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PLC charged under Bribery Act for activities in Middle East (4 January 2016)
Date: 04/01/2016
The Sweett Group PLC has pleaded guilty at Southwark Crown Court to an offence under Section 7 of the Bribery Act 2010, relating to conduct in the Middle East.
The Serious Fraud Office charged Sweett Group PLC in on 9 December, after an investigation launched on 14th July 2014, which looked into the company in relation to its activities in the UAE and elsewhere.
The company was charged with an offence relating to criminal activity between 1 December 2012 and 1 December 2015, in which Sweett Group PLC failed to prevent the bribing of Khaled Al Badie by an associated person – namely Cyril Sweett International Limited, their servants and agents.
The investigation into the company’s activities found that bribing was intended to obtain or retain business, and/or an advantage in the conduct of business, for Sweett Group PLC – namely securing and retaining a contract with Al Ain Ahlia Insurance Company for project management and cost consulting services, in relation to the building of a hotel in Dubai.
The company was charged under Section 7(1) of the Bribery Act 2010.
Sweett Group PLC admitted the offence on 2 December and is due to be sentenced on 12th February 2016 at Southwark Crown Court.
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