Today’s post is from Robert Wyld and Andrew Fish (both with the law firm Johnson Winter Slattery in Australia) regarding anti-corruption and other related developments in Australia.
Foreign Bribery Penalties in Australia – Should a Company be Fined for the Gross Benefit or only the Net Benefit from its Offending Conduct?
The law on foreign bribery cases is sparse in Australia, reflecting a dearth in active prosecutions that run to trial. The few cases that have existed over the last 20 years or more have invariably settled. Rarely have they been contested.
