Corruption and Misuse of Public Office 3e

by Nicholls QC, Colin; Daniel, Timothy; Bacarese, Alan; Hatchard, John; Maton, James

• ISBN13: 9780198735434
• ISBN10: 019873543X
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2017-12-15
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Author Biography

Colin Nicholls QC, Barrister, 3 Raymond Buildings, ,Timothy Daniel, Independent Consultant, Cooley LLP, ,Alan Bacarese, Director of Anti- Corruption and Asset Recovery at international consultancy, Stream House AG, ,John Hatchard, Professor, The University of Buckingham, School of Law, ,James Maton, Partner, Cooley, LLP,

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 Barrister and Director of Anti- Corruption and Asset Recovery at international consultancy, Stream House AG and is an external member of the Inter- American Development Bank's 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. He has advised developing countries on the legislation and systems required to recover proceeds of corruption. He 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.



John Hatchard is Professor of Law at the University of Buckingham, School of Law; co- Director of the University of Buckingham Centre for Extractive Energy Studies and a Vice-President of the Commonwealth Legal Education Association. He has taught at universities in Australia, the United States, Zambia and Zimbabwe and has written widely on criminal law, human rights and good governance issues with particular reference to the Commonwealth and Africa.

Table of Contents

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. Assests 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