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Prosecuting bribers: Canada (finally) steps up to the plate

29 June 2011 in Americas, Anti-corruption Conventions, G20, Private sector

Last month, Canada was the worst performing G7 country in Transparency International’s OECD Anti-Bribery Convention Progress Report. James M. Klotz, President of Transparency International Canada, writes about the country’s landmark first foreign bribery case. Until recently Canada had a dismal record of enforcing its anti-corruption legislation. In the 12 years since the Corruption of Foreign […]

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Enforcing foreign bribery: notes on some of the key issues (part 2)

4 October 2010 in Anti-corruption Conventions, Europe and Central Asia, Private sector

Gillian Dell, Programme Manager for Transparency International’s programme on international anti-corruption conventions joined the International Bar Association  conference on foreign bribery enforcemen in Prague from 20-22 September. Here’s the second part of what she learnt: Considerable attention was given to the new UK Bribery Act. That’s the UK law that introduces strict liability for companies […]

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Enforcing foreign bribery: notes on some of the key issues

28 September 2010 in Anti-corruption Conventions, Private sector

Gillian Dell, Programme Manager for Transparency International’s programme on international anti-corruption conventions joined the International Bar Association  conference on foreign bribery enforcement last week. Here’s what she reports back: What happens if you get legal practitioners, consulting company representatives and company compliance officers to discuss corruption? Last week, 20-22 September, I attended a lively International […]

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