Bribery Act 2010 (UK)

It was seen as better in the UK than the 1997 OECD anti-bribery Convention.

It creates these prime offences:


 * 1) 2 general offences covering the offering promising or giving of an advantage, and requesting, agreeing to receive or accepting of an advantage;
 * 2) A discrete offence of bribery of a foreign public official ; and
 * 3) A new offence of failure by a commercial organisation to prevent a bribe being paid to obtain or retain business or a business advantage (should an offence be committed it will be a defence that the organisation has adequate procedures in place to prevent bribery).

It's jurisdiction has extra-territorial reach both for UK companies operating abroad and for overseas companies with a presence in the UK.