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Your Questions, Answered. What you Need to Know About the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive.

NAVEX on 11/17/2023

Before we dive in, there were several questions from our audience inquiring about country specific whistleblower protection requirements. For more information related to each EU Member State’s adoption of the Directive, visit...more

Part 1: What is a Whistleblowing Hotline?

NAVEX on 10/11/2023

In part one of this three-part blog series, we’re going back to the basics. In this article, we’ll answer the question: what is a whistleblowing hotline? A whistleblowing hotline is a channel that allows employees and others...more

EU Whistleblower Protection Directive – Update Coming December 17, 2023

NAVEX on 9/27/2023

Following the introduction of the EU Whistleblowing Protection Directive on December 21, 2021, EU member states and institutions have been working diligently to incorporate the regulations into their existing national laws....more

Proposed Amendments to the English Arbitration Act

Jenner & Block on 9/20/2023

The English Arbitration Act of 1996 is revered as underpinning the subsequent success of London as perhaps the world’s busiest arbitration venue. However, as the Act approaches its 30th anniversary, light touch reform is...more

Whistleblowing: Upcoming Obligations for Companies

K&L Gates LLP on 6/12/2023

As is well known to many, the EU Directive no. 2019/1937 required EU member states to fully regulate whistleblowing procedures. Whistleblowing: What is it About? The term whistleblowing commonly refers to the disclosure by...more

Ireland Update: Guide to the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act, 2022

Walkers on 12/1/2022

Substantial changes to Irish whistleblowing law will be introduced by the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act, 2022 (the “Amendment Act”) on 1 January 2023. Protection for whistleblowers is not a new concept in...more

A New Age of Accountability: Global Whistleblowing on the Rise

NAVEX on 4/2/2021

In 2021, whistleblowers will come into their own in ways previously unseen. While the United States has had whistleblower protections for two decades, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region are setting new standards in...more

Chapter 11: Obligations of processors – Unlocking the EU General Data Protection Regulation

White & Case LLP on 4/18/2019

Why does this topic matter to organisations? Under the GDPR, the concept of a "processor" has not changed. Any entity that was a processor under the Directive likely continues to be a processor under the GDPR. However,...more

AML Information Sharing in a Technology-Enabled and Privacy-Conscious World

White & Case LLP on 2/2/2019

Financial firms play an integral role in preventing, identifying, investigating and reporting criminal activity, including terrorist financing, money laundering, and many other finance-related crimes. It is a critical role...more

FDA, EU Regulators Agree to Share Unredacted Inspection Reports and Other Confidential Information

Hogan Lovells on 8/25/2017

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the European Medicines Agency (EMA), and the European Commission – DG Sante (DG Sante), signed a new confidentiality commitment which expands the scope of the current...more

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