On 14 September 2022, the European Commission released a proposal for a Regulation prohibiting products made with forced labour on the EU market. The European Commission has taken a comprehensive approach, with the ban...more
9/20/2022
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Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Due Diligence ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Exports ,
Forced Labor ,
Human Rights ,
Imports ,
Supply Chain ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
Following the military coup on 1 February 2021 and subsequent human rights violations, the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office added three Myanmar military officers to the UK Sanctions List on 18 February 2021....more
On 7 December 2020, the EU adopted a global human rights sanctions regime. No individuals have been designated yet. Going forward, this means that companies should ensure that they conduct sanctions screening on all...more
The UK Government has issued sanctions for the first time under the new global human rights sanctions regime against individuals and organisations responsible for human right violations. This is the first wave of designations...more
The Council of the European Union has extended its human rights sanctions against Iran until 13 April 2021.
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Members of the UK Houses of Commons and Lords have made the case for the country's Magnitsky sanctions regime to be harmonised with that of other allied countries to include people involved in corruption in addition to human...more
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have called on the EU to push ahead formulating its human rights sanctions regime, in spite the current COVID-19 crisis, as well as ensuring that Sergei Magnitsky's name appears in...more
The 2014 Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict was hosted by former Foreign Secretary William Hague and Angelina Jolie, Special Envoy for the United Nations ("UN") High Commissioner for Refugees. It was...more
1/31/2020
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Reparation Claims ,
Sexual Abuse ,
Sexual Assault ,
Terrorist Financing Regulations ,
United Nations ,
Vulnerable Victims
A monthly newsletter covering topics of interest in the field of UK corporate law including mergers and acquisitions, listed companies, equity capital markets, corporate governance and general company law. ...more
7/12/2018
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Capital Markets ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU Prospectus Regime ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Foreign Investment ,
Human Rights ,
London Stock Exchange ,
MiFID II ,
MLD5 ,
Natural Resources ,
Premium Listed Issuers ,
Reporting Requirements ,
UK ,
UK Brexit