As we reported in our Law-Now "Bribery Bill heralds strict liability for corporates", the Bribery Bill 2009 has received its first reading in the House of Lords and contains several important changes to the earlier draft legislation published in March this year, including the removal of the negligence element from the new corporate offence of bribery.
To reflect these changes, we have updated our guide to the evolving laws on bribery and corruption which we first circulated in our Law-Now on 16 October ( click here for details). Our updated guide compares the existing bribery laws with the Bribery Bill 2009 as at first reading on 19 November.
To view an electronic copy of the updated guide, please click here.
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The original publication date for this article was 24/11/2009.
