Tuesday, 26 March 2013 With Australian authorities stepping up their enforcement activities in relation to bribery of foreign public officials, combined with continued enforcement of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and introduction of the UK Bribery Act, these events are timely in helping companies understand the appropriate action they should take to help make sure they stay out of trouble and that, ethically, their employees do the right thing. First up is Transparency International Australia’s forum on Australia and Corruption – A false sense of security being held in Perth on 16 April. Jarrod Baker, a Director in our Perth office, will host a panel discussion consisting of representatives from the corporate and public sectors on how to combat complacency within an organisation. Second is the International Bar Association’s Anti-Corruption Conference on Corruption in Indonesia – Challenges and Solutions being held in Jakarta on 24 and 25 April. Paul Curby, an Executive Director from our Sydney and Singapore offices, will be a panel member on the topic of ‘Compliance and red flag issues for business in Indonesia’. For the third event, KordaMentha Forensic is delighted to be an associate sponsor of C5’s forum on Anti-Corruption Australia - Achieving Best Practice When Applying Global Anti-Corruption Guidelines to Asia Pacific Business Realities being held in Sydney on 29 and 30 April. Jarrod Baker is a panel member on the topic of ‘Updating an Australian Specific Anti-Corruption Compliance Programme in Line with the UK Bribery Act’ whilst Paul Curby will host a panel on ‘Conducting Thorough and Effective Internal Investigations into Corruption Allegations and Responding Correctly to the Findings’. Finally, Owain Stone, a Partner in our Melbourne office and leader of our Forensic team, will be a speaker at a seminar being jointly held by the British High Commission, Transparency International Australia and UK Trade & Investment on Foreign bribery and corruption – A fast-changing international legal landscape. The seminar will be held in Melbourne on 30 April and in Sydney on 1 May.