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Managing corruption risks 5 lessons from recent developments

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Australia, Global
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  • September 13 2012

Expansion and investment by energy companies into Asia, the Middle East and Africa involves both opportunity and risk, including corruption-related risks and potential enforcement activity

Transparency International issues anti-bribery guidance on due diligence for transactions

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom, USA
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  • June 27 2012

Transparency International ("TI") has issued guidance for anti-bribery due diligence in mergers, acquisitions and investments (the "Guidance"

Who 'owns' a bribe - the recipient or victim?

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • March 29 2011

The Court of Appeal has given judgment in Sinclair Investments (UK) Limited v Versailles Trading Finance Limited & Others (2011 EWCA Civ 347), firmly dismissing the appeal - and the defendants' cross appeal - from the judgment of Mr Justice Lewison of 30 June 2011

SEC

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • January 21 2011

According to various Wall Street news sources the SEC is exploring the relationship between Sovereign Wealth Funds and American financial funds and in particular the SEC is wanting to know if private equity companies, banks and other financial corporates are violating bribery laws in their efforts to win contracts with government investment funds

The Bribery Act - the new offences and their impact on private equity

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • July 28 2010

The long awaited Bribery Act received Royal Assent on 8 April and the Ministry of Justice has recently announced that the Act will come into force in April 2011