Do health & safety duties in the workplace pave the way for failure to prevent fraud? In his article for New Law Journal, BCL partner, Tom McNeill sets out the possible routes ahead.
We are pleased to be teaming up with Mondaq on the 18th May 2023 to host a live webinar discussing the recent developments in corporate investigations and regulatory compliance. In this webinar, BCL’s John Binns, Tom McNeill and Anoushka Warlow will explore the recent approach of regulators to economic crime, supply chains, failure to prevent notices, deferred prosecution agreements, and the proceeds of crime.
BCL partner and data protection law and surveillance expert Julian Hayes recently spoke to People Management magazine about the data protection issues surrounding employers’ increasing use of artificial intelligence, following the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill back before parliament this week (w/c 17th April).
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has thrust sanctions compliance up the agenda for law firms of all sizes. BCL’s John Binns spoke to Katharine Freeland for her article in The Law Society Gazette explaining the need for law firms to demonstrate the appropriate screening process of all clients and suppliers.
Richard Reichman writes for Global Investigations Review highlighting the upsurge of ESG risks through strengthening regulatory requirements, novel legal claims and severe reputational damage. It is a crucial time for companies to digest the warnings and act.
BCL’s John Binns has been quoted in the Law360 article discussing the gambling regulator’s fines for subsidiaries of a large gambling company for “widespread and alarming” anti-money laundering and social responsibility failures.
BCL’s Greg Mailer has been quoted in the ITR (International Tax Review) article exploring the reasons behind reports that HMRC’s prosecution rates for tax evasion enablers fell by 80%.
BCL partner, John Binns will be joining the expert panel of speakers at the English Law Day Conference in Istanbul organised by The Eurasian CIS Legal Professionals’ Forum, in association with The Bar Council of England & Wales, taking place on Thursday 09th March 2023.
BCL partner, Richard Reichman has been quoted in The Guardian’s article on greenwashing, discussing the potential fines that UK companies could see for misleading claims.
To say that this has been a game-changing year in UK sanctions would be an understatement. Almost a year since the start of the conflict in Ukraine, BCL partner John Binns writes for LexisNexis reflecting on what the last year has taught us about how sanctions regulation and enforcement has developed and what to expect in the future.
