Aug 31, 2018 US Court Limits FCPA Liability for Non-US Persons By Jonathan Ware The recent decision of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in United States v. Hoskins limits the ability of the US Department...
Aug 31, 2018 After UK Nerve Agent Attack, the US State Department Imposes New Sanctions on Russia By Stephanie Brown Cripps By Stephanie Brown Cripps and Ryan Dykhouse On August 27, 2018, the US State Department imposed new sanctions on Russia in response to...
Aug 30, 2018 Practical considerations for Insolvency Practitioners post-Carillion By Robert Colvin Benjamin Guest On 15 January 2018, the UK’s second largest contractor filed for compulsory liquidation. Shortly after, the Insolvency Service reported...
Aug 29, 2018 Money laundering risks from human trafficking: new FATF/APG report By Michael Quayle By Emily Feirman Where there is human trafficking, there is usually money changing hands; financial institutions should examine their own...
Aug 24, 2018 Contractor beware: who owns the IP rights? By Tochukwu Egenti Sarah Prickett If you use contractors in your business, you should always consider who will own any IP rights created during the contract. A recent case...
Aug 20, 2018 UK Government Launches New Product Safety Strategy By Ian Jones The UK government’s Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has recently launched its first “strategy on product safety”, covering...
Aug 16, 2018 Are you contracting with government? Three changes you need to know about By Hannah Thomas Kate Gough In recent months the government has announced a number of initiatives which affect companies wishing to do business with public sector...
Aug 10, 2018 New Code of Best Practices for State aid procedures By Thomas Wilson On 16 July 2018, the EU Commission (EC) adopted its “Code of Best Practices for the conduct of State aid control procedure” (Best...
Aug 07, 2018 Excluded from practice: the latest FRC Tribunal decision By Ali Kirby-Harris By Ali Kirby-Harris and Lynette Ebo Today the Financial Reporting Council announced the exclusion from the accountancy profession of...
Aug 06, 2018 Diverted profits tax: charging provisions to be fixed retrospectively By Sarah Bond Anyone closely reading the provisions imposing the ‘true-up’ interest element of the diverted profits tax (DPT) charge will have spotted...
Aug 01, 2018 DOJ applies FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy principles to successor companies By Emily Feirman The issue of successor liability for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) has long dogged companies pursuing mergers...