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The End of the FCPA Facilitation Payment Exception?
Posted on 12 Nov 2010 by Thomas Fox

In November, 2009 the Organization for Economic and Co-operation and Development (OECD) announced a new recommendation at the OECD's celebration of "International Anti-Corruption Day" and the Tenth Anniversary of the " Entry into... Read More

Changes Coming: US Sentencing Guidelines, UK Bribery Bill & OECD on Facilitation Payments-Part I
Posted on 19 Apr 2010 by Thomas Fox

At its April 7, 2010 meeting the United States Sentencing Commission approved amendments to its Sentencing Guidelines . The next day on April 8, 2010, the UK Bribery Bill received Royal Assent. These two events follow the December 9, 2009 release... Read More

Changes Coming:US Sentencing Guidelines, UK Bribery Act and the OECD on Facilitation Payments-Part III
Posted on 26 Apr 2010 by Thomas Fox

At its April 7, 2010 meeting the United States Sentencing Commission approved amendments to its Sentencing Guidelines. The next day on April 8, 2010, the UK Bribery Bill received Royal Assent and became the Bribery Act. These two events follow the... Read More

OECD: Global Corruption Enforcement Is On the Rise
Posted on 18 Jul 2012 by Thomas O. Gorman

The new Report of the OECD Working Group on Bribery details its recent work while providing an overview of anti-bribery enforcement around the globe. The Anti-Bribery Convention came into force in 1999. As of December 2011 there were 38 parties to the... Read More

Changes Coming: US Sentencing Guidelines, UK Bribery Billand the OECD on Facilitation Payment-Part II
Posted on 23 Apr 2010 by Thomas Fox

At its April 7, 2010 meeting the United States Sentencing Commission approved amendments to its Sentencing Guidelines. The next day on April 8, 2010, the UK Bribery Bill received Royal Assent. These two events follow the December 9, 2009 release by... Read More