Another SFO success. Bruce Hall sentenced and subject to aggressive use of UK money laundering laws by SFO.  - Wednesday, July 23, 2014 13:16 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				More joined up approach required: Only .5% chance a corruption suspicious activity report will be acted upon  - Monday, June 2, 2014 5:30 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Opinion: SFO say Self Report as early as possible. We say (just like they do). Not so fast…  - Thursday, May 1, 2014 9:40 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Self Reporting in Scotland  - Sunday, December 16, 2012 10:41 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Publishing proves riskier than you think: Oxford University Press settles with SFO in bribery case & hands over dividends  - Tuesday, July 3, 2012 14:50 - 1 Comment
				
												 
				SFO Director unveils SFO shake up & intention to put ‘Serious’ & ‘Fraud’ back into the SFO  - Thursday, June 14, 2012 17:04 - 1 Comment
				
												 
				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
				
												 
				UK Suspicious Activity Reports: Some facts & figures  - Tuesday, March 20, 2012 21:25 - 1 Comment
				
												 
				Self reporting: The skinny.  - Sunday, March 18, 2012 2:50 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Risk assess the pros and cons of Self Reporting  - Thursday, March 15, 2012 0:19 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Anti-bribery compliance: A competitive advantage in Russia.  - Wednesday, February 15, 2012 12:02 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Defending an SFO claim against shareholder dividends or how to avoid a reversal of fortune  - Monday, February 6, 2012 15:16 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Order. Order: What Mabey & the recovery of dividends really means.  - Wednesday, January 18, 2012 17:02 - 2 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
				
												 
				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
				
												 
				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
				
												 
				SFO uses pre-Bribery Act & POCA laws with latest arrest over Middle East bribery allegations  - Monday, October 24, 2011 10:53 - 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
				
												 
				Beware: Partners, directors, managers & company secretaries of corporates in the cross hairs  - Thursday, October 13, 2011 0:21 - 1 Comment
				
												 
				Top tip: Employment contracts & whistleblowing provisions  - Wednesday, August 31, 2011 1:43 - 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
				
												 
				Internet shopping & POCA  - Sunday, August 21, 2011 23:56 - 2 Comments
				
												 
				Our top 5 predictions for the 1st year of the Bribery Act  - Friday, July 1, 2011 0:48 - 5 Comments
				
												 
				Corporate social responsibility & the SFO A.K.A money laundering & the impaired investment  - Sunday, June 26, 2011 23:41 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Sleepless nights – is the SFO self reporting regime the answer?  - Tuesday, May 31, 2011 23:46 - 2 Comments
				
												 
				Self reporting: Why Dodd Frank & the Bribery Act mean it’s set to increase  - Monday, May 30, 2011 23:44 - 2 Comments
				
												 
				Doing business in Egypt? Corruption risks before & after the Bribery Act  - Thursday, May 26, 2011 2:56 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Financial Services: AIM Nominated Advisers (NOMADS) & the Bribery Act  - Thursday, May 12, 2011 23:56 - 2 Comments
				
												 
				3) You’re investigating a possible bribe: the nuts and bolts of the investigation  - Monday, May 9, 2011 21:26 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				2) You’ve uncovered a possible bribe: Putting out the fire and setting up the investigation  - Tuesday, May 3, 2011 2:43 - 1 Comment
				
												 
				1) What do you do WHEN a possible bribe is uncovered?  - Monday, April 25, 2011 23:13 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				De Puy International a case study in the interplay between the US and the UK  - Friday, April 8, 2011 15:52 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				BREAKING: DePuy International Limited ordered to pay £4.829 million in Civil Recovery Order  - Friday, April 8, 2011 15:06 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				“UK Bribery Act Guidance Leaves PE Firms Guessing” Does it? Really? Oh dear.  - Friday, April 8, 2011 13:36 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				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
				
												 
				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
				
												 
				The Bribery Act & another call for change: Move on nothing to see here  - Friday, January 21, 2011 10:29 - 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
				
												 
				Don’t get POCA’d  - Tuesday, November 9, 2010 13:36 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				Ignore SFO warnings about “Adequate Procedures” at your peril  - Saturday, October 16, 2010 1:21 - 0 Comments
				
												 
				General counsel, the Bribery Act, money laundering and prison  - Thursday, October 7, 2010 10:35 - 0 Comments
				
						 
			
			 
		 
		
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