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Officially enacted on 1 July 2011, the UK Bribery Act "amends
and reforms the UK criminal law and provides a modern legal framework to
combat bribery in the UK and internationally." Arguably even more
aggressive in its jurisdictional scope than the FCPA in the US, the
Bribery Act carries a broad extraterritorial reach that places
significant obligations on companies' directors and employees around the
world. The penalty for violations of the Act includes unlimited fines
and imprisonment for up to 10 years.
There is currently no international anti-corruption law or
standard, and the relevant laws in different jurisdictions are complex
and diverse. Although the focus, liability exposure, and penalties vary
dramatically, the trend continues to be toward more aggressive
enforcement. The UK Bribery Act is the most notable new law, but there
have also been recent changes in Russia, Spain, and Ukraine.
The expected aggressive enforcement of the Bribery Act and other anti-corruption laws will place increased importance on gaining a clear understanding of the effect an alleged bribe has on profits, and to carefully establish what the but-for profits would have been without the bribe. Rigorous economic analysis sheds light on how to evaluate the effect of a bribe and what the appropriate fines, if any, should be.
With a global team of experts operating out of more than 20 offices in Europe, North America, and Asia, NERA has developed one of the largest in-house teams of economists in the economic consulting world, serving clients in more than 120 countries. Our London-based team can assist in Bribery Act matters by using economic analysis to apply great precision to the financial benefits of bribery in order to evaluate the effect of the bribe, and therefore the appropriate fines.
Name | Title | Location | Phone | |
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Dr. Patrick Conroy | Senior Managing Director | Miami | +1 305 341 5025 | patrick.conroy@nera.com |
Dr. Graeme Hunter | Senior Managing Director | New York City | +1 212 345 7724 | graeme.hunter@nera.com |
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