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Bribery Law

Corruption barristers at St Pauls have experience with bribery legislation and corruption cases and assistance with the Serious Fraud Office.

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Bribery & Corruption Barristers

Bribery law barristers at St Pauls Chambers are well versed in bribery legislation and anti-bribery policy. Our expert bribery and corruption lawyers have experience with:

  • bribery and corruption cases
  • advising internal corporate investigations
  • the self-report process
  • assistance with the serious fraud investigation
  • negotiation and conclusion of a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA)
  • the monitoring of compliance with the terms of a DPA

Those considering the first step in the process of a self-report should consider the Serious Fraud Office’s (SFO) Guidance on Corporate Self Reporting. This should be done promptly and as part of a proactive corporate management approach when offending is first discovered.

Guidance on whether a DPA will be considered to be appropriate requires the consideration of three Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) documents:

  1. The Code for Crown Prosecutors
  2. The Joint Prosecution Guidance on Corporate Prosecutions
  3. The Bribery Guidance

The SFO & CPS have produced the DPA Code of Practice which provides a framework for those negotiating, applying for and monitoring a DPA.

Why choose St Pauls’ corruption barristers?

St Pauls Chambers corruption barristers are highly experienced in complex bribery law cases and have represented in notable cases. In July 2019, John Harrison KC made legal history by securing the first-ever bribery law acquittal for a client following a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA).

St Pauls Chambers have been fortunate enough to have received instructions in this new area of bribery law and corruption and, as far as we are aware, are the only set outside of London to have done so. If your client is being investigated for bribery or corruption, please contact our expert solicitors who have navigated complex cases of this nature.

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    Sam Green KC

    Call: 1998

    Silk: 2015

  • Nigel Sangster QC

    Nigel Sangster KC

    Call: 1976

    Silk: 1998

  • Richard Barraclough QC

    Richard Barraclough KC

    Call: 1980

    Silk: 2003

  • Simon Myerson QC

    Simon Myerson KC

    Call: 1986

    Silk: 2003

  • Bryan Cox

    Bryan Cox KC

    Call: 1979

    Silk: 2005

  • Jane Bewsey QC Associate Tenant

    Jane Bewsey KC

    Call: 1986

    Silk: 2010

  • Simon Bickler QC

    Simon Bickler KC

    Call: 1988

    Silk: 2011

  • John Harrison QC

    John Harrison KC

    Call: 1994

    Silk: 2016

  • Jonathan Sandiford

    Jonathan Sandiford KC

    Call: 1992

    Silk: 2020

  • Cameron Brown Associate Tenant

    Cameron Brown KC

    Call: 1998

    Silk: 2020

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  • Denise Breen-Lawton Joint Head of Chambers

    Denise Breen-Lawton

    Call: 2000

  • Jeremy Barnett- Barrister

    Jeremy Barnett

    Call: 1980

  • Philip Standfast

    Philip Standfast

    Call: 1980

  • Nikki Saxton

    Nikki Saxton

    Call: 1992

  • Robert Smith

    Robert Smith

    Call: 1995

  • Derek Duffy

    Derek Duffy

    Call: 1997

  • Nick Worsley Barrister

    Nicholas Worsley

    Call: 1998

  • Alasdair Campbell

    Alasdair Campbell

    Call: 1999

  • Andrew Stranex

    Andrew Stranex

    Call: 2000

  • Jane Brady | Barrister Leeds

    Jane Brady

    Call: 2001

  • James Bourne-Arton

    James Bourne-Arton

    Call: 2001

  • Danielle Graham

    Danielle Graham

    Call: 2003

  • Hal Watson

    Hal Watson

    Call: 2003

  • James Lake

    James Lake

    Call: 2005

  • Andrew Nixon

    Andrew Nixon

    Call: 2006

  • Helen Chapman

    Helen Chapman

    Call: 2006

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    Voldi Welch

    Call: 2008

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    Hannah Hinton

    Call: 2008

  • Angus MacDonald

    Angus MacDonald

    Call: 2009

  • Sophie Mitchell

    Sophie Mitchell

    Call: 2010

  • Hannah Lynch

    Hannah Lynch

    Call: 2011

  • Stephen Flint

    Stephen Flint

    Call: 2012

  • George Hazel-Owram

    George Hazel-Owram

    Call: 2012

  • Kristina Goodwin

    Kristina Goodwin

    Call: 2013

  • Stephen Elphick

    Stephen Elphick

    Call: 2014

  • Charlie Greenwood

    Charlie Greenwood

    Call: 2015

  • Frances Pencheon

    Frances Pencheon

    Call: 2015

  • Jessica Heggie

    Jessica Heggie

    Call: 2017

  • Harry Crowson

    Harry Crowson

    Call: 2018

  • Temitayo Oguntade

    Temitayo Dasaolu

    Call: 2018

  • Ayman Khokhar

    Ayman Khokhar

    Call: 2018

  • Emma Handley

    Emma Handley

    Call: 2019

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    Matthew Moore-Taylor

    Call: 2020

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What is Bribery Law?

Bribery law is covered by the Bribery Act 2010 and is a complete reworking of the old bribery legislation, both from statute and common law, by setting out four offences that can be committed by both individuals and corporate defendants. It came into force on 1st July 2011.

The purpose of the Bribery Act is to encourage companies to ensure and demonstrate that they have adequate procedures in place to prevent any breaches of bribery legislation. As well as this, the Act has penalties in place for individuals or companies that partake in bribery.

