legal aspects of business

LEGAL ASPECTS OF BUSINESS

Content
 Bribery act 2010
 Questions to be answered

Bribery act 2010
The Bribery Act 2010 is the act that has been passed by the parliament
of United Kingdom and covers the crimes that is related to bribery.
In this introduction and come into affect after it has received Royal
Assent on 8th April 2010 by following cross-party support and then
again changed on 1 July 2011 . In this initial schedule is been based
over statutory and common law that has been replacing within crime
of briber, being bribed, the bribery of foreign public officials, and
the failure of a commercial organisation to prevent bribery on its
behalf.

Questions to be answered
1. Whether the hospitality provided by G Ltd for guests at the
Cheltenham Festival event might
make it criminally liable for bribery
In the given case scenario it can be observed that G Ltd has been
committed crime of bribery through the act done by them. It is dale
within the Bribery act 2010. This is an general bribery offence
explain under section 1 to section 5

Questions to be answered
2. Whether G Ltd’s plans to expand its corporate entertainment
program may give rise to
allegations of bribery
Yes, it can give rise to allegations of bribery in an way that the act that
has been done by them is not appropriate as per the basic moral of
society. This gives rise to bribery. As per section 6 "an individual
holding legislative, administrative or judicial posts or anyone
carrying out a public function for a foreign country or the country's
public agencies or an official or agent of a public international
organisation".

Questions to be answered
3. What steps G Ltd should consider taking as an organisation to
avoid any possible future
allegations of bribery
G Ltd should make sure that all activities is being monitored in proper
way that can make sure that factor causing bribery is eradicated and
action could be taken as per the act. These steps has been explained
under section 9.

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