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How the UK High Court Decision on Forced Labor Impacts Your Supply Chain Due Diligence

The recent ruling by the U.K. Court of Appeal declared that the U.K. National Crime Agency’s decision not to investigate the importation of cotton produced through the use of Uyghur forced labor in China was unlawful. This...more

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The greenwashing trap is set for landlords and tenants

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Climate change presents a series of risks and opportunities for companies across the board. Increasingly they are being put on the spot to demonstrate that they have these things in hand and have a credible plan. ...more

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The tweet that brought a new meaning to reputational damage

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Let’s leave aside the merits of Gary Lineker’s tweet about the Government’s immigration policy. Instead, let’s focus on how an expression of opinion has turned into this controversy....more

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The FCA’s Approach to Non-Financial Misconduct - Latest Cases and Observations

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The FCA has long since regarded non-financial misconduct as potentially relevant to the integrity and reputation elements of a regulated individual’s fitness and propriety. While not formally defined, non-financial misconduct...more

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And So It Begins… First Consideration of "Serious Harm" Threshold in Australian Defamation Claim

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The New South Wales Supreme Court has recently delivered its judgment in Newman v Whittington [2022] NSWSC 249 (Newman), providing the first Australian judicial consideration of the "serious harm" threshold now found in the...more

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The Right to Privacy in Criminal Investigations

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The UK Supreme Court has delivered an important judgment which confirms that those (including business people) under criminal investigation have a reasonable expectation of privacy in respect of information relating to that...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Defamation Claims in UK Require Proof of “Serious Harm”

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The English courts have traditionally been a popular forum for defamation claims, not least because English law allows even non-residents who have minimal reputation in the UK to sue for defamation in the English courts and...more

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The meaning of "serious harm": the Supreme Court in Lachaux v Independent Print

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The increasing accessibility of digital media has enabled businesses to become not only readers, but also publishers of their own information and opinions. This in turn requires due consideration of the limits of what can,...more

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The Dangers of Weaponizing NDAS

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UK employers entering into non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) as part of their sexual harassment or discrimination settlements will begin to find the scope of their NDAs significantly limited. This article focuses on the latest...more

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GDPR Collective Civil Claims Present Potential for Reputational Risk and ‘Ruinous’ Damages

While much attention has been paid to the maximum level of administrative fines under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) — up to 4 percent of total worldwide annual turnover — the regulation also provides for...more

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UK Defamation: when words seriously harm

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Evidencing in court that a defamatory statement has caused harm to your reputation can be notoriously difficult. The courts in the UK have therefore traditionally proceeded on the basis that, where a statement is proven to be...more

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Three Point Shot - April 2017

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Premier League Takes the Pitch in Fight against Pirated Streams - The United Kingdom's most popular soccer league is using skillful legal tackling to maintain possession of its intellectual property. The Football...more

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Judged by the Company You Keep

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Earlier this month news broke that the venerable British automaker Rolls-Royce had settled an international prosecution alleging that the company’s third-party intermediaries bribed local officials in Asia. The company agreed...more

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