The Bribery Act 2010 (Bribery Act) came into force on 1st July 2011. Under the Bribery Act an offence is committed by a commercial organisation if a person associated with it bribes another person with the intention of obtaining or retaining business or an advantage in the conduct of business...
A court clerk from London has been sentenced to 6 in prison for misconduct in public office and 3 years in prison for an offence of bribery. The sentences will run concurrently. The latter represents the first sentence handed down under the new Act and sends a clear message that this new...
On 1st November the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) launched a 'whistle-blower hotline' coupled with an online service for reporting suspected fraud and corruption. The new route is primarily targeted at people who have insider knowledge through their professional activities of situations that appear...
Munir Yakub Patel, an administrative clerk at Redbridge Magistrates' Court in London, has been charged under s2 of the Act following allegations that he offered to influence the course of criminal proceedings in return for £500. Gaon Hart, reviewing lawyer for the CPS Special Crime and Counter...
Last month the FSA fined UK insurance broker Willis Limited £6.895 million for failings specifically related to their anti-bribery and corruption systems. Payments of £27 million were made to third parties overseas who assisted Willis in winning and retaining business in those...