Insights

CMA to issue consumer protection penalties of up to 10% of global turnover – greenwashing becomes more costly

29th April 2022
Food Safety & Hygiene, Insights, News & Insights, Richard Reichman
The government has announced that the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will be given game-changing new powers to deal with consumer protection breaches. BCL partner Richard Reichman explores why those changes  are being implemented and what it means for greenwashing.

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“Preparing for the worst but operating at our best” – Reform of the NIS Regulations

7th April 2022
Andrew Watson, Data Protection, Insights, Julian Hayes, News & Insights, Regulatory
With cybercrime rates doubling since 2019, and ransomware tripling since 2020, the UK government is seeking to bolster the nation’s cyber defences, publishing the National Cyber Strategy 2022 and enhancing the four-year-old Network and Information Systems Regulations (‘NIS Regulations’). BCL’s Julian Hayes and Andrew Watson discuss the NIS regulations and look into the challenges for the reforms of the NIS regulations in the face of increased online threats.

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UK-US extradition: an imbalanced relationship?

28th March 2022
Extradition and Interpol, Insights, News & Insights, Shaul Brazil
In the following article BCL’s partner Shaul Brazil examines the application in the United Kingdom of the ‘forum bar’ to extradition which was introduced following widespread criticism of the perceived imbalance in the extradition arrangements between the United Kingdom and the United States and the so-called ‘long arm’ jurisdiction of United States criminal law.

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