In our client alert, “The Case for Compliance: Why UK and EU Businesses Should Continue to Invest in Their Compliance Programs”, we highlighted seven reasons why, despite the US’ pause on bribery enforcement under the Foreign...more
On 20 March 2025, enforcement agencies from the UK, France and Switzerland affirmed their shared commitment to tackling international bribery and corruption and founded a new taskforce to strengthen collaboration. Director of...more
3/24/2025
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
France ,
Risk Management ,
Switzerland ,
UK
The UK’s data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), has recently announced investigations into three companies in connection with the use of children’s personal information. In a statement on...more
3/11/2025
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
Online Platforms ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Social Media ,
UK
On October 30, 2024, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned 19 Indian private sector entities and two Indian nationals for facilitating the circumvention and evasion of US...more
In a recent decision, the Upper Tribunal dismissed an appeal by the UK Information Commissioner, finding that Experian’s data processing practices had in fact been lawful.
The appeal focussed on whether Experian had...more
This CLE will demystify the political and economic responses of the US, UK, EU, and their allies to the key geopolitical conflicts that continue to spark around the world in 2024—from Russia to China, semiconductors to...more
On the heels of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF), another bridge has been built across the Atlantic to streamline data transfers between businesses.
In July, the European Commission adopted its much-anticipated...more
10/2/2023
/ Cross-Border Transactions ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Transfers ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Commission ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Framework ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
UK
On July 10, 2023, the European Commission adopted its much-anticipated adequacy decision for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The decision concludes that the US ensures an adequate level of protection—comparable to...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
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
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Entities ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Failure to Prevent ,
Financial Crimes ,
Fraud ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
UK ,
UK Bribery Act ,
White Collar Crimes
On 8 March 2023 the UK Government released a new version of the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (the Bill), which is intended to make a series of changes to the UK’s data protection framework found in the UK...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
As we enter the fourth month of Russia’s illegal war on Ukraine, multilateral sanctions actions continue, but at a slower pace. As discussed in our prior February 25, 2022 and March 11, 2022 alerts, following Russia’s...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
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
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