Sabrina Bandali comments in Law Times on the Supreme Court of Canada denying leave in R. v. Karigar after the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld a three-year sentence in the first conviction of an individual in Canada under the anti-corruption statute.

Sabrina says the Court of Appeal decision in Karigar provided a broad interpretation of the bribery offence in the anti-corruption statute. She also says that a more effective way to win approval in bidding for contracts in other countries is to seek legitimate “buy-in” from the community. “If you are bringing considerable resources and benefits to the community, that mitigates the possibility of corruption.”