The first contested “failure to prevent” case, in which a company sought to rely on having adequate procedures in place, concluded with Skansen Interiors, a British refurbishment company, being found guilty.   Skansen Interiors Limited, now a dormant office interiors contractor, self-reported to the UK National Crime Agency that its former managing director had […]

On 5 April 2016, The Scottish Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (“COPFS”) announced the latest resolution of a Bribery Act enforcement action against the Glasgow-based logistics company, Braid Logistics (UK) Limited. Braid agreed to pay £2.2 million pursuant to a Civil Recovery Order and accepted responsibility for contravention of sections 1 and 7 of […]

UK authorities have disposed of the first corporate offence of ‘failing to prevent bribery’ four years after the offence became available, with Brand-Rex Limited self-reporting contravention of the Bribery Act 2010 and agreeing to pay £212,800 in civil recovery. What you need to know: The necessity of ‘adequate’ procedures. Brand-Rex reportedly had anti-bribery and corruption […]