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On December 13, the OECD’s Phase 3 Working Group‘s report on Ireland’s implementation of the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials was published. The report is quite lengthy, but the executive summary is well worth reading.
[…] foreign subsidiaries and even in the absence of alleged knowledge or direct participation of the parent company in the improper conduct. As a result, as the Willbros Group and several Oil-for-Food settlements make clear, companies must ensure that their anti-corruption compliance policies and procedures are implemented throughout the corporate structure and are extended quickly […]
Mark Pieth, Professor of Criminal Law at Basel University, Chairman of the OECD Working Group on Bribery in International Business TransactionsOn December 4, 2013, The George Washington University Law School will host a tribute to Mark Pieth for his 25 years serving as Chairman of the OECD Working Group on Bribery in International Business […]
From the OECD: Vacancy announcement for the position of Working Group on Bribery Chair
Since the entry into force of the OECD Anti-bribery Convention more than twenty years ago, the OECD Working Group on Bribery (WGB), the body in charge of monitoring the implementation of the Convention, has been at the forefront of the fight against transnational bribery. Transparency International has branded its rigorous methodology as the “gold […]
Job Title: Director of Compliance Employer: Wurth Group of North America Inc. Location: Ramsey, New Jersey USA
The Serious Fraud Office said Wednesday that Sweett Group plc has admitted an offense under Section 7 of the Bribery Act 2010 for conduct in the Middle East.
Health care giant Johnson & Johnson will pay more than $2.2 billion to resolve criminal and civil claims arising from allegations of kickbacks to U.S. doctors and improper marketing claims about three of its prescription drugs.
The UK Serious Fraud Office said Monday it has launched a formal investigation of survey and construction services firm Sweett Group.
