Corruption and Misuse of Public Office

• 1: The Meaning and Scope of Corruption


• 2: Corruption and Related Offences before 2011


• 3: The Bribery Act 2010


• 4: Guidance on 'Adequate Procedures'


• 5: Misconduct in Public Office and the Police Corruption Offence


• 6: Other Offences Involving Corruption


• 7: Investigation and Prosecution of Corruption Cases


• 8: Sanctions


• 9: Assets Recovery Under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002


• 10: Civil Actions and Remedies


• 11: International Case Studies


• 12: The Regulation of Conduct in Public Life


• 13: Standard Setting in the Private Sector


• 14: Combatting Corruption in Sport


• 15: The United Nations Convention Against Corruption I: Preventative Measures


• 16: The United Nations Convention Against Corruption II: Criminalisation, International Cooperation, Asset Recovery and Mechanisms for Implementation


• 17: Combatting the Bribery of Foreign Public Officials


• 18: Council of Europe and European Anti-Corruption Initiatives


• 19: Other Regional and Anti-Corruption Initiatives


• 20: The US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977: Compliance and Enforcement


• 21: Common Law Jurisdictions


• 22: Civil Law and Other Jurisdictions


• 23: Offshore Financial Centres


• 24: The Contribution of Civil Society Organisations


• Appendices

Colin Nicholls QC of 3 Raymond Buildings is a leading international criminal lawyer specializing in complex commercial crime cases, extradition, criminal mutual assistance, human rights and war crimes. He was a member of the Law Commission's informal advisory group on bribery in 2007 and gave evidence to the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Bribery Bill in 2009. He is a member of the Law Commission's judicial and practitioner advisory group on reforming the offence of misconduct in public office and was a member of TI/UK's Taskforce on a proposal to introduce Unexplained Wealth Orders, work which led to their introduction in the Criminal Finances Bill.
He has been a part time judge and is an Honorary Life President of the Commonwealth Lawyers Association.


Tim Daniel is an independent consultant in London with the US firm Cooley LLP, the successor in title to his previous law firms. He continues to practise public international law, and to be engaged in asset recovery matters for States. He is a former hon. Joint Treasurer of the British Branch of the ILA and a former Treasurer of the Commonwealth lawyers Association.



Alan Bacarese is a leading specialist in corruption (domestic and trans national), money laundering, mutual legal assistance and fraud, with a wealth of experience as a former UK Senior Crown Prosecutor and the first Head of Legal and Case Consultancy at the International Centre for Asset Recovery, Basel, Switzerland. Alan Bacarese is currently Director of Anti-Corruption Asset Recovery at international consultancy Stream House AG and an External Member of the Inter-American Banks Sanctions Committee.



James Maton is the London Head of Litigation of law firm Cooley. His anti-corruption practice includes advising companies on effective training and compliance programs, internal reviews and enquiries, and responding to external investigations. James has advised Governments worldwide on cases to recover the proceeds of corruption

In the less than two decades for which this work has been in existence, it has carved out a niche for itself as arguably the most authoritative source of information and guidance on what is becoming an increasingly complex area of law. Dr Venkat Iyer, The Commonwealth Lawyer (December 2017)