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The Bribery Act 2010 consolidated and reformed the law on bribery.
It replaced the offences at common law and under the Prevention of Corruption Acts 1889 - 1916 with two general offences; the first deals with bribery and the second deals with being bribed. The basis of the model is an intention to induce improper conduct.
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DPA suitability checklist Court's oversight of the interests of justice and fairness, reasonableness and proportionality The UK deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) regime provides for judicial oversight of DPAs. After negotiations as to the terms of a DPA have commenced and before it has been concluded, the court must determine: • whether it is likely to be in the interests of justice, and • that its proposed terms are fair, reasonable and proportionate Therefore, each factor must be supported by clear and persuasive proof in order to seek to persuade the court to approve the DPA. The declarations given under Schedule 17 Part 1, para 8 to the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (CCA 2013) to date provide insight into the court's approach as to when a DPA is suitable and this has, in turn, fed into the prosecutor's approach (see Practice Note: The SFO's approach to Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs) [Archived]). For detailed information on DPAs in general, the process followed by the court when considering whether to...
Key IP considerations in vertical agreements—checklist This Checklist focuses on the IP aspects of vertical agreements. It covers the key competition law considerations and considers the following issues: the parties to and structure of vertical agreements, identifying the IP, the scope of the licence, restricting the use of the IP, IP ownership, third-party IP, protection of licensor’s IP and warranties and indemnities. On 10 May 2022, the European Commission adopted the EU Vertical Restraints Block Exemption, Regulation (EU) 2022/720 (EU VBER) and Vertical Guidelines. EU VBER entered into force on 1 June 2022 and will expire on 31 May 2034. See Practice Note: The Vertical Block Exemption Regulation 2022/720. On 9 May 2022, the UK government laid before Parliament the Competition Act 1998 (Vertical Agreements Block Exemption) Order 2022 (UK VABEO), SI 2022/516. The UK VABEO replaced the UK Retained VBER on 1 June 2022 and will expire on 1 June 2028. See Practice Note: The Competition Act 1998 (Vertical Agreements Block Exemption) Order 2022. Both the UK and EU regime...
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The Bribery Act 2010 (BA 2010) criminalises:•bribing another person (active bribery)•soliciting or accepting a bribe (passive bribery)•bribing a foreign public official, and•for a business or commercial organisation only, failing to prevent briberyThe purpose of this Practice Note is to provide a general understanding of the active and passive bribery offences under BA 2010, ss 1, 2 and the offence of bribing a foreign public official under BA 2010, s 6; in short the giving or receiving of bribes. It does not provide a summary of the corporate offence of failing to prevent bribery, which is covered in Practice Note: Failure to prevent bribery—the offence.This Practice Note should be read in conjunction with Practice Note: The Bribery Act 2010—an introductory guide.BA 2010 came into force on 1 July 2011. Conduct committed before the entry into force of BA 2010 is prosecuted under the old law, see Practice Notes: Corruption and common law bribery—pre-Bribery Act 2010 [Archived] and Pre BA 2010 bribery and corruption—Practicalities [Archived].The offences are based on an improper performance...
Background to the Foreign Corrupt Practices ActThe US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is a broad piece of legislation that has been well enforced and embedded since its introduction in 1977. It was introduced to deal with the very widespread problem at the time of US companies paying bribes to foreign governments. The FCPA has two categories of provisions:•anti-bribery provisions—these are narrower than those in the UK Bribery Act 2010 (BA 2010), which entered into force on 1 July 2011, in a number of respects•accounting provisions requiring transparency of accounts in all companies that file a report with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)—these have no equivalent in BA 2010The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act anti-bribery provisionsThe anti-bribery provisions of the FCPA prevent certain company and individuals from corruptly paying, offering, or promising anything of value to a foreign official in order to obtain or retain business. The provisions apply to:•‘issuers’ (companies, US or foreign, with securities listed on a national securities exchange in the US or companies required to...
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Anti-bribery and corruption—post-training assessment questions How to use this test These questions are designed to test your understanding after your attendance at our training on avoiding bribery and corruption. After you have completed this test, please return it to [insert name]. General Name of person completing test [Insert name] Role [Insert role] Date [Insert date] Multiple choice questions Circle the correct answer. Question Multiple choice answers 1. How many offences does the Bribery Act 2010 contain? (a) Three(b) Four(c) Ten 2. What is the ‘bribing another person’ offence? (a) Trying to bribe an individual with the intention of influencing that individual in their capacity as a foreign public official(b) Asking for or accepting any form of an advantage from another party in return for knowingly doing, or getting someone else to do, something improperly(c) Offering or giving something to someone else in return for them doing something for you improperly 3. Would you be committing an offence if you were to accept a large sum of...
Financial crime prevention—agents and intermediaries FAQs We run our business[es] with integrity. All of us must work together to ensure our business[es] remain[s]. untainted by financial crime, including bribery and corruption, tax evasion facilitation and fraud. This FAQ document, which is integral to that effort, guides us on how we can best achieve our business goals in a way that is consistent with this commitment. 1 Who are agents and intermediaries? Agents and intermediaries are third parties engaged to provide services for or on behalf of [insert organisation’s name] or represent our interests. They may include: —business consultants; —sales agents; —third parties retained in relation to government business or actions; —introducers, facilitators or other third parties who may provide services for or on behalf of [insert organisation’s name] in any capacity. [insert, eg Our Agents and intermediaries policy] further describes and provides examples of agents and intermediaries. 2 How can an agent/intermediary put [insert organisation name] at risk? Agents and intermediaries are ‘associated persons’...
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On a relevant transfer under TUPE 2006, does the transferor’s liability for failing to prevent bribery, to the extent that it is not criminal liability, transfer to the transferee? Bribery Act 2010 The Bribery Act 2010 sets out four offences: • bribing another person (also known as active bribery) • soliciting or accepting a bribe (also known as passive bribery) • bribing a foreign public official, and • failure of a commercial organisation to prevent bribery by an 'associated person' for its benefit For further information, see Practice Note: Bribery Act 2010: essentials for employment lawyers. The first three offences above apply to individuals and companies. The offence of failure to prevent bribery applies only to relevant commercial organisations. For information on the offence of failing to prevent bribery, see Practice Note: Bribery Act 2010: essentials for employment lawyers—Failure of commercial organisations to prevent bribery. See the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) Guidance on adequate procedures facilitation payments and business expenditure and the following documents (referred to in...
What legislation has replaced sections 108 and 109 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001? Effect of sections 108 and 109 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 Sections 108 and 109 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (ACSA 2001) were passed to expressly give extra territorial effect to the common law corruption offence and offences under the Prevention of Corruption Acts. ACSA 2001, s 108: • provided that for the purposes of any common law offence of bribery, it was ‘immaterial if the functions of the person who receives or is offered a reward have no connection with the UK and are carried out in a country of territory outside the UK.’ • amended the section 1 offence under the Prevention of Corruption Act 1906 (PCA 1906) to enable the offence to be committed even where the principle’s affairs or business (or the agent’s functions) did not have any connection to the UK or were conducted outside of the UK • amended the definition...
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