News & Insights

Online Harms regulation – getting closer?

The Government’s much anticipated response to the Online Harms White Paper consultation has finally been released but those seeking clarity at this stage may be left scratching their heads. It appears to represent no more than an indication of the Government’s direction of travel under considerable media pressure to ensure that “something must be done” writes BCL partner, Julian Hayes and associate, Greta Barkle.

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GIR Practitioner’s Guide 2020 – Individuals Issues in Parallel or Cross-Border Investigations UK

BCL partner Richard Sallybanks and associates Ami Amin and Jonathan Flynn write the chapter titled ‘Individuals in Cross-Border Investigations or Proceedings: The UK Perspective’ for Global Investigations Review: The Practitioner’s Guide to Global Investigations.

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Ensuring compliance with Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations – John Binns

BCL partner John Binns writes for LexisNexis on the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2019, SI 2019/1511 which came into force from 10 January 2020, bringing new requirements for financial service providers and others in ‘the regulated sector’ in preventing money laundering and terrorist financing.

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Sanctions, Frozen Assets, Disclosure Risks – The Responsibilities Corporates Have Under Law

BCL partner, John Binns writes for The Treasurer explaining that an awareness of financial crime and the responsibilities corporates have under law is an essential part of risk management.

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