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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa: 2,207 cases from 44 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.

United Kingdom Bribery and corruption Clear all filters

2cases from 1 jurisdiction

€328.5mTotal of monetary amounts

€316.9mLargest single case: a UK commodities trader

€164.3mMedian per case with an amount

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Where?

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Serious Fraud Office (SFO); Southwark Crown Court €316.9m 96 % · 1 case
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) €11.6m 4 % · 1 case

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Bribery of public officials €328.5m 100 % · 2 cases

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Period	Cases	Total
2022	1	€316.9m
2023	0	–
2024	0	–
2025	0	–
2026	1	€11.6m

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1 May 2026 Ultra Electronics Holdings Limited (vormals plc)Ultra Electronics: DPA of around 10.1 million GBP over bribery in Algeria and Oman United KingdomBribery of public officials €11.6m

The British defence supplier failed to prevent bribery by agents in connection with three public contracts in Oman and Algeria (including a contract with the Omani Ministry of Transport worth up to 200 million GBP). The DPA approved by Southwark Crown Court provides for a penalty of 10,083,150 GBP; in addition, the company is bearing around 4.8 million GBP of the SFO's investigation costs and must report on its compliance programme for three years.

What organisations can take from it

Companies that use agents for government contracts must be able to demonstrate adequate procedures – otherwise the company is liable under Section 7 Bribery Act even without any intent to bribe on its own part.

Relevance to training and awareness

Use of sales agents in public contracts

Authority / court: Serious Fraud Office (SFO)
Area of law: Bribery and corruption · Bribery of public officials
Legal basis: Section 7 Bribery Act 2010 (Failure to prevent bribery); Deferred Prosecution Agreement
Action: Fine
Status of proceedings: final
Sector: Defence and security
Culpability: intentional
Mitigating circumstances: Self-report of the Algerian matters in 2018; restructuring of ownership and leadership; 45 % discount on the penalty.
Published: 1 May 2026

Original amount 10,083,150 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 30 Apr 2026.

Sources

SFO secures £10m from British defence supplier Press release of an authority
SFO DPA with Ultra Electronics Holdings Limited (formerly plc) Decision of an authority
Serious Fraud Office v Ultra Electronics Holdings [2026] EWCR 4 (Approved Judgment, 1 May 2026) Court decision
SFO-Ultra Indictment (Crown Court at Southwark) Decision of an authority

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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3 Nov 2022 a UK commodities traderUK commodities trader: around 276 million GBP in fines and confiscation for bribery to gain access to oil United KingdomBribery of public officialsanonymised €316.9m

With the company's approval, agents and employees of the London oil trading division paid more than 25 million USD in bribes for preferential access to oil in Nigeria, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, South Sudan and Malawi. Following guilty pleas to seven counts, the court imposed fines of 182,935,392 GBP and a confiscation order of 93,479,338.95 GBP (276,414,730.95 GBP in total), plus 4,550,362 GBP in costs.

What organisations can take from it

In commodities trading, access to cargoes determines profits – that is exactly where strict controls over agents and cash are needed.

Relevance to training and awareness

Cash and agents in commodities trading

Authority / court: Serious Fraud Office (SFO); Southwark Crown Court
Area of law: Bribery and corruption · Bribery of public officials
Legal basis: Bribery Act 2010, s. 1 (fünf Fälle) und s. 7 (zwei Fälle); Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Confiscation)
Action: Fine
Status of proceedings: final
Sector: Energy and utilities
Employees: 10,000 or more
Culpability: intentional
Published: 3 Nov 2022

Original amount 276,414,730.95 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 3 Nov 2022.

Sources

SFO, Fallübersicht (Entscheidung 2022) Decision of an authority
Judiciary of England and Wales, Entscheidungen (Übersicht) (Entscheidung 2022) Court decision

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 4 · Company name anonymised since 3 Nov 2024 · Direct link

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Every case is based on a decision, press release or database of an authority or a court. Press and law-firm reports count at most as additional references.

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Comparable amounts

Amounts are converted at the ECB reference rate on the day of the decision. Each case also shows the original amount.

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Company names are anonymised two years after the decision in a case, in line with the practice of many supervisory authorities. The official sources remain linked.

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