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The article presents an analysis on the Bribery Bill by the end of 2010 in Great Britain. It outlines the three types of offences in the bill including general bribery, foreign public officials bribery, and failure of commercial organizations to foreclose bribery. It states the controversies in the Section 3 paragraph 6 of the bill concerning the relevance of function to bribery even if outside Great Britain. It cites the unlimited liability offence and fines at the bill.

The article focuses on the Anti-Money Laundering Guidance Notes in Jersey, Channel Islands. A case involving a Jersey-based trust and a former director who were charged under Article 37(4) of the Proceeds of Crime is discussed. The Guidance Notes are issued by the Jersey Financial Services Commission. It is designed to guide financial service business on the practical meaning of the legal obligations imposed upon them under the Proceeds of Crime Law and the order.

The article criticizes the regulations and initiatives in the U.S. and Great Britain in protecting offshore financial institutions against the economic recessions in 2009. Financial instability in both nations has become the most common factor that contribute to the failure of businesses and the widespread of social problems. It is highly recommended that the government should establish a specific approach that directly address recessions.

The article presents a perspective on the bill called Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act that was the focus on Barack Obama's speech in the U.S. The bill may gain unstoppable momentum under the presidency of Obama and that it is not only bullish in its aim, but also towards its prime target. In addition, it also combines extensions to time limits for investigations where offshore secrecy jurisdictions are involved with heavy evidential burdens of rebutting presumptions.