The Bribery Act Conference 2011 Bringing All the Forthcoming Changes to Light
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EARN 5.5 CPD HOURS REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov REUTERS/Stoyan THE BRIBERY ACT CONFERENCE 2011 BRINGING ALL THE FORTHCOMING CHANGES TO LIGHT THURSDAY 3OTH JUNE 2011, LONDON Hear from expert speakers on: • The general offences of paying and receiving bribes • Bribery of foreign officials • How the Act will be enforced and how this enforcement will affect individuals • Failure of commercial organisations to prevent bribery • Prosecuting grand corruption • The SFO’s approach to enforcing the provisions of the Act • Future predictions CHAIR: Professor David Ormerod, Law Commissioner THE BRIBERY ACT CONFERENCE 2011 THURSDAY 30TH JUNE 2011, ICO CONFERENCE CENTRE, 22 BERNERS STREET, LONDON W1T 3DD Now eagerly anticipated, The Bribery Act MORNINg SESSION Afternoon SESSION will come into force in the coming months, Accredited for 2.5 CPD hours Accredited for 3 CPD hours repealing and replacing England’s old The morning section of the conference will The afternoon section of the conference and much-criticised laws with a new cover three key topics in detail. provide detailed examination of three comprehensive anti-bribery code. While the key topics. Act may change less from an individual’s 1. The general offences of paying and perspective, it puts significant pressure on receiving bribes, providing expert 1. The failure of commercial organisations corporate entities doing business in the assistance on: to prevent bribery, providing: UK to ensure they have anti-corruption • How to tackle these complex definitions • Details on how the courts will assess procedures in place. which were deliberately widely-drafted, whether a corporate entity has This timely conference will examine in detail and thus could cause confusion “adequate procedures” in place the impact The Bribery Act will have both • The difference between the offences and • Practical guidance on how companies on individuals and corporate entities, and normal business conduct can protect themselves against this and tackle each of the offences covered by the • How to tackle proceedings should a what procedures they need to be putting Act. In attending, you will receive detailed prosecution occur in place examination of the processes and procedures 2. The bribery of foreign officials, which 2. The prosecution of grand corruption, that will need to be put in place, and practical will assist you in recognising: providing: guidance on how to deal with these. • Problems associated with sentencing • A comprehensive round-up of recent To ensure that you get up to date with only the and confiscation international cases areas of most interest to you, you can attend • How this offence is different to the general • The independence of the prosecutor this conference as a full-day event, or just offences of paying and receiving bribes • Alternative solutions to national attend the morning or afternoon session. 3. How the Act will be implemented and prosecutions enforced and how it will affect individuals, tAkE ADvANtAgE Of A fIRSt 3. The Serious Fraud Office’s approach to covering: ClASS confERENCE enforcing the provisions of the Act, with • Who will be enforcing the Act particular reference to: In attending, you will benefit from: • Predictions on the enforcement landscape • Adequate procedures • Hearing firsthand from uniquely under the Act • Facilitation payments authoritative speakers on the changes • Cross-border risks • Promotional expenses introduced by the Act • The implications of “individual v • An enhanced understanding of the new company” offences and how to interpret them • A thorough update on the changes in penalties for offences • Expert coverage of recent case law • Hearing the results of the MoJ consultation paper (issued January 2011) • The opportunity to meet and network with colleagues and experts in the field • Earning CPD hours accredited by the SRA/Bar Standards board Follow this event on bENEfIt fROM A COMPREHENSIvE PROgRAMME Of tOPICS MORNINg SESSION AftERNOON SESSION 9.00 REGISTRATION WITH COFFEE 1.30 INtRODUCtION tO tHE bRIbERy ACt Monty Raphael, Peters & Peters 9.30 OPENINg REMARkS fROM tHE CHAIR Professor David Ormerod, Law Commissioner 1.45 THE fAIlURE Of COMMERCIAl ORgANISAtIONS tO PREvENt bRIbERy – HOw CAN COMPANIES 9.40 THE gENERAl OffENCES Of payINg AND PROtECt tHEMSELVES? receivINg bRIbES Jeremy Summers, Russell Jones Walker Samantha Riggs, 25 Bedford Row Ivan Pearce, Fulcrum Chambers Stephen gentle, Partner, Kingsley Napley • The nature of the offence and the current position • Ingredients of offence on adequate procedures • How has the law changed – for better, for worse? • What are the ingredients of the offence? • Jurisdiction • Overseas companies • Offences under section 1, 2 and 6 of the Act by • The adequate procedure defence Bodies Corporate etc • What might constitute adequate procedures? • Expectation test, local customs and practice • Practical current examples • Defences • How to achieve the “holy grail” of Bribery Act • Practical examples compliance • Facilitation payments 3.00 TEA 11.00 TEA 3.45 PROSECUtINg gRAND CORRUPtION 11.15 tHE bRIbERy Of fOREIgN OffICIAlS – Helen garlick, Fulcrum Chambers problEMS Of SENtENCINg AND confiscatION • Round-up of recent international cases • The independence of the prosecutor Dr David thomas QC, Emeritus Fellow, Trinity Hall, • Alternative solutions to national prosecutions University of Cambridge • Innospec and Dougall 4.15 THE SfO’S APPROACH tO ENfORCINg tHE • Joint submissions on sentence PROvISIONS Of tHE bRIbERy ACt • Sentencing considerations in large scale bribery vivian Robinson QC, General Counsel • SOCPA agreements for the SFO • Problems in confiscation With particular reference to: 11.55 HOw wIll tHE ACt bE IMPlEMENtED • Adequate procedures AND ENforced AND HOw wIll It Affect • Facilitation payments INDIvidualS? • Promotional expenses Jeremy Summers, Russell Jones Walker 4.50 DRAwINg It All tOgEtHER – • Who will be enforcing the Act? wHAt DOES tHE fUtURE HOlD? • Predicting the enforcement landscape under A panel discussion with: the Act • Cross-border risks Monty Raphael, Peters & Peters • Individual v company – sacrificial lambs? 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