Introduction One of the most frequent questions we are asked at the moment about supply chain compliance is about the conflict between a company’s obligation to make money for its shareholders and its wish to do the right thing. Are directors allowed under UK law to look beyond the numbers? General obligations Under UK law, Read more »
Event on Modern Slavery & Supply Chain compliance with NYSBA
Cordery’s Jonathan Armstrong will speak at a New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) event on Modern Slavery & Supply Chain compliance on April 12. The event will be online and hosted by Moses & Singer LLP in New York. The panel will explore international laws and rules governing slavery and human trafficking. It will also Read more »
Client Alert: Parliamentary Committee Report on Supply Chains
Introduction Last month we reported on possible new supply chain legislation relating to China (see https://www.corderycompliance.com/new-supply-chain-laws-china/). We talked about a UK Parliamentary enquiry from the influential Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee. On 17 March, the BEIS Committee published its report. The report criticizes the UK Government’s response to growing supply chain issues, especially Read more »
EU Data Protection – glossary
We’ve put together this glossary to help explain some of the terms used in data protection and in GDPR. If there’s a term you think we should add let us know. AVG = Algemene Verordening Gegevensbescherming, the term used sometimes for GDPR in the Netherlands (although increasingly GDPR is used too there). Adequacy Decision = Read more »
EU Data Protection – glossary
We’ve put together this glossary to help explain some of the terms used in data protection and in GDPR. If there’s a term you think we should add let us know. AVG = Algemene Verordening Gegevensbescherming, the term used sometimes for GDPR in the Netherlands (although increasingly GDPR is used too there). Adequacy Decision = