First self-report settlement in Scotland *

United Kingdom - January 30 2013
The Scottish Civil Recovery Unit is to recover £5.6 million under Proceeds of Crime legislation after a Scottish drilling company, Abbot Group…

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Ministry of Justice confirms that deferred prosecution agreements (“DPAs”) will be introduced in England and Wales *

United Kingdom - January 17 2013
On 23 October 2012, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) published its response to the consultation paper on DPAs, and confirmed that it will legislate to…

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M&S strengthens its anti-bribery controls in India *

India, United Kingdom - January 3 2013
British retail giant Marks & Spencer (M&S) is attaching strict anti-bribery clauses to agreements in India as the company moves ahead with its expansion…

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Bribery Act investigations at Rolls Royce *

United Kingdom - December 27 2012
Rolls-Royce, the world's second largest aircraft engine maker, made a public announcement on the 6 December 2012 that it has provided information to the…

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Report shows that compliance with OECD anti-bribery convention remains inadequate *

Global - December 10 2012
Transparency International has recently published its 8th annual progress report on compliance with the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, adopted in 1997, which requires each signatory country to make foreign bribery a crime.

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