Introduction In recent years, multinational corporations have been under growing regulatory pressure to manage the risks which arise from...
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The new Product Liability Directive (PLD, Directive (EU) 2024/2853), which entered into force on 8 December 2024, provides for a major...
Like climate change, while the corporate tax disputes landscape in the UK changes relatively slowly, distinct trends can be observed when...
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The drumbeat of calls for the UK to introduce a programme of whistleblower incentivisation continues to grow louder. In our view, a...
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On 6 November 2024, the UK Government published final guidance on what constitute reasonable prevention procedures (the “Guidance”), on...
On both sides of the Atlantic, law enforcement agencies are showing increasing interest in using incentivisation as a means to detect...
After a few months of silence (the FCA’s promise to listen to the “extensive feedback” it had received at the consultation’s close in...
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The primary objective – and advantage to a corporate – of an effective compliance management system is that it might prevent a compliance...
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Tackling corporate fraud is an increasingly high priority for legislators and enforcement agencies globally. We describe the landscape...
A recent Court of Appeal decision [1] on the UK Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) has provoked significant interest given its focus on the...
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Legislators, regulators and law enforcement authorities are increasing their efforts to detect and combat money laundering. Although this...
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As climate and environmental issues are an increasingly hot topic in society, they are under growing spotlight in the legal arena. Major...