Full Description
We are pleased to present the latest edition of Global Legal Insights - Bribery & Corruption. This book sets out the legal environment in relation to bribery and corruption enforcement in 21 countries and one region worldwide.
In addition to addressing the legal position, the authors have sought to identify current trends in enforcement, and anticipated changes to the law and enforcement generally.
The current focus in many jurisdictions is on economic sanctions, and enforcement in many markets in relation to bribery and corruption has decreased. While the general enforcement trend may - in the short term - be downwards, there have still been a number of very large enforcement actions taken against corporates in relation to bribery and corruption, and anti-bribery and corruption issues remain towards the top of the compliance agenda.
As anti-bribery and compliance programmes have matured, additional compliance areas such as money laundering and fraud have moved up the agenda and programmes have developed to cover these matters.
In the UK, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill is currently proceeding through Parliament and is expected to become law. It takes inspiration from the Bribery Act 2010 for its strict liability offence aimed at fraud, which will be subject to a compliance defence. It is a testimony to the perceived effectiveness of the strict liability corporate offence contained in the Bribery Act 2010 that it is the model for the provisions of the Bill.
We are very grateful to each of the authors for the contributions they have made. We hope that the book provides a helpful insight into what continues to be a highly relevant enforcement topic.
Contents
Preface Anneka Randhawa & Jonah Anderson, White & Case LLP
Expert analysis FCPA liability: avoiding the third-party pitfall
chapters Michael Diamant & Melissa Farrar, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 1
Asia-Pacific overview
Dennis Miralis, Phillip Gibson & Jasmina Ceic, Nyman Gibson Miralis 11
Jurisdiction chapters
Australia Tobin Meagher & William Stefanidis, Clayton Utz 32
Austria Mag. Laura Viechtbauer & Dr. Bernd Wiesinger,
Haslinger / Nagele Rechtsanwälte GmbH 50
Brazil Rogério Fernando Taffarello, Flávia Guimarães Leardini &
Philippe Alves do Nascimento,
Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados 60
China Hui Xu & Sean Wu, Latham & Watkins LLP 73
France Jean-Pierre Picca & Gabrielle Imbert, White & Case LLP 111
Germany Dr. Tine Schauenburg, Dr. Daniel Zapf & Dr. Nicolas Rossbrey,
White & Case LLP 123
Greece Ovvadias S. Namias, Vasileios Petropoulos & Ilias Spyropoulos,
Ovvadias S. Namias Law Firm 134
Hong Kong Paul Kwan, Mandy Pang & Ellie Fong, Deacons 144
India Aditya Vikram Bhat & Prerak Ved, AZB & Partners 155
Italy Roberto Pisano, Studio Legale Pisano 166
Japan Daiske Yoshida, Takahiro Nonaka & Andrew Meyer,
Morrison & Foerster LLP 177
Kenya Nikhil Desai & Elizabeth Kageni, JMiles & Co 186
Poland Michał Puk, Dudkowiak Kopeć & Putyra 195
Romania Simona Enache-Pirtea & Mădălin Enache,
ENACHE PIRTEA & Associates S.p.a.r.l. 206
Serbia Tomislav Šunjka, ŠunjkaLaw 222
Singapore Melanie Ho & Tang Shangwei, WongPartnership LLP 232
Spain Gabriel Rodriguez-Ramos, Rodríguez Ramos 244
Switzerland Antonia Mottironi & Silvia Palomba, Ardenter Law 252
United Arab Chris Warren-Smith, Christopher Brinley & Katherine Seager,
Emirates Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 262
United Kingdom Anneka Randhawa & Jonah Anderson, White & Case LLP 269
USA Maria J. Beguiristain & Sara Madrid, White & Case LLP 285
