The Bribery Act 2010 (April 2015)
Bribery & Defamation Guideline
Bribery & Defamation Guideline
It has been called the ‘toughest bribery legislation in the world’ and has been rumoured to spell the end for corporate hospitality, media rebates and the client lunch, but what are the real implications of the Bribery Act 2010 for the advertising industry?
In force from 1st July 2011, the Bribery Act consolidated and modernised the existing offences of offering and accepting bribes, and created two new offences: bribing a foreign public official, and the failure of a commercial organisation to prevent bribery. We will look at each of the four offences in turn and some potential scenarios relevant to media and creative agencies.