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Employer in Greece fined €150,000 for relying on consent to process data under GDPR

Employer in Greece fined €150,000 for relying on consent to process data under GDPR

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Facilitation payments under the Bribery Act 2010

Facilitation payments under the Bribery Act 2010

Facilitating the performance of a duty by public officialsFacilitation payments, also known as facilitating or grease payments, are generally small...

What is a solicitor's undertaking?

What is a solicitor's undertaking?

An undertaking is a commitment by a solicitor to do something. It can be enforced against the solicitor by the courts. Failure to comply with an...

Active bribery, passive bribery and bribing foreign public officials

Active bribery, passive bribery and bribing foreign public officials

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...

High-risk third countries tracker

High-risk third countries tracker

This Practice Note lists high-risk third countries identified by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), HM Treasury and the European Commission as...

Precedents

Modern slavery: contract clauses

1DefinitionsModern Slavery Policy•means the Customer's anti-slavery and human trafficking policy as set out in Schedule [insert] as updated by the...
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9th Nov
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Practice notes

AML and counter-terrorist financing—source of funds

Source of funds and wealth was a key focus of the SRA’s Preventing Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism thematic review, published in March...
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9th Nov
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Practice notes

Introduction to retained EU law

This Practice Note provides an introduction to retained EU law, which is an entirely new legal concept introduced to UK domestic law in preparation...
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9th Nov
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Precedents

Standard contractual clauses—set II—controller to controller (Model Clauses)

DRAFTING FOR BREXIT: For the latest information on the impact of Brexit on the drafting, negotiation and enforceability of this Precedent, see...
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9th Nov
Precedents

Anti-bribery and corruption for law firms—post-training assessment questions

How to use this testThese questions are designed to test your understanding after your attendance at our training on avoiding bribery and...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Compliance officer for legal practice—COLP—title and duties 2011 [Archived]

The compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) sits at the heart of the firm's regulatory arrangements. This does not mean that the firm and its...
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9th Nov

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Practice notes

Getting the Deal Through: Anti-Corruption Regulation 2020

Jurisdictions coveredThe following jurisdictions are covered in this report:Australia; Brazil; Canada; China; Denmark; France; Germany; Greece; Hong...
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16th Jan
Practice notes

Key risk areas—bribery and corruption

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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15th Jan
Practice notes

Anti-bribery—establishing adequate procedures—law firms

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...
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15th Jan
Precedents

Anti-bribery and corruption—facilitation payments FAQs

We run our business[es] with integrity. All of us must work together to ensure our business[es] remain[s] untainted by bribery and corruption.This FAQ...
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12th Jan
Precedents

Anti-bribery and corruption—agent/intermediary due diligence flowchart

This Flowchart is a guide for staff involved in the anti-bribery and corruption due diligence process for appointing or monitoring agent or...
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12th Jan
Practice notes

Anti-bribery and corruption—charitable and political donations

Charitable and political donations can give rise to higher risks of bribery and corruption. They can be (or be seen to be) bribes in disguise.This...
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11th Jan
Practice notes

Active bribery, passive bribery and bribing foreign public officials

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...
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Produced in partnership with Joanne Kane of Carmelite Chambers 11th Jan
Practice notes

When can a commission be a bribe?

All commissions constitute the giving of a financial advantage, although they will not necessarily be bribes.Commissions may be facilitation payments,...
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Produced in partnership with Richard Furlong of Carmelite Chambers 11th Jan
Practice notes

The Bribery Act 2010—an introductory guide

The Bribery Act 2010 (BA 2010) was passed to ensure the UK’s compliance with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD)...
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Produced in partnership with Joanne Kane of Carmelite Chambers 11th Jan
Practice notes

Failing to prevent bribery

Corporate criminal liability for bribery—section 7 of the Bribery Act 2010This offence can only be committed by relevant commercial organisations...
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8th Jan
Practice notes

The US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the UK Bribery Act 2010 compared

Background to the Foreign Corrupt Practices ActThe US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is a broad and very well-enforced piece of legislation that...
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8th Jan
Practice notes

Facilitation payments under the Bribery Act 2010

Facilitating the performance of a duty by public officialsFacilitation payments, also known as facilitating or grease payments, are generally small...
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Produced in partnership with Richard Furlong of Carmelite Chambers 8th Jan
Practice notes

Summary of SFO's bribery guidance and policies

SFO’s key policies on prosecuting bribery offencesThe Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is the lead investigating and prosecuting body for corporate bribery...
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Produced in partnership with Emily Agnoli of Simmons & Simmons 8th Jan
Q&As

Should I set de minimis values in my corporate hospitality and gifts policies?

De minimis non curat lex means ‘the law cares not for small things’. But the Bribery Act 2010 (BA 2010) demonstrates that this may not be true. BA...
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Produced in partnership with Adrian Maxwell of St John's Chambers 8th Jan
Precedents

Anti-bribery and corruption—agents and intermediaries register

Please click for an Excel version of this register.

Please note that t

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6th Jan
Precedents

Anti-bribery and corruption—gifts and hospitality notification form

We run our business[es] with integrity. All of us must work together to ensure our business[es] remain[s] untainted by bribery and corruption. This...
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6th Jan
Practice notes

Political donations

Part 14 of the Companies Act 2006 (the CA 2006) and the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (PPERA 2000) contain provisions which...
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6th Jan
Practice notes

Anti-bribery and corruption—agents and intermediaries

This Practice Note deals with agents and other intermediaries in relation to anti-bribery and corruption. It covers what is an agent or intermediary,...
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5th Jan
Q&As

If a company self-reports a corrupt transaction but withholds details of other incidences of bribery, will the SFO give them the benefit of having self reported?

Commercial organisations which have identified involvement in corruption, whether directly or by an associated person, should seek expert advice...
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24th Dec
Q&As

Is it necessary to conduct anti-bribery and corruption due diligence on suppliers?

Agent, intermediary or supplier?Your organisation can be held liable for acts of bribery by associated persons.The scope of this definition is broad...
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7th Dec

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Forming enforceable contracts—consideration

This Practice Note examines the doctrine of consideration and the key role it plays in English law in determining whether a contract is enforceable.A promise will only be capable of being contractually enforced if it is either made in a deed or made in exchange for something of value, known as

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Forming enforceable contracts—intention to create legal relations

An intention to create legal relations is requiredThere are various situations in which a court will hold that an agreement is not binding because, though supported by consideration, it was made without any intention of creating legal relations (see, eg, Blue v Ashley).Did the parties intend to

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Letter to client on disclosure obligations under CPR 31

This Precedent letter covers disclosure obligations under CPR 31. It does not apply to proceedings subject to the disclosure pilot scheme under CPR PD 51U. For guidance on the disclosure pilot scheme, see Practice Note: Business and Property Courts—the disclosure pilot scheme. For a client letter on

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Notice of acting

Case number [insert number][In the principal registryORIn the [insert court location] FAMILY court]Sitting at [insert place]Notice of actingBetween[insert petitioner name]Petitionerand[insert respondent name]RespondentTake notice that we [insert name of firm] have been appointed to act as the