Ten years have passed since the introduction of the UK’s primary anti-corruption law, the Bribery Act 2010 (“the Act”). This article examines the extent to which the Act has lived up to its billing as the international “gold...more
5/25/2021
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Criminal Convictions ,
Criminal Liability ,
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Law Enforcement ,
OECD ,
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