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The Serious Fraud Office releases updated guidance on key aspects of the UK Bribery Act 2010 and self-reporting

  • Morrison & Foerster LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • October 11 2012

The Bribery Act 2010 (the Act), which came into force in July 2011, created a more robust legislative framework allowing for the prosecution of domestic and international bribery offences in the UK

FCPA anti-corruption developments: 2012 end of summer round-up

  • Morrison & Foerster LLP
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  • China, France, Global, Haiti, India, Mexico, United Kingdom, USA
  • -
  • October 10 2012

While the temperatures rose this summer, the number of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement actions seems to have cooled off for the first time in the last five years

Wall-crossing in Hong Kong: risk management issues

  • Morrison & Foerster LLP
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  • Hong Kong, United Kingdom
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  • June 6 2012

In the UK, there has recently been significant media coverage of market abuse in the context of “wall-crossing”, the process by which a securities offering is selectively pre-marketed to potential investors before the deal is publicly announced

SFO obtains convictions in private sector oil and gas corruption case

  • Morrison & Foerster LLP
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  • United Kingdom, USA
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  • February 16 2012

The UK Serious Fraud Office has recently obtained convictions against four individuals who received corrupt payments in return for the disclosure of confidential procurement information relating to the award of £66 million offshore oil and gas engineering contracts in Iran, Egypt, Russia, Singapore and Abu Dhabi

FSA steps up UK enforcement of market abuse: what "should you" know?

  • Morrison & Foerster LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • January 30 2012

On 25 January 2012 the UK Financial Services Authority (the FSA) sent a strong message to financial markets participants by fining hedge fund manager David Einhorn and his fund, Greenlight Capital (Greenlight), with a £7.2m fine for market abuse

UK Bribery Act to come into force on 1 July 2011

  • Morrison & Foerster LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • March 31 2011

On 30 March 2011 the Ministry of Justice released its long awaited guidance (the Guidance) setting out what may constitute an "adequate procedures" defence to an allegation that a commercial organisation failed to prevent bribery under section 7 of the UK Bribery Act 2010 (the Act

Ministry of Justice announces further delay to the implementation of the UK Bribery Act

  • Morrison & Foerster LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • February 2 2011

Since the Bribery Act 2010 received Royal Assent in April 2010 it has been beset with criticism from the business community and subject to delay

Ministry of Justice publishes consultation paper on the UK Bribery Act 2010

  • Morrison & Foerster LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • September 30 2010

The Ministry of Justice published its highly anticipated Consultation Paper on the UK Bribery Act 2010 on 14 September 2010