Innocence is no defence
Seitler, Jonathan
Innocence is no defence - 2008 - Estates Gazette (0810) 15 March 2008, 162-163(2) .
Review the aspects of a financial transaction which can be taken to constitute a bribe. Warns that undue payments can be unwittingly made or received. The two main factors are the secrecy of a payment and the effect that payment has on a transaction. The secrecy aspect presents dangers to the payer if he leaves it to the agent to inform others of the payment. To establish the effect of a payment, the creation of a conflict of interest is sufficient. Presents are not normally classed as bribes unless they alter a person's social or financial status. Case law.
ANANGEL ATLAS COMPANIA NAVIERA SA V ISHIKAWAJIMA-HARIMA HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO
LOGICROSSE AMALGAMATES INDUSTRIALS V JOHNSON
ROSS RIVER LTD AND ANOTHER V CAMBRIDGE CITY FC
JAFARI-FINI V SKILLGLASS LTD
United Kingdom--
Innocence is no defence - 2008 - Estates Gazette (0810) 15 March 2008, 162-163(2) .
Review the aspects of a financial transaction which can be taken to constitute a bribe. Warns that undue payments can be unwittingly made or received. The two main factors are the secrecy of a payment and the effect that payment has on a transaction. The secrecy aspect presents dangers to the payer if he leaves it to the agent to inform others of the payment. To establish the effect of a payment, the creation of a conflict of interest is sufficient. Presents are not normally classed as bribes unless they alter a person's social or financial status. Case law.
ANANGEL ATLAS COMPANIA NAVIERA SA V ISHIKAWAJIMA-HARIMA HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO
LOGICROSSE AMALGAMATES INDUSTRIALS V JOHNSON
ROSS RIVER LTD AND ANOTHER V CAMBRIDGE CITY FC
JAFARI-FINI V SKILLGLASS LTD
United Kingdom--