Posts Tagged ‘Bribery Act & Proceeds of Crime’

  • From the horses mouth: Specialist Adviser to the recent Bribery Act Committee, Anne-Marie Ottaway writes… - Tuesday, April 9, 2019 5:15 - 0 Comments
  • Killing a corpse and a shot in the foot: Skansen Interiors - Wednesday, May 9, 2018 11:39 - 0 Comments
  • Standard Bank failure to prevent bribery. The Aston Martin Bribery Act case. Or a hot rod? - Sunday, December 6, 2015 11:42 - 0 Comments
  • BREAKING: FIRST CORPORATE DISPOSAL OF FAILURE TO PREVENT BRIBERY OFFENCE - Tuesday, September 29, 2015 8:31 - 0 Comments
  • Opinion: If your anti-bribery policy is more than three pages, it probably won’t work - Tuesday, October 28, 2014 23:19 - 1 Comment
  • The recipe for a compliant summer internship program - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 23:48 - 0 Comments
  • Mr. Esquenazi & Rodriguez: Why a decision about ‘instrumentality’ under US FCPA turns out to be *very* important in the UK - Saturday, June 14, 2014 3:35 - 0 Comments
  • BREAKING: DPA’s in the Spring & a Dicky Bird tells us Bribery Act prosecutions ‘soon’… - Wednesday, December 4, 2013 15:50 - 0 Comments
  • That’s your problem: SFO Director on compliance complacency in UK PLC - Wednesday, October 30, 2013 10:23 - 0 Comments
  • Corporate prosecutions under the Bribery Act. Racing certainty or outsider? Watch this space. - Sunday, October 27, 2013 5:57 - 0 Comments
  • Half UK Construction Industry say bribery is common in damming report written by…the Construction Industry body - Friday, October 4, 2013 7:28 - 0 Comments
  • An open letter from SFO Director David Green on facilitation payments that you don’t know about. - Thursday, August 22, 2013 0:38 - 0 Comments
  • BREAKING: Serious Fraud Office lays its first Bribery Act charges. - Thursday, August 15, 2013 0:20 - 0 Comments
  • UK climb down? Minister of Justice rules out watering down Bribery Act - Wednesday, July 17, 2013 0:10 - 0 Comments
  • BSI and City of London Police announce joint initiative to tackle anti-bribery compliance apathy - Monday, July 8, 2013 0:32 - 0 Comments
  • The Bribery Act two years on. All hat & no cows? As SFO & City Of London Police confirm over 30 investigations – the stats tell a different story. - Sunday, July 7, 2013 8:42 - 0 Comments
  • Possible Bribery Act review: Now is not the time to bring back Arthur Daley - Thursday, May 30, 2013 15:11 - 0 Comments
  • Botched bribery attempt results in Bribery Act Conviction No. 3 for son of Chinese Foreign Public Official - Wednesday, April 24, 2013 14:11 - 0 Comments
  • Image Sensing Systems reports probe into possible violations of the UK Bribery Act to DOJ & SEC following Polish investigation - Friday, March 29, 2013 4:32 - 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
  • The Bribery Act, its material impact since 2011 & the Aston Martin analogy… - Sunday, March 3, 2013 13:51 - 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
  • New revised Code for Crown Prosecutors, By Anne-Marie Ottaway - Sunday, February 10, 2013 7:21 - 0 Comments
  • We are joined by a former SFO prosecutor & a new agony aunt & etiquette expert Di Lemma. - Tuesday, November 6, 2012 17:28 - 0 Comments
  • SFO Director David Green CB QC: on ongoing Bribery Act investigations – sage words for any investigation. - Monday, September 3, 2012 2:53 - 2 Comments
  • Book review: How to pay a bribe – thinking like a criminal to thwart bribery schemes - Thursday, August 9, 2012 6:54 - 1 Comment
  • 30% say they have lost out as a result of bribery - Monday, July 9, 2012 3:23 - 0 Comments
  • The Bribery Act one year on – the real commercial impact plus special guest & ‘deep dive’ into hospitality - Tuesday, May 29, 2012 23:44 - 0 Comments
  • Collapse in Serious Fraud Office raids highlights need for action - Sunday, May 27, 2012 21:58 - 0 Comments
  • Part 2 – When it all goes wrong: How Are Gain and Benefit Calculated? - Friday, May 25, 2012 0:09 - 1 Comment
  • Opinion: How to show the SFO really means business – very publicly, don’t prosecute - Tuesday, May 15, 2012 14:27 - 3 Comments
  • Part 1 – When it goes wrong: penalties for bribery - Monday, May 14, 2012 15:15 - 2 Comments
  • Deferred Prosecution Agreements: A cautionary tale from across the pond : SEC v Citigroup - Tuesday, April 3, 2012 9:42 - 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
  • “Government driving out convicted crooks from procurement process” - Tuesday, March 20, 2012 2:41 - 0 Comments
  • Risk assess the pros and cons of Self Reporting - Thursday, March 15, 2012 0:19 - 0 Comments
  • How can I deal with concerns about demands for payments by customs officials? Your questions answered. By Peter Lloyd CEO Mabey Group - Tuesday, March 6, 2012 16:35 - 3 Comments
  • International organisations, the Bribery Act & the UK public interest in prosecution - Monday, March 5, 2012 16:03 - 0 Comments
  • Days numbered for the Flat Earth Society: SFO lays out its Bribery Act activity since July 1 - Sunday, March 4, 2012 5:02 - 0 Comments
