News

6May2023

Failing to prevent fraud: learning lessons from health and safety

6th May 2023

Health and Safety, News, News & Insights, Regulatory, Tom McNeill

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.

24Apr2023

Webinar: Corporate Investigations – Recent Developments

24th April 2023

Karen Peacock

Anoushka Warlow, Corporate Crime, Corporate Manslaughter, Health and Safety, John Binns, News, News & Insights, Proceeds of Crime, Regulatory, Reputation Management, Tom McNeill

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.

20Apr2023

Warnings that workers could be exploited by new AI technologies – what are the dangers?

20th April 2023

Karen Peacock

Corporate Crime, Cybercrime and Online Safety, Data Protection, Julian Hayes, News, News & Insights, Surveillance and Interception

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).

31Mar2023

Sanctions compliance – John Binns speaks to The Law Society Gazette

31st March 2023

Karen Peacock

Financial Crime, John Binns, News, News & Insights, Sanctions and Export Controls

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.

31Mar2023

The UK risks falling behind on ESG regulation, but it is no time for complacency

31st March 2023

Karen Peacock

News, News & Insights, Regulatory, Richard Reichman

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.

31Mar2023

Betting Business Fined Record £19.2M For ‘Alarming’ AML Breaches

31st March 2023

Karen Peacock

Anti-Money Laundering, Corporate Crime, Financial Crime, John Binns, News, News & Insights

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.

28Mar2023

COVID behind plunge in UK tax evasion cases, say sources – International Tax Review

28th March 2023

Karen Peacock

Financial Crime, Greg Mailer, News, News & Insights, Regulatory, Tax and Revenue Investigations

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%.

22Feb2023

BCL’s John Binns speaks at English Law Day Conference in Istanbul 2023

22nd February 2023

Karen Peacock

News, News & Insights, Regulatory, Sanctions and Export Controls

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.

20Feb2023

Richard Reichman speaks to The Guardian on greenwashing

20th February 2023

Karen Peacock

News, News & Insights, Regulatory, Richard Reichman

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.

20Feb2023

”UK sanctions—a year in review” John Binns writes for LexisNexis

20th February 2023

Karen Peacock

Corporate Crime, John Binns, News, News & Insights

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.