Key takeaways

• In the first SFO prosecution under the Bribery Act 2010, two individuals have been convicted of, respectively, being bribed and bribing another person.
• The sentences in R v West and R v Stone were the first to be imposed under the new sentencing guideline in force since 1 October 2014.
• Sentences of six and four years’ imprisonment for the bribery offences represent an expected significant increase in sentences for bribery offences.