The United Kingdom (UK) has passed far-reaching anti-bribery legislation that could see Guyanese companies and individuals with business links there being prosecuted for corruption acts committed after July 1, 2011 in Guyana or any other place.

“Principally the new Act does two things: it extends the jurisdiction of the UK courts to deal with corruption by companies and individuals outside of the UK. It has what we call extra-territorial jurisdiction or what the Americans would call long-arm jurisdictions,” …..