The aim of this guide is to provide its readers with a pragmatic overview of the bribery & corruption law across a variety of jurisdictions.
Each chapter of this guide provides information about the current issues affecting bribery & corruption practice in a particular country and addresses topics such as the definition of bribery, regulation, compliance, liability and enforcement as well as insight and opinion and any upcoming legal changes planned for their respective country.
The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Joanna Ludlam of Baker McKenzie.
Hot Topic: An overview of the Anti-Bribery Law in India: Key takeaways for Commercial Organizations
The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (“PC Act”) is the principal anti-bribery legislation in India. The PC Act criminalizes the following acts: Accepting or obtaining or attempting to accept or obtain an undue advantage by a public servant with the intention to perform or cause performance of public duty improperly or dishonestly or to forbear …
Hot Topic: Nikesh Tarachand Shah v. Union of India – Constitutionality of the pre-bail conditions provided in the Prevention of the Money Laundering Act, 2002
The question “Bail or Jail?” at the pre-trail stage, as famously pointed out by the famous Indian jurist, Hon’ble V R Krishna Iyer, shall always belong to the “blurred area of the criminal justice system”[1]. The Indian courts, in line with the Eight Amendment of the US Constitution, have acknowledged that ‘bail, not jail, is …
