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Who owns a bribe?

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 11 2013

A public official receives a bribe to award a contract. Does the bribe “belong” to the official or to the state that he or she represents? The issue

Unwinding contracts procured by bribery: a look at the decision in the Attorney General of the Turks and Caicos Islands v Star Platinum Island Limited and Others

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 17 2013

It is not necessary in satisfying the test for civil bribery (i.e. That a secret commission has been paid) to show that the payer paid

Prest v Petrodel: Supreme Court confirms existence of doctrine of piercing the corporate veil

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 12 2013

The Supreme Court has today allowed the appeal in this family law case which considered the existence and scope of the doctrine of piercing the

Transparency international: defence companies increasing investment in anti-corruption

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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Global, United Kingdom
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June 13 2013

Raising the Bar, a new report by the Defence and Security Programme of Transparency International UK has found that defence sector companies are

Corruption in sport: match-fixing

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 5 2013

On the evening of 3 June, Transparency International (“TI”) held an excellent and instructive seminar at which Sean Hamil (Director, Birkbeck Sport

Deferred prosecution agreements for companies: a new era in criminal justice in the UK?

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 10 2013

On April 25, 2013, the UK Parliament passed the Crime Courts Act of 2013 (the “Act”), which addresses (in Schedule 17) the procedures and

UK: watering down the Bribery Act a damp squib?

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 4 2013

Last week the Financial Times reported that the Government was considering a review of the Bribery Act ("the Act") to clarify confusion over

Bank guarantees: "primary obligor" wording does not create a demand bond

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 29 2012

Guarantees of performance are often required in commercial transactions

Two Solvency II updates from the PRA

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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United Kingdom
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May 24 2013

On 23 May 2013, the PRA published two letters from Julian Adams to UK (re)insurers. The first (available here) repeats what we already know, and can

No duty of good faith in English law contracts: the Court of Appeal overturns the High Court and reasserts the traditional position under English law

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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United Kingdom
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March 26 2013

Is there any implied overriding duty of good faith as between parties to a contract under English law? For many years the answer seemed clear: No

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Who owns a bribe?

Unwinding contracts procured by bribery: a look at the decision in the Attorney General of the Turks and Caicos Islands v Star Platinum Island Limited and Others

Prest v Petrodel: Supreme Court confirms existence of doctrine of piercing the corporate veil

Transparency international: defence companies increasing investment in anti-corruption

Corruption in sport: match-fixing

Deferred prosecution agreements for companies: a new era in criminal justice in the UK?

UK: watering down the Bribery Act a damp squib?

Bank guarantees: "primary obligor" wording does not create a demand bond

Two Solvency II updates from the PRA

No duty of good faith in English law contracts: the Court of Appeal overturns the High Court and reasserts the traditional position under English law

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