5:24 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Howard Sklar: Case Study #11: “I open at the Close” [or Proportionate Procedures: the Bribery Act Diet]  - Saturday, May 7, 2011 0:49 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Barry Vitou quoted in Legal Week: Kickbacks – does the Bribery Act deserve to be mired in controversy?  - Monday, April 25, 2011 12:18 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				When Howard Sklar met Sally? Case Study #8: Community benefits and charitable donations  - Monday, April 25, 2011 4:00 - 1 Comment
				
												 
				Pure Gold: Howard Sklar: Case Study #6: How Much Diligence is Due?  - Thursday, April 14, 2011 0:11 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				The F word.  - Wednesday, April 13, 2011 6:12 - 5 Comments
				
												 
				The Bribery Act for corporate lawyers  - Wednesday, April 13, 2011 4:11 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				“UK Bribery Act Guidance Leaves PE Firms Guessing” Does it? Really? Oh dear.  - Friday, April 8, 2011 13:36 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				How To Win Friends And Influence People – Legally: On Tour  - Friday, April 8, 2011 8:44 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Howard Sklar: Case Study #5 Assessing Risk: “Great Job!”  - Thursday, April 7, 2011 23:48 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Howard Sklar: Case Study #4: Hospitality  - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 16:41 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				What’s this got to do with me.  We burst the HR bubble.  - Monday, April 4, 2011 23:41 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Howard Sklar: Case Study #1: Facilitation Payments  - Monday, April 4, 2011 12:37 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Richard Alderman: SFO wants to give corporates certainty  - Thursday, March 31, 2011 23:32 - 1 Comment
				
												 
				Bribery Act Guidance: Our first impressions & top takeaways  - Wednesday, March 30, 2011 4:27 - 3 Comments
				
												 
				SFO/DPP Guidance: Facilitation Payment Ban Continues & SFO door remains open  - Wednesday, March 30, 2011 3:25 - 1 Comment
				
												 
				Bribery Act in force from July 1: Ken Clarke’s statement in full  - Wednesday, March 30, 2011 2:52 - 6 Comments
				
												 
				Bribery Act in force in September  - Tuesday, March 29, 2011 5:25 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Bribery Act Guidance to be published this week: We think this time it’s for real  - Monday, March 28, 2011 9:58 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Bribery & money laundering – a potent cocktail & a warning to directors  - Thursday, March 24, 2011 0:27 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				LATEST: Ministerial Statement Bribery Act, timing, facilitation payments & SME’s  - Friday, March 18, 2011 3:11 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Financial services & corruption: Private Equity in the spotlight?  - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 0:06 - 1 Comment
				
												 
				London’s financial services sector, the Bribery Act & anti-corruption laws  - Monday, March 14, 2011 0:25 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Ask Barry & Richard: I want to set up in the Asia but am concerned about “grease payments”  - Saturday, March 12, 2011 7:42 - 1 Comment
				
												 
				Richard Alderman: POCA face? Corruption & money laundering: Key theme for SFO in 2011  - Sunday, March 6, 2011 4:42 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Richard Alderman comes out of the box: Overseas corporates and risks under the Bribery Act  - Friday, March 4, 2011 16:12 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Prosecuting overseas corporates will be a top priority for the SFO  - Tuesday, March 1, 2011 16:54 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				The Bribery Act:  Coming soon & compliance won’t cost millions UPDATED  - Wednesday, February 16, 2011 1:46 - 1 Comment
				
												 
				Burying your head in the sand won’t change the SFO’s aggressive anti corruption enforcement  - Thursday, February 10, 2011 14:26 - 2 Comments
				
												 
				The Bribery Act, marriage, in-laws & children: SFO guidance about Joint Ventures  - Sunday, February 6, 2011 14:14 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Law 360 quotes Barry Vitou in piece on Bribery Act  - Saturday, February 5, 2011 2:49 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Time to call a spade a spade. Facilitation payments & why neither bans nor exemptions work.  - Thursday, February 3, 2011 17:30 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				The Bribery Act and competing globally: The other side of the coin  - Tuesday, February 1, 2011 2:04 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Newsletter: A round up of the most interesting developments, a quiz winner & Bribery Act denial continues…  - Monday, January 31, 2011 9:59 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Bribery Act: The cash cow. Why the SFO budget for the Bribery Act could be zero & it wouldn’t matter!  - Sunday, January 30, 2011 16:11 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				UPDATED 4.45PM: SFO COMMENT: BREAKING: Reports that Bribery Act to be subject to delay & implemented 3 months from guidance publication  - Sunday, January 30, 2011 15:20 - 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
				
												 
				Personal criminal liability, the nuclear deterrent: What every director, senior officer & General Counsel needs to know  - Friday, January 7, 2011 3:53 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Facilitation payments the real deal: Danger ahead  - Wednesday, December 29, 2010 7:36 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				FREE WEBINAR: Join us on 13 January when we interview the GC of the SFO about the Bribery Act  - Friday, December 24, 2010 2:48 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Fun: Try our New Year Quiz, maybe win an iPod shuffle!  - Thursday, December 23, 2010 5:50 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				WikiLeaks & government, strange bedfellows? When it comes to business, maybe not.  - Wednesday, December 1, 2010 16:31 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Letter from America: The Bribery Act, what can the UK learn from the US mistakes?  - Wednesday, November 10, 2010 1:14 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				SFO’s stark warning to pharmaceutical companies: act now or take your medicine  - Saturday, November 6, 2010 2:27 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				UK Anti-corruption laws at the Legal Week Corporate Counsel Forum  - Tuesday, September 14, 2010 11:24 - 0 Comments
				
						 
			
			 
		 
		
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