How businesses can be heard in the world's election year, and South Africa's challenges implementing new anti-corruption law.

Episode 9,   Apr 30, 01:25 PM

As nearly half the world's population go to the polls, Andrew Henderson Henderson tells us what it means for companies that want to find out what policies are coming down the track, and maybe influence the direction of future policy-making.
Meanwhile in South Africa a new law taking a stand against anti-corruption comes into force just as a senior government figure is charged with corruption offences. How will the country get past the 'state capture' of the Zuma era and actually enforce the new law? Edward James tells us what's needed.
00:58 Business law news from around the world.
3:06 The world's election year
6:13 What companies want from lobbying governments
7:40 How to gain influence with the incoming, new government
10:02 How to navigate lobbying laws and rules
11:50 What is actually achievable through lobbying?

12:50 South Africa's new anti-corruption law
15:06 Will it work?
16:40 Who will it affect most?
19:20 The outsized influence of the UK's anti-bribery law from 2010

Nearly half the world's population will vote this year in national elections, so Andrew Henderson guides us through how companies can make sure they are heard by brand new governments; and Edward James outlines the challenges South Africa faces with its new anti-corruption law, just weeks after a senior government figure was charged with corruption. Never miss a story, sign up for business law updates.