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Oil and gas sector has seen the most bribery and corruption prosecutions in the UK, new report finds

corruptionbribery July 20, 2012 0

The oil and gas sector has faced the most completed prosecutions for bribery and corruption in the UK, an analysis of completed cases has found. The sector was the subject of the highest number of

Gathering Storm Against “Corporate Corruption”

corruptionbribery July 19, 2012 0

Could it get any worse for companies and public perception of corrupt business practices? I know it is a rhetorical question but the wave of public opinion and news reports has been pretty

FCPA Issue Management: An Illustrated Primer

corruptionbribery July 19, 2012 0

I have previously written about the Open Compliance and Ethics Group (OCEG) Anti-Corruption Illustrated Series on Managing Corruption Risks and Third Party Anti-Corruption Due Diligence. Today I will review another in the Illustrated Series

The Preventative Impact of the Bribery Act

corruptionbribery July 18, 2012 0

The UK Bribery Act 2010 came into force on July 1, 2011 amid a lot of fanfare, resulting in many organizations taking steps to revamp their existing anti-corruption programmes or putting in place such

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is ‘sword of Damocles,’ critic says

corruptionbribery July 17, 2012 0

Violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act have been expanded to include not only what actual bribes are known to be paid but what bribes a business owner or executive "should have known" were

What Are the Essentials For a FCPA/Bribery Act/OECD Compliance Program?

corruptionbribery July 16, 2012 0

In a recent article entitled “Bribery and Corruption Compliance: the Playing Field Levels,” Timothy Coleman and Paul Lomas, attorneys from the law firm of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, discuss what they term the “tectonic shift”

What The Top Corruption Risks in Latin America Mean For FCPA Compliance

corruptionbribery July 13, 2012 0

The 2012 Latin America Corruption Survey found that executives consider customs and police to present the highest levels of corruption risk throughout the region. The survey, organized by Miller & Chevalier, Matteson Ellis Law,

Hong Kong Billionaires Charged With Bribery

corruptionbribery July 13, 2012 0

In one of the biggest corruption scandals in Hong Kong in decades, two billionaire businessmen, a former high-ranking civil servant and two other men were charged Friday with bribery-related offenses, a development that could