On 27 June 2024, the UK Court of Appeal upheld an action by international NGO, World Uyghur Congress, and found that the National Crime Agency had acted unlawfully in deciding not to open a money laundering investigation into...more
On 23 April 2024, the European Parliament approved the much-anticipated regulation banning products made with forced labour from entering the EU market (the ‘Forced Labour Ban’). The approved text builds on the provisions of...more
5/1/2024
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Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
On April 24, 2024, the European Parliament approved the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D). The directive, which must be formally endorsed by the Council of the European Union (EU) before officially...more
4/29/2024
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Human Rights ,
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Sustainability
On 11 April 2023, the UK Home Office tabled an amendment to the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (the Bill), which is currently making its way through the UK Parliament. The amendment introduces a much...more
On 11 April 2023, the UK Home Office tabled an amendment to the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (the Bill), which is currently making its way through the UK Parliament. The amendment introduces a much...more
5/11/2023
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Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Entities ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Failure to Prevent ,
Financial Crimes ,
Fraud ,
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Regulatory Agenda ,
UK ,
UK Bribery Act ,
White Collar Crimes
Women make up just 30.6% of board directors for the largest listed companies in the European Union (EU). In a bid to “break the glass ceiling of listed companies’ boards,” the European Parliament adopted a new law on 22...more
On 20 January 2023, the High Court in London issued a historic judgment in relation to the World Uyghur Congress’ (WUC) challenge to the UK government’s failure to investigate the importation of cotton produced in China’s...more
On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (the "UNGPs"), the Human Rights Council noted the “unprecedented” efforts of companies and governments around the...more
The stated aim of the draft UK Online Safety Bill (the Bill) is to make the UK "the safest place in the world to go online, and the best place to start and grow a digital business”. It has been described as a landmark piece...more
Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the change in presidential administrations in the United States in January 2021, US enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) declined in 2021. However, we...more
1/19/2022
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Bribery ,
Cooperative Compliance Regime ,
Corporate Culture ,
Corporate Liability ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Liability ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UK ,
UK Bribery Act ,
White Collar Crimes
As people around the world are living increasing portions of their lives online, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, the triumph of the internet in bringing together people, ideas and opportunities has been brought into...more
11/29/2021
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Internet ,
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Online Platforms ,
Online Safety for Children ,
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Regulatory Reform ,
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Safety Precautions ,
UK ,
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NatWest pleaded guilty on Thursday 7 October 2021 to criminal charges brought by the UK financial services regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”). The FCA had charged NatWest with failing to properly monitor...more