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Cracking down on corruption—are sanctions readily at disposal?

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Published on: 13 January 2017

Published by a LexisNexis Corporate Crime expert

Table of contents

Original news
What is the background to the report?
What are the key findings of the report?
What learning points should corporate crime lawyers take from this report?
What are your predictions for the future of anti-bribery and corruption enforcement?

Article summary

Corporate Crime analysis: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Working Group has reported 2015 data on enforcement of the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions (the Anti-Bribery Convention). Neil Swift, partner at Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP assesses the data and says it shows that now more than ever individuals are facing criminal prosecution for foreign bribery offences.

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