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UK Bribery Act Supply Chain

The UK Bribery Act is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom enacted in 2010 to prevent, combat and penalize acts of bribery. The Bribery Act creates four offenses: 1) bribing another person 2) being... more +
The UK Bribery Act is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom enacted in 2010 to prevent, combat and penalize acts of bribery. The Bribery Act creates four offenses: 1) bribing another person 2) being bribed 3) bribing a foreign official 4) failure of a corporation to prevent bribery on its behalf. The Act provides for very stringent penalties and is considered one of the toughest pieces of anti-bribery legislation in the world.  less -
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Third-party due diligence: Are supplier questionnaire(s) the answer?

Numerous laws (U.K. Bribery Act guidance document, German Supply Chain Act, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act resource guide, OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

What Every Multinational Company Should Know About . . . Implementing an International Compliance Program (Part I)

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Record penalties for violations of U.S. regulations governing international conduct and transactions illustrate the risk of costly enforcement actions facing multinational companies. Yet, many multinational companies lack...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] Anti-Corruption London - November 2nd - 3rd, London, United Kingdom

C5's 15th International Conference on Anti-Corruption London will take place November 2 – 3, 2021 in Millennium Hotel London Knightsbridge, London. Join your peers for the IN-PERSON reunion of the legal and compliance...more

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Penalising the Failure to Prevent Human Rights Abuses

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While debate rumbles on over the extension of ‘failure to prevent’ offences into the broad spectrum of financial crime, including fraud and money laundering, some have called for their introduction into an altogether...more

Hogan Lovells

Hardening law, blockchain and managing multi-faceted international legal risk – key themes at this year’s UN Forum on Business and...

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This week, the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva brought together representatives of business, government and civil society for three days of open, frank and constructive dialogue.  ...more

The Volkov Law Group

Applying Practical Strategies to Supply Chain Risk

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A Chief Compliance Officer can get so overwhelmed with risks that it is hard to keep their focus on priorities. Risks are everywhere and no compliance program can address every risk – the trick is keeping your eye on the ball...more

K&L Gates LLP

Modern Slavery Act: How to Comply with the ‘Corporate Provision’

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On 29 October 2015, the ‘corporate provision’, section 54, of the Modern Slavery Act (the “Act”), came into force. All businesses in the UK with a global turnover of £36 million will now be required to publish an annual...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Watch out for Modern Slavery

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The Modern Slavery Act 2015 comes into force next month. The UK is at the forefront of a global move to tackle human trafficking and prevent slavery in supply chains. In June the G7 leaders declared their commitment to the...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

What Goes Downhill May Go Uphill in FCPA Compliance

Usually the question I am posed is how far down the chain must you go in your due diligence to ensure that your suppliers are in compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). I would pose that now, after the...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Commodore Perry and Integrating Compliance into the Fabric of Your Company

On this day in 1853, Japan took the initial steps to join the community of nations when US Commodore Matthew Perry, representing the US government, sailed into Tokyo Bay. After due consideration, Japanese officials accepted...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Supply Chain as a Source of Compliance Innovation

On this day we celebrate the greatest upset in the history of the NCAA Basketball Tournament, when Villanova beat Georgetown for the 1985 national championship. Georgetown was the defending national champion and had beaten...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 108-Supply Chain Under the FCPA

In this episode I discuss several different risk based models to evaluate your supply chain under the FCPA or UK Bribery Act. ...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Happy Birthday FT and Welcome Hanson Wade

Yesterday celebrated an auspicious anniversary as it was the 125th anniversary of the British newspaper, the Financial Times (FT), its first issue having been delivered on February 13, 1888. In England, and across the world,...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Compliance in the Supply Chain – The Lesson of Gibson Guitar and the Lacey Act

I thought about the Astros futility when reading about the Criminal Enforcement Agreement (CEA) entered into by Gibson Guitar Corp (Gibson) for violations of the Lacey Act, which is a 111-year-old law, originally enacted to...more

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