22 Mar, 2021 EU sanctions against China under new human rights sanctions regime By Lukas Pomaroli Iris Hammerschmid The EU makes, one more time, use of its new human rights sanctions framework: Having been implemented only in December 2020, the EU...
22 Feb, 2021 Legislative draft of German Human Rights Supply Chain Duty of Care Act: the new standard for corporate human rights duties? By Christoph H. Seibt Marlen Vesper-Gräske Mina Aryobsei Marius Scherb Iris Hammerschmid +2 more... Show less After several months of intra-governmental discussions, a first official legislative proposal on a Human Rights Supply Chain Duty of Care...
17 Sep, 2020 Netherlands Budget Day: the 2021 Tax Plan By Eelco van der Stok Daan van Schaik Stan Lemmen On 15 September 2020, the Netherlands government presented its planned tax measures for 2021 to the Dutch Parliament. We have outlined...
12 Mar, 2020 Tax matters: UK Budget 2020 By Brin Rajathurai Rishi Sunak has delivered his first budget as the UK’s Chancellor. With the headlines dominated by the coronavirus and little mention of...
23 Jan, 2020 SFO guidance on evaluation of corporate compliance programmes: some insights but no real practical guidance on adequate procedures By Caroline Doherty de Novoa The UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has issued new guidance for its prosecutors on evaluating corporate compliance programmes (the...
23 Jul, 2019 DAC 6 – the compliance nightmare grows as the UK publishes its draft regulations By Brin Rajathurai The UK draft regulations and draft guidance on DAC 6 were published on 22 July 2019. For corporates and advisers who thought the text of...
19 Oct, 2018 Head of DOJ Criminal Division announces new corporate monitorship guidance, end of DOJ compliance counsel role By Emily Feirman The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued a new policy concerning the imposition and selection of corporate monitors in...