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The Bribery Act: have you acted?

corruptionbribery March 23, 2012 0

The revised Bribery Act was passed in an attempt by the Government to clamp down on perceived business corruption. Companies and their business advisors have been tasked with ensuring the relevant procedures are now

Bribery Act – six steps businesses should be taking now

corruptionbribery March 22, 2012 1

As a business, you may have seen references to the Bribery Act in the press and thought 'Why do I need to worry about this, I don't give or take bribes?' In fact the Act

Corporate Bribery

corruptionbribery March 20, 2012 0

Corporate bribery; Illegal or a necessity, this seems to be the ethical question many corporations and businesses are asking themselves. When asked if we would ever consider giving a bribe to move a business

Corruption, Bribery and Your Supply Chain

corruptionbribery March 19, 2012 0

Despite the giving and receiving of bribes being wholly illegal in the United Kingdom, such practices are considered commonplace in other nations across the world. The received wisdom is that paying bribes and going

Issues relating to bribery and corruption in M&A transactions

corruptionbribery March 14, 2012 0

The anti corruption movement is perhaps the most enduring symbol of the year 2011 in India, and is likely to dominate popular dialogue for the years to come. Although the connection between corruption and

The ethical dilemma: Saying no to corruption

corruptionbribery March 13, 2012 0

Normally, financial corruption between the public sector and the private sector is condemned on moral and legal grounds. This is what we said in the first part of this article and then we also

Fifa corruption intrigue deepens as Brazil’s Ricardo Teixeira resigns

corruptionbribery March 13, 2012 0

The intrigue enveloping Fifa has deepened with the resignation of Ricardo Teixeira, president of the Brazilian football confederation (CBF) for 22 years and a long-time powerful figure within football's world governing body. Under pressure

Preventing Corruption

corruptionbribery March 8, 2012 0

WHEN A CORPORATE SCANDAL throws a company into crisis or even destroys it, many onlookers’ reaction is that the people involved must have been immoral. Certainly they, the onlookers, would never become involved in