Category: bribery

R v Patel: sentencing offences contrary to the Bribery Act 2010 – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted July 24th, 2012 in appeals, bribery, news, perverting the course of justice, sentencing by tracey

“The first prosecution under the Bribery Act 2010 to reach the Court of Appeal has arrived. However, it is perhaps not the high-profile scalp that the proponents of the Act might have wanted. I’m not too sure how much can be taken from the case that is of any wider application but nevertheless, it being ‘a first’, it may be of some interest. In any event the facts of the case are less dry than most.”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 23rd July 2012

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Oxford University Press fined £1.9m over bribery by African subsidiary firms – The Guardian

Posted July 4th, 2012 in bribery, contracts, corruption, news by sally

“Oxford University Press, the global academic publishing department of the university, has been ordered to pay nearly £1.9m after two subsidiary companies bribed government officials for contracts to supply school textbooks in east Africa.”

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The Guardian, 3rd July 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Three jailed for £9m Sainsbury’s potato scam – The Guardian

Posted June 25th, 2012 in bribery, corruption, news, sentencing, theft by sally

“Three men have been jailed for a scam in which Sainsbury’s was overcharged by nearly £9m.”

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The Guardian, 22nd June 2012

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Combating corruption in a global business environment – forthcoming HLE panel discussion – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted June 21st, 2012 in bribery, competition, corruption, enforcement, legislation, news by sally

“According to the Ministry of Justice, it was hoped that the Bribery Act 2010 would ‘provide a more effective legal framework to combat bribery in the public or private sectors’ and ‘help tackle the threat that bribery poses to economic progress and development around the world’.”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 20th June 2012

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Regina v Majeed; Regina v Westfield – WLR Daily

Posted June 11th, 2012 in appeals, bribery, conspiracy, corruption, gambling, law reports, sport by sally

Regina v Majeed; Regina v Westfield [2012] EWCA Crim 1186; [2012] WLR (D) 172

“Where a sportsman corruptly accepted financial inducements to identify, in advance, occasions when during a match he would play in a specific, previously agreed, manner, the conduct of that sportsman, whose contract obliged him to refrain from doing anything that might damage the reputation of the club or board which employed him, was integral to the affairs and business of that club or board, who were therefore victims of such corrupt activities, even if the bribes were not intended to and did not influence the club or board in any way.”

WLR Daily, 31st May 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Corporate hospitality, bribery and the Olympics – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted June 8th, 2012 in bribery, news, sport by sally

“Corporate hospitality might have been expected to have a bumper season this year. But apparently such is not the case. A number of companies, it is reported, are refusing to allow their staff to accept ticketsto the Olympics, lest they fall foul of the Bribery Act 2010. Commendable restraint, one might think, but let’s take a closer look.”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 8th June 2012

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Court clerk who was first to be jailed under Bribery Act has sentence cut – The Guardian

Posted May 24th, 2012 in appeals, bribery, misfeasance in public office, news, sentencing by sally

“A court clerk who made legal history when he became the first person to be jailed under new bribery legislation has had his sentence reduced by two years.”

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The Guardian, 24th May 2012

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Potato company boss faces jail over Sainsbury’s scam – The Guardian

Posted May 16th, 2012 in bribery, food, fraud, news by tracey

“A former potato firm director has been told he faces a significant jail term for his role in a bribery scam with a buyer at Sainsbury’s.”

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The Guardian, 15th May 2012

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Stephen Lawrence murder: Police corruption inquiry – BBC News

Posted May 11th, 2012 in bribery, corruption, inquiries, murder, news, police by tracey

“Scotland Yard has called in the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) to review fresh allegations of corruption in the Stephen Lawrence murder inquiry.”

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BBC News, 11th May 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Plea bargaining: eBay justice – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted May 3rd, 2012 in bribery, corruption, criminal justice, news, plea bargaining by sally

“In 2009, Zoe Pemberton, then aged ten, put her grandmother up for auction on eBay ostensibly as a joke. As part of the description she described her grandmother as ‘annoying and moaning a lot’. She also said that she was ‘cuddly’ and ‘likes word searches’. The public bid up to £20,000 until the lot was taken down. If you believe that our criminal justice system is the grandma of every common law system of the world then it seems that she is about to be auctioned off. News is that the Government intends to consult on a new plea bargaining system after big business suggested that the UK should copy the US. At the same time, amongst lawyers and commentators, opinion of the US plea bargaining system is at an all time low.”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 3rd May 2012

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Lack of major prosecution under Bribery Act does not mean the new laws are not being enforced, expert warns – OUT-LAW.com

Posted May 1st, 2012 in bribery, corruption, enforcement, news, prosecutions by sally

“Organisations that believe anti-corruption laws introduced in the UK last year are not being enforced are too blasé and risk falling foul of the rules, an expert has said. Meanwhile, managers have claimed that the laws put UK firms at a disadvantage.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 30th April 2012

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SFO must publish more information about bribery settlement cases, report says – OUT-LAW.com

Posted April 3rd, 2012 in bribery, corruption, deferred prosecution agreements, news, reports, Serious Fraud Office by sally

“Criticism over the lack of detail that has emerged from corruption case settlements only serves to reinforce the need for deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs) to be introduced in the UK, an expert has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 2nd April 2012

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Banks failing to carry out anti-bribery measures, says FSA – The Guardian

Posted March 30th, 2012 in banking, bribery, financial regulation, news by tracey

“The City watchdog has warned that many banks are failing to provide proper controls to prevent bribery and corruption despite the high profile introduction of the Bribery Act last year.”

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The Guardian, 29th March 2012

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Corruption self-reporters not disadvantaged by own investigative restrictions, SFO says – OUT-LAW.com

Posted January 24th, 2012 in bribery, corruption, fraud, news, Serious Fraud Office by sally

“The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) may formally investigate alleged corruption at firms that self-report the activity but will be mindful not to harm the company’s reputation, the head of the organisation has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 24th January 2012

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Reported tax avoidance on the increase as accountants track highest ever year for corporate fraud – OUT-LAW.com

Posted January 11th, 2012 in bribery, fraud, news, tax avoidance by sally

“The value of reported fraud cases against UK businesses reached a record £2 billion in 2011, according to a report.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 10th January 2012

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Lawcast 200: James Vine on Bribery and social media – Charon QC

Posted November 25th, 2011 in bribery, internet, podcasts by sally

“Today I am talking to barrister James Vine about Bribery and then his thoughts on social media. James is also a farmer, enthusiastic tweeter and author of The Bung Blog.”

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Charon QC, 24th November 2011

Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com

“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.

Court clerk makes legal history as he is jailed under new bribery legislation – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 18th, 2011 in bribery, news, sentencing by tracey

“Munir Patel, a court clerk, made legal history today as he became the first person to be jailed under new bribery legislation.”

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Daily Telegraph, 18th November 2011

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Journalists should not have extra protection from bribery law, says Justice Secretary – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 16th, 2011 in bribery, media, news, privacy, public interest by sally

“The Bribery Act does not need to be changed to protect journalists who pay informants for stories, the Justice Secretary has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 16th November 2011

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Prosecutors report first Bribery Act conviction – OUT-LAW.com

Posted October 17th, 2011 in bribery, news, prosecutions by sally

“A court clerk has become the first person to be convicted under new UK bribery laws, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 17th October 2011

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Bribe conviction for court clerk Munir Patel UK-first – BBC News

Posted October 14th, 2011 in bribery, news by tracey

“A clerk has become the first person convicted under the Bribery Act, for taking a bribe while working at an east London court.”

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BBC News, 14th October 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk