The possible removal of the facilitation payments defence to foreign bribery is a potentially critical development for companies doing business in international jurisdictions that pose challenging corruption issues, as Gary Berson and Michael Maxwell explain.
24 Nov 2011
The first significant prosecution under Canada's Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act 1998 has led to a fine of nearly $9.5 million and three years' probation, putting all companies with a Canadian link, in particular dual-listed companies, on notice
7 Jul 2011
Australia's anti-bribery and corruption laws are about to get their first real test in court with the charging of Securency International Pty Ltd and Note Printing Australia Limited for alleged bribery of foreign officials.
5 Jul 2011
The UK Bribery Act will commence on 1 July 2011, so if your company is carrying on business in the UK, and the UK Ministry of Justice has released guidance on the new laws.
4 Apr 2011
The NSW Government has removed the contentious provision in its class actions bill allowing the Supreme Court to distribute the undistributed part of a fund of damages to charities or public interest beneficiaries, a move that should be welcomed by all potential defendants to a class action.
3 Dec 2010
