The purpose of this Practice Note is to provide a general understanding of the offences under section 1, 2 and 6 of the Bribery Act 2010 (BA 2010). It does not cover the...
An agent is a person who performs services for or on behalf of a commercial organisation. The use of agents will principally create risk under the Bribery Act 2010, s 7...
It is an offence to pay or receive a bribe under the Bribery Act 2010 (BA 2010). Companies and partnerships will also commit an offence where a bribe is paid on their...
• Has your company got a clear and forthright code of ethics which explicitly refers to a zero tolerance of bribery and corruption? This code of ethics should reflect the...
A civil recovery order (CRO) is an order available to recover the proceeds of crime through action in the High Court, rather than the criminal court, and is governed by...
Civil recovery—enforcement abroad prior to the Crime and Courts Act 2013 Before the commencement of the Crime and Courts Act 2013, Schedule 18, Part 2 (CCA 2013) on the...
This Practice Note deals with what is meant by corporate liability in relation to criminal law. It covers establishing corporate liability, the identification principle...
The Bribery Act 2010 (BA 2010) came into force on 1 July 2011. The BA 2010 creates a host of legal considerations in relation to corporate transactions. Whilst the...
The specific offence of corporate manslaughter was created by the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 (CMCHA 2007). The CMCHA 2007 extends to the whole...
The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 (CMCHA 2007) extends to the whole of the UK and introduced the offence of corporate manslaughter (known, in...
This Practice Note provides a summary of key corporate manslaughter prosecutions and convictions under section 1 of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act...
The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 (CMCHA 2007) extends to the whole of the United Kingdom and introduced the offence of corporate manslaughter...
This Practice Note outlines counter-terrorist financing provisions (CTF), including the offences and obligations contained in the Terrorism Act 2000 (TA 2000) and related...
This Practice Note outlines counter-terrorist financing provisions (CTF), including the offences and obligations contained in the Terrorism Act 2000 (TA 2000) and related...
Brexit impact—public procurement The UK public procurement regime derives from EU public procurement laws, and is therefore impacted by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU....
What is a deferred prosecution agreement? A deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) is an agreement between an organisation and a designated prosecutor to enable the latter...
• Does the company have a due diligence policy which covers all parties to a business relationship, including the company's supply chain, agents, joint venture or similar...
• Any agent or representative of a business should be subject to due diligence • The company will have to make their own inquiries supplementing any information with...
Facilitating the performance of a duty by public officials Facilitation payments, also known as facilitating or grease payments, are generally small amounts of money paid...
Corporate criminal liability for bribery—section 7 of the Bribery Act 2010 This offence can only be committed by relevant commercial organisations (RCOs), not...
What is the FCPA and what does it prohibit? The Foreign and Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) was enacted in 1977 and amended after complaints from industry that it was...
The Fourth Money Laundering Directive (4MLD), replacing the Third Directive which had been in force since 2005, was transposed across Europe in June 2017. A mere 13...
The Fourth Money Laundering Directive (4MLD), replacing the Third Directive which had been in force since 2005, was transposed across Europe in June 2017. A mere 13...
Click here to download the latest Anti-Corruption Regulation 2019 report, published by Getting the Deal Through. Jurisdictions covered The following jurisdictions are...
Click here to download the latest Anti-Money Laundering 2019 report, published by Getting the Deal Through. Jurisdictions covered The following jurisdictions are covered...
Required document or actionYes/NoComment/action required Do you have a public, clear and forthright code of ethics and/or anti-bribery and corruption policy which...
