Businesses unprepared for new bribery laws

New laws that could put workers behind bars and hit companies with unlimited fines are passing into law unnoticed by UK businesses, according to a UK law firm. Research from Eversheds found that many businesses are in the dark over the new Bribery Bill, due to receive Royal Assent shortly, with 60% of businesses unaware that failing to prevent bribery will be a criminal offence. A failure by a business to deal with bribery issues could lead not only to the individual directors facing prison b... (585 more words)

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