  • Are my procedures ‘Adequate’ part II? Your questions answered. By Peter Lloyd CEO Mabey Group - Thursday, March 1, 2012 14:46 - 1 Comment
  • SFO identifies questions it will ask to establish if there is tone at the top - Wednesday, February 29, 2012 15:29 - 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 corporate hospitality - Monday, February 20, 2012 15:46 - 0 Comments
  • The SFO’s view on gifts & Foreign Public Officials - Sunday, February 19, 2012 12:02 - 1 Comment
  • Are my procedures ‘Adequate’? Your questions answered. By Peter Lloyd CEO Mabey Group - Monday, February 13, 2012 13:30 - 1 Comment
  • The million dollar question: Are you covered? D&O insurance – the Top 10 things you need to know - Sunday, February 12, 2012 10:08 - 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
  • Moscow 16 February: The UK Bribery Act – what it means for Russian businesses in practice - Tuesday, January 24, 2012 16:38 - 0 Comments
  • Order. Order: What Mabey & the recovery of dividends really means. - Wednesday, January 18, 2012 17:02 - 2 Comments
  • Learn from world leaders in ethics & compliance Mabey Bridge & IMI PLC - Tuesday, January 17, 2012 4:43 - 0 Comments
  • The view for those previously at the top of Mount Olympus - Wednesday, January 11, 2012 14:40 - 0 Comments
  • Our anti-bribery masterclass in Birmingham with Chief Compliance Officer of IMI PLC - Sunday, January 8, 2012 12:10 - 1 Comment
  • The long arm of the law may be longer than you think… - Tuesday, January 3, 2012 3:27 - 1 Comment
  • Take our holiday quiz. Chance of winning a Bribery Act compliant ipod shuffle… - Wednesday, December 28, 2011 7:40 - 0 Comments
  • British Bankers Association Publishes Guidance on Bribery Act: Banks should check their existing policies & procedures - Wednesday, December 21, 2011 5:40 - 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
  • Wake up call: SFO threatens non-executive directors with search warrants & dawn raids - Tuesday, December 13, 2011 15:35 - 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
  • Commercial bribery may not be on the agenda in the US – but is in the UK - Monday, December 5, 2011 15:25 - 1 Comment
  • Merry Christmas from the Royal Mail: Postmen (and women) – tips could violate Bribery Act - Sunday, December 4, 2011 11:20 - 1 Comment
  • Hello, Mr Alderman of the Serious Fraud Office is on the line… - Thursday, December 1, 2011 16:30 - 0 Comments
  • Opinion: Is the world flat and does your toast land butter side up? - Tuesday, November 29, 2011 15:46 - 3 Comments
  • What is the liability of a UK parent for the conduct of a Russian subsidiary? - Thursday, November 24, 2011 17:06 - 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
  • Alex, his PA the PA ‘kickbacks’ & how to spot them - Sunday, November 20, 2011 10:51 - 1 Comment
  • What do Mars bars and the first Bribery Act prosecution have in common? - Thursday, November 17, 2011 17:18 - 1 Comment
  • 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
  • Lessons from America: UK Deferred Prosecution Agreement consultation – SFO credibility is key - Thursday, November 3, 2011 15:12 - 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
  • SFO looking at high risk sectors & countries in Bribery Act enforcement - Friday, October 28, 2011 1:05 - 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
  • 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
  • Bribery Act cases already being considered for investigation by the SFO? - Sunday, October 9, 2011 23:30 - 0 Comments
  • WARNING: Gifts on the SFO radar – Complaints about gifts of iPads and Laptops made to the SFO - Friday, October 7, 2011 1:50 - 1 Comment
  • Al Capone & the Bribery Act - Sunday, September 25, 2011 23:49 - 0 Comments
  • Common sense prevails: Competitors claim bribery – regulators say no - Thursday, September 8, 2011 22:43 - 0 Comments
  • Tick tock…how long until SFO begin first Bribery Act investigation? - Tuesday, September 6, 2011 23:20 - 0 Comments
  • A golden rule: Never. Underestimate. Your. Opponent. Or, why it is a mistake to Pooh Pooh the 1st Bribery Act case - Thursday, September 1, 2011 7:06 - 7 Comments
  • BREAKING: First Bribery Act charges brought in record time - Wednesday, August 31, 2011 10:28 - 2 Comments
  • Targeting overseas bribery? Don’t forget domestic bribery risk – it will be prosecuted - Tuesday, August 23, 2011 23:29 - 0 Comments
  • Obtaining evidence of bribery – SFO powers – what you need to know - Wednesday, August 17, 2011 2:22 - 0 Comments
  • The Bribery Act & the BSI standard is it scalable? - Friday, August 12, 2011 1:03 - 0 Comments
  • The US DOJ & SEC – Give’m an inch and they take a mile - Thursday, August 11, 2011 2:32 - 0 Comments
  • BSI draft standard on anti-corruption compliance out for consultation – what do you think? - Thursday, August 4, 2011 23:14 - 0 Comments
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