Preface

• Author: Stuart H Deming; Truman K Butler; Vivian Robinson

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This booklet has been specically written for laypersons and, in particular,

for business people as well as lawyers with limited experience. Our objective

was to provide a concise and useful explanation of the US Foreign Corrupt

Practices Act (‘FCPA’) and the UK Bribery Act along with helpful guidance

as to what entities should be doing to minimize their risk of legal liability.

We believe this booklet will be useful to any entity. This includes the

traditional for-prot entities like companies and partnerships as well as

non-prot entities such as non-governmental organisations. Given the broad

reach of the FCPA and the UK Bribery Act, and the implications of a host

of other legal regimes, this booklet is also highly relevant to foreign entities

not generally perceived as being subject to either statute.

The phrase, often attributed to George Bernard Shaw, that the US and UK

are ‘two nations divided by a common language’ has often come to mind

in the course of our efforts. For consistency, English spelling and punctua-

tion has therefore been used. Yet in terms of substance, both a US and UK

perspective has been carefully maintained throughout our joint efforts.

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