Acts of bribery are defined under four main offences:

  • Active bribery (the offering, promising, and giving of a bribe)
  • Passive bribery (the requesting, agreeing to receive, or accepting of a bribe)
  • A discrete offence of the bribery of a foreign public official
  • A new offence of failure by a commercial organisation to prevent a bribe from being paid to obtain or retain business or a business advantage

How Does Bribery Law Work?

Guidance on how Bribery Act offences should be approached by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) are set out within their document, The Bribery Act 2010: Joint Prosecution Guidance (The Bribery Act Guidance).

There are some cases where a bribery legislation offence occurs as a single isolated incident on behalf of an organisation.

Section 7 of the Bribery Act works to demonstrate that an organisation has adequate bribery legislation and prevention procedures in place, recognising that bribery cannot be prevented at all times, even if there is a prevention scheme in place. This defence acts as a motivation for organisations to ensure that relevant procedures are in place.

The Bribery Act describes six principles that should inform an organisation wishing to prevent bribery from being committed on their behalf:

  1. Proportionate procedures
  2. Top-level commitment
  3. Risk assessment
  4. Due diligence
  5. Communication (includes training)
  6. Monitoring and review

Bribery Prevention Procedures

Bribery prevention procedures are particularly important in bribery law cases where an organisation has self-referred a breach of bribery legislation to prosecution authorities. When the official criminal proceedings take place for the incident, the organisation’s cooperation will be taken into account.

An important adjunct to the Bribery Act is the emergence of Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPA), Schedule 17 CCA 2013. This area of law, within England and Wales, has changed the focus of case settlement from civil to criminal sanction and the deferment of any prosecution. This is an exciting and interesting area of law for bribery and corruption lawyers and is also of enormous significance for corporates.

Compliance with The Bribery Act

Compliance with the Act, even in international areas of dubious commercial integrity, will be possible if the entity involved has acted proportionally in endeavouring to do so. However, the extent or reach of the Act must be borne in mind.

An employee, or agent, contractor, supplier and joint-venture partner of the organisation involved can act to incur criminal liability on the organisation itself and the widespread use of small ‘facilitation payments’ in many jurisdictions may also expose the organisation to criminal liability under the Act. However, prosecutorial discretion is expected to allow for such small payments in parts of the world where they are culturally ingrained, subject to the attitude of the commercial organisation concerned to the implementation of other suggested measures required by the Act.

Bribery Legislation Advice

If you have been involved in bribery or corruption, Seeking expert legal advice from an experienced corruption lawyer is vital. Please contact our team of corruption barristers today for more information.

Being found in breach of the Bribery Act 2010 could result in criminal prosecution, an unlimited fine and up to 10 years imprisonment, applicable to the directors of a company, as well as the company itself.

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    Call: 1976

    Silk: 1998

  • Richard Barraclough QC

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    Call: 1980

    Silk: 2003

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    Call: 1986

    Silk: 2003

  • Bryan Cox

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    Call: 1979

    Silk: 2005

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    Call: 1986

    Silk: 2010

  • Simon Bickler QC

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    Call: 1988

    Silk: 2011

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    John Harrison KC

    Call: 1994

    Silk: 2016

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    Jonathan Sandiford KC

    Call: 1992

    Silk: 2020

  • Cameron Brown Associate Tenant

    Cameron Brown KC

    Call: 1998

    Silk: 2020

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Members

  • Denise Breen-Lawton Joint Head of Chambers

    Denise Breen-Lawton

    Call: 2000

  • Jeremy Barnett- Barrister

    Jeremy Barnett

    Call: 1980

  • Philip Standfast

    Philip Standfast

    Call: 1980

  • Nikki Saxton

    Nikki Saxton

    Call: 1992

  • Robert Smith

    Robert Smith

    Call: 1995

  • Derek Duffy

    Derek Duffy

    Call: 1997

  • Nick Worsley Barrister

    Nicholas Worsley

    Call: 1998

  • Alasdair Campbell

    Alasdair Campbell

    Call: 1999

  • Andrew Stranex

    Andrew Stranex

    Call: 2000

  • Jane Brady | Barrister Leeds

    Jane Brady

    Call: 2001

  • James Bourne-Arton

    James Bourne-Arton

    Call: 2001

  • Danielle Graham

    Danielle Graham

    Call: 2003

  • Hal Watson

    Hal Watson

    Call: 2003

  • James Lake

    James Lake

    Call: 2005

  • Andrew Nixon

    Andrew Nixon

    Call: 2006

  • Helen Chapman

    Helen Chapman

    Call: 2006

  • Voldi Welch - Barrister at Law

    Voldi Welch

    Call: 2008

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    Hannah Hinton

    Call: 2008

  • Angus MacDonald

    Angus MacDonald

    Call: 2009

  • Sophie Mitchell

    Sophie Mitchell

    Call: 2010

  • Hannah Lynch

    Hannah Lynch

    Call: 2011

  • Stephen Flint

    Stephen Flint

    Call: 2012

  • George Hazel-Owram

    George Hazel-Owram

    Call: 2012

  • Kristina Goodwin

    Kristina Goodwin

    Call: 2013

  • Stephen Elphick

    Stephen Elphick

    Call: 2014

  • Charlie Greenwood

    Charlie Greenwood

    Call: 2015

  • Frances Pencheon

    Frances Pencheon

    Call: 2015

  • Jessica Heggie

    Jessica Heggie

    Call: 2017

  • Harry Crowson

    Harry Crowson

    Call: 2018

  • Temitayo Oguntade

    Temitayo Dasaolu

    Call: 2018

  • Ayman Khokhar

    Ayman Khokhar

    Call: 2018

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