Oxford University’s publishing arm to pay nearly £1.9 million for corrupt...
David Green QC, the newly-installed director of the Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”), has taken action in the High Court against Oxford Publishing Limited (“OPL”), which ordered it to pay £1,895,435, in...
View ArticleUK company director jailed for bribing public officials in Africa
In order to win a contract worth £2.26m for making ballot papers, Smith and Ouzman Ltd, a printing firm based in Sussex, gave £395,074 in corrupt payments to public officials in Kenya and Mauritania....
View ArticleDeferred Prosecution Agreements: The Sign of Things to Come?
In a landmark decision, the first Deferred Prosecution Agreement (“DPA”) was approved on Monday at the Royal Courts of Justice, by Lord Justice Leveson. The DPA was introduced as a means of...
View ArticleFirst Company Convicted of Bribing Foreign Officials Ordered to pay £2.2 million
Smith and Ouzman Ltd and two of its directors, were convicted by a Jury under the Prevention of Corruption Act 1906 (POCA) in December 2014, although the company was finally sentenced on 8 January...
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