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...
This Practice Note deals with agents and other intermediaries in relation to anti-bribery and corruption. It covers what is an agent or intermediary, how it could put a...
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 Practice Note sets out...
Almost every business and everyone involved in the carrying on of a trade engages in some form of hospitality with existing or potential business partners. Gifts and...
Your procedures to prevent bribery and corruption must be proportionate to the risks you face and to the nature, scale and complexity of your activities. Prevention...
The MoJ guidance on the procedures' commercial organisations should put in place to prevent bribery is crafted around six principles. The principles are not prescriptive;...
MoJ guidance on the procedures commercial organisations should put in place to prevent bribery is crafted around six principles. The principles are not prescriptive; they...
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...
Due diligence measures for agents and intermediaries are summarised in Precedent: Anti-bribery and corruption—agents and intermediaries policy. This Practice Note sets...
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...
Click here to download the latest Anti-Corruption Regulation 2019 report, published by Getting the Deal Through. Jurisdictions covered The following jurisdictions are...
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...
You do not have to behave like a police officer but you do have to remain alert to the warning signs of bribery and corruption and make the sort of enquiries a reasonable...
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) issued guidance which is formulated around six guiding principles. These principles, particularly principle 3, make it clear that you should...