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Nicola Sharp of Rahman Ravelli summarises events that led to the Airbus subsidiary paying millions for wrongdoing in securing a contract.
By Nicola Sharp 6 May 2021
Tackling bribery is becoming a high priority for an increasing number of nations. Those investigated need to know how to assess the allegations and manage their communications with the authorities.
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Nicola Sharp of Rahman Ravelli summarises events that led to the Airbus subsidiary paying millions for wrongdoing in securing a contract.
By Nicola Sharp 6 May 2021
Aziz Rahman and Joshua Ray of Rahman Ravelli detail the SFO’s powers and how companies should approach internally investigating allegations of bribery.
With the US’ Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission having updated their guidance on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Joshua Ray of Rahman Ravelli outlines the main points.
By Joshua L. Ray 25 July 2020
Rahman Ravelli considers what does and does not constitute the directing mind and will of a company.
7 May 2020
4 min read
Rahman Ravelli’s Aziz Rahman details the main points in the Serious Fraud Office’s just-published guidance on assessing the compliance programmes of companies under investigation.
By Azizur Rahman
20 January 2020
4 min read
Syedur Rahman of Rahman Ravelli outlines the DPA that was concluded with Guralp Systems and announced shortly after three senior figures at the company – including one he successfully represented – were acquitted.
By Syedur Rahman 16 January 2020
A UK firm is paying to settle US charges relating to alleged bribery in Iraq. Nicola Sharp of Rahman Ravelli explains why the payment does not prevent a prosecution for the same offences being brought outside of the US.
By Nicola Sharp
9 October 2019
2 min read
The United States is considering legislation to prosecute foreign officials that seek bribes from American businesses. Nicola Sharp sees echoes of the UK’s Bribery Act in the US proposal.
By Nicola Sharp
16 August 2019
2 min read
Overseas production orders (OPO) will give law enforcement agencies the ability to obtain electronic data from service providers outside the UK that can then be used for criminal investigations and prosecutions. As a new legal development, ...
By Azizur Rahman
2 April 2019
6 min read
As a company, Rio Tinto is one of the world’s leading mining groups. But it finds itself at the centre of an investigation over allegations of bribery relating to an iron ore project in Guinea.
29 January 2019
5 min read