Titlebook: Corruption; The New Corporate Ch Nick Kochan,Robin Goodyear Book 2011 Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2011 b

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The UK Bribery Act — Britain’s New Legal Landscape last offense criminalizes a corporate that fails to prevent bribe paying by those who perform services on its behalf. It is an absolute defense to this “failure to prevent” offense if the corporate can demonstrate that it had adequate procedures in place to prevent bribery.

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Why Does He Abuse? Why Does She Stay?A company is vulnerable to corruption at arms’ length, conducted by agents, couriers, shippers, or any one of numerous businesses in a long chain of suppliers. This can occur even if it does not operate in a high-risk area.

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Introduction: Corruption and Bribery: The Global ContextCorruption is widely considered to be the cause of deep and enduring problems in government, business, and civil society. This has long been known and countenanced. But tolerance is diminishing. Governments in many countries are less prepared to overlook contracts going to undeserving parties to buy their favors. The tide is turning on corruption.

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Who Would Be a Director? Directors’ LiabilityDirectors found guilty of a bribery offense can expect to receive a jail term from the courts. Two recent cases under existing UK legislation emphasize the risk of the severe penalties directors run if they become involved in corruption, and provide sobering illustrations of how incidents may come to light.