3/9/20: When it came into effect, the UK Bribery Act was heralded as a changing point in the UK’s anti-corruption efforts. Since then, there have been some major investigations, regulatory updates, changing captains leading the agency and what some have seen as a disappointing track record of enforcement and conviction...
The February 2020 issue of Financier Worldwide Magazine features a special roundup of the UK Bribery Act in 2019 in a report by Ruby Hamid, Partner at global law firm Ashurst. In the report, Hamid outlines the key offences under the Bribery Act and the changing leadership, thinking and actions of the Serious Fraud Office...