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Client Alert: Chain Reaction: Understanding the Impact of the UK Court of Appeal’s Judgment on Uyghur Cotton on the Global Supply...

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

Client Alert: The EU Regulation Banning Products Made with Forced Labour: Key Provisions to Note

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

Client Alert: Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: Five Key Questions Answered

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

Client Alert: Failure to Prevent Fraud – What Do You Need to Know About the New Corporate Offence? (Part 2)

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

Client Alert: Failure to Prevent Fraud – What Do You Need to Know About the New Corporate Offence?

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

Client Alert: Women on Boards Directive – A Crack in the Glass Ceiling, but Does It Go Far Enough?

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

Client Alert: World Uyghur Congress v Secretary of State for the Home Department: Can Forced Labour Goods Cause UK Money...

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

Human Rights in Supply Chains: How New Laws in Europe and the UK Impact Companies Around the World

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

What the New Amendments to the Draft Online Safety Bill Will Mean for Companies Around the World

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

Anti-Corruption Enforcement - 2021 Year in Review

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

How UK Online Safety Bill May Affect Cos. Around The World

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

Systems and controls failings lead to criminal charges for UK NatWest Bank

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

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