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First self-report settlement in Scotland

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • 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

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

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • 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

M&S strengthens its anti-bribery controls in India

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • 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

Bribery Act investigations at Rolls Royce

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • 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

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

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • 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

The UK’s Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) toughens its stance on bribery

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • October 29 2012

On the 9 October 2012, the SFO reviewed its policies on facilitation payments, business expenditure (hospitality) and corporate self-reporting

Bribery fears increase as UK businesses encouraged to boost export performance

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • October 17 2012

As part of the UK government’s remodelling of the British economy, UK businesses are being encouraged to widen their export base

The importance of bribery and corruption due diligence in corporate transactions

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • July 31 2012

To protect themselves from breaking the UK Bribery Act and Proceeds of Crime legislation, those involved with corporate transactions (including mergers, acquisitions or investments) need to ensure that transactions do not involve risks of bribery and corruption

Deferred prosecution agreements in the UK - consultation now open

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • July 18 2012

Back in May, we reported that the new Director of the SFO had offered support to the US-style deferred prosecution agreements (“DPAs”

The Bribery Act 2010 - one year anniversary

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 29 2012

The Bribery Act 2010 (the “Act”) came into force on 1 July 2011