Tag Archives: Bribery Act 2010

Lazy, lazy legislation

Posted on December 5, 2011 by

I tried to join a gym yesterday, but my body refused – it said that it just couldn’t be bothered, and that a KitKat in the cafe next door was much more appealing.  (And I ask you, can you really … Continue reading →

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A catalogue of errors

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

Those of you who have known me for a while will be aware of my annual involvement with a weighty publication called the “Money Laundering Officer’s Practical Handbook” – or Maloff, in our house.  It is updated every summer, and … Continue reading →

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Season of bribes and mellow inducements

Posted on November 4, 2011 by

Autumn must be the season for indices, as we have had a bumper crop of them recently.  I talked about the Financial Secrecy Index a few posts ago, and then Transparency International flexed their indexing muscles with the East African … Continue reading →

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A criminal – but not too much of one

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

At a recent training session, I was talking about the Bribery Act 2010.  (Normally I try to stick quite closely to money laundering, on the basis that all crimes lead to laundering anyway, and if I start diverging into fraud, … Continue reading →

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When points don’t mean prizes

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

The UK’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has announced that it is bringing charges against Munir Patel under the sparkly new Bribery Act 2010.  (The Serious Fraud Office will handle the big, juicy cases involving foreign bribery but are happy to … Continue reading →

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Sure, you can pat him

Posted on July 22, 2011 by

You know your neighbour with that enormous dog, the one that snoozes quietly in the garden most of the time, but you’re warned not to turn your back on him “because he’s a bit unpredictable”?  Well, that’s the FSA.  They … Continue reading →

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