Lawyers working on compliance programmes say they have been “swamped with work,” as the newly-passed UK Bribery Act forces the region’s companies to reassess their anti-corruption preparations. Isabel Franco of Brazilian firm Koury Lopes Advogados says, “The fact that the UK has established very stringent rules on anti-bribery is a victory in thefight to combat corruption.We are "flooded with questions” from companies wishing to know how to reform their compliance programmes, she adds.



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