The Bribery Act 2010 at 10 years, and what’s next

Table of contents

• BA 2010’s achievements
• From a patchwork to a quartet of offences
• Simplifying corporate criminal liability
• A game changer for ABC compliance within organisations
• The long arm of the Act
• Still to fulfill its potential?
• Dearth of prosecutions under BA 2010
• DPAs—effective enforcement or escape from culpability?
• Lack of case law means lack of guidance
• The plight of small and medium enterprises

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Article summary

Law360, Expert Analysis: Lauded as a gold standard that put the UK in step with modern commercial practices, the Bribery Act (BA 2010) turns ten years old with just a few unmet goals, mostly at the prosecutorial end—and those charged with enforcement will likely face some real tests in the next decade, says Anneka Randhawa at White & Case.