A person is guilty of commercial bribing () when he confers, or offers or

agrees to confer, any benefit upon any employee, agent or fiduciary without
the consent of the latter`s employer or principal, with intent to influence his
conduct in relation to his employer`s or principal`s affairs.

No person in public or private employ, or public official shall corruptly accept, or

obtain or agree to accept, or attempt to obtain from any person, for himself or herself or
any other person, any gift or valuable consideration as an inducement or reward for
doing or forbearing to do, or for having done or forborne to do, any act in relation to
the business of his or her principal, master, employer, or state, city, or town of which he
or she is an oficial or for showing or forbearing to show favor or disfavor to any person
in relation to the business of his or her principal, master, employer, or state, city, or
town of which he or she is an official.
Despite this distinction, the substantive law governing bribery in the public
sector is not markedly different from that governing the private sector
because the often decisive issue of acting corruptly is the same in both
cases

As the Council of HM Circuit Judges rightly said in their response, at some point the
law must rely on the common sense of juries. If it does not, the irony is that the law
may become too complex for juries to understand and apply