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Ghana · Crown Court at Southwark (Director of the Serious Fraud Office v Airbus SE) · Deferred prosecution agreement approved: failure to prevent bribery (s. 7 Bribery Act 2010), count 5 — Ghana

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Crown Court at Southwark (Director of the Serious Fraud Office v Airbus SE) — deferred prosecution agreement approved: failure to prevent bribery (s. 7 bribery act 2010), count 5 — ghana (Count 5: between 1 July 2011 and 1 June 2015 Airbus SE failed to prevent persons associated with it from bribing others concerned with the purchase of military transport aircraft (C-295) by the Government of Ghana; success-based commission of about €5 million promised or paid to an intermediary, supported by false documentation · Case No U20200108, approved judgment of Dame Victoria Sharp, President of the Queen's Bench Division · five counts in total (Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Indonesia, Ghana): disgorgement €585,939,740 and penalty €398,034,571), from 31 January 2020.

Crown Court at Southwark (Director of the Serious Fraud Office v Airbus SE) — Deferred prosecution agreement approved: failure to prevent bribery (s. 7 Bribery Act 2010), count 5 — Ghana.

Details

Company
Airbus SE
Authority
Crown Court at Southwark (Director of the Serious Fraud Office v Airbus SE)
Decision
Deferred prosecution agreement approved: failure to prevent bribery (s. 7 Bribery Act 2010), count 5 — Ghana
Grounds and details, as published
Count 5: between 1 July 2011 and 1 June 2015 Airbus SE failed to prevent persons associated with it from bribing others concerned with the purchase of military transport aircraft (C-295) by the Government of Ghana; success-based commission of about €5 million promised or paid to an intermediary, supported by false documentation · Case No U20200108, approved judgment of Dame Victoria Sharp, President of the Queen's Bench Division · five counts in total (Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Indonesia, Ghana): disgorgement €585,939,740 and penalty €398,034,571
From
31 January 2020
Until
—
Status
End date not published
Source
https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Director-of-the-Serious-Fraud-Office-v-Airbus-SE-1.pdf
Licence
Judgment published by the Judiciary of England and Wales (judiciary.uk)

SourceCrown Court at Southwark (Director of the Serious Fraud Office v Airbus SE) · Deferred prosecution agreement approved: failure to prevent bribery (s. 7 Bribery Act 2010), count 5 — Ghana