Corporate bribery: a significant conviction

Omar Qureshi (+44 (0)20 7367 2573, omar.qureshi@cms-cmno.com) and Eoin O’Shea (+44 (0)20 7367 2366, eoin.oshea@cms-cmno.com) are partners and Amy Wilkinson (+44 (0)20 7367 3331, amy.wilkinson@cms-cmno.com) a senior associate at CMS in London.

A guilty plea by a UK corporate to failure to prevent bribery is rare, as is criminal conviction of an individual for bribery offences, so twin victories for the Serious Fraud Office in the Petrofac proceedings call for close study – by Omar Qureshi, Eoin OShea and Amy Wilkinson of CMS.