Directors' Duties and Corporate Anti-Corruption Compliance

The 'Good Steward' in US and UK Law and Practice

Patrick J. O’Malley, Assistant Professor, International Business Law Programme and International Relations Degree Programme, Facultad de Derecho, Universidad de Navarra, Spain

This discerning book examines good governance developments concerning anti-bribery efforts in the US and the UK, recognising that with each new major case of corporate malfeasance the parameters of directors’ duties change and expand. Taking this expansion of roles and expectations into account, and acknowledging the respective increase in exposure to civil, criminal and reputational liabilities, Patrick J. O’Malley compares the fundamental national compliance experiences of the US and UK. Investigating anti-bribery, corporate and securities law and guidance, this engaging book explores systemic expectations of directors, executive officers and compliance personnel in public and private companies.

Patrick O ' malley的专著represents a successful effort from the multidisciplinary corporate, criminal and administrative common-law viewpoints, to update and explore the relationships among old and new ways of corruption within the context of the managerial duties of directors and public officers, laying the foundations of a new stage in the theory of social responsibility and stewardship. Pleasant and essential reading for managers and lawyers, even under civil-law jurisdiction contexts.’
– Javier Ibáñez Jiménez, Comillas Pontifical University and Co-Founder of Alastria, Spain

‘This impressive new text deploys both legal and management insights when reviewing the problem of how best to prevent bribery and corruption in business. This monograph, which covers both US and UK perspectives in expert fashion, will appeal to a wide constituency. It is researched to great depth, covers many areas of mainstream Corporate Law in considerable detail and is written in a lucid manner. It is therefore highly commended and is essential reading for those working in the field. Policymakers and scholars will learn much from these insights.’
– David Milman, Lancaster University, UK