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Bribery Act delay

10 February 2011
Issue: 7452 / Categories: Legal News
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Delays to the Bribery Act, announced last week, could give the business community the time it needs to tackle widespread ignorance of its contents, say lawyers.

David O’Hanlon, associate at Thomas Eggar, says: “With the Act creating corporate liability and potential personal liability for a company’s directors and officers, businesses would be well advised to use this hiatus to review the Act and consider the implications and risks to their operations.”
 

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