Freshfields Risk & Compliance

November 30, 2017

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Categorisation of workers: ECJ holiday pay judgment

As you may have seen in the Press, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) yesterday ruled in the holiday pay case, King v The Sash Windows...

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John Warren

November 29, 2017

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SEC’s whistleblowing program reports record-breaking tips and awards

Since 2010, whistleblowers who provide information to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or Commodity Futures Trading...

Harriet Gaillard

November 20, 2017

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MPs propose overhaul of employment framework: Select Committees' Report published with draft Bill

When the Taylor Review published its report, ‘Good Work’, in July (see our briefing here), many commented that the loss of the...

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Chantelle Nicholas

November 17, 2017

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Whistleblowing: Spotlight is on the decision maker’s reason for dismissal

The English Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Royal Mail v Jhuti has confirmed that courts and tribunals will look at only the...

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Chantelle Nicholas

November 13, 2017

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Whistleblowing: Strengthened calls for EU wide protection

This summer, we reported that the European Parliament had published recommended steps that could be taken by the European Commission to...

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Rupert Macey-Dare

November 13, 2017

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Simply the best?

“Simply the best- better than all the rest?” Littlewoods v HMRC [2017] UKSC 70 (01 November 2017)

In a stunning decision...

Christopher Robinson

November 9, 2017

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Increased FCA Scrutiny of Unregulated Activities?

The FCA has demonstrated through high-profile enforcement action, for example in relation to benchmark and FX market conduct, its...

Caroline Stroud

November 8, 2017

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Whistleblowing is on the rise

Whistleblowing is on the rise - according to survey results released today - but more can still be done to encourage employees to speak up.

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Justin Simeone

November 7, 2017

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Five behind-the-scenes insights into DOJ cross-border investigation priorities

The Fraud Section within the US Department of Justice (“DOJ”) plays a key role in shaping many multi-jurisdictional investigations....

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Ruby Hamid

November 6, 2017

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Trouble in Paradise

The leak of over 13m ''Paradise Papers' to the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung (which also obtained the Panama Papers last year) has...

Tom Snelling

November 2, 2017

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Civil litigation disclosure: the reforms are revealed

The wait is over. Today, after much speculation about both process and substance, the proposed new disclosure rules for civil litigation...

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Monika Hlavkova

November 1, 2017

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Green light for summary awards in ICC arbitrations?

On 30 October 2017, the ICC Court revised its arbitration practice note to provide guidance on the immediate dismissal of manifestly...

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Christina Seneviratne

November 1, 2017

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Initial coin offerings (ICOs) – the risks of investing

ICOs refer to a digital way of raising funds (usually for tech start-ups) in which investors pay in cryptocurrencies (such as bitcoin or...

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