10 years of U.K. Bribery Act: Compliance enough to define law’s success?
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Neil Hodge2021-07-14T15:15:00
The U.K. Bribery Act marked its 10th anniversary this month, but views are mixed about how the legislation and its enforcement have fared in the decade since it came into force.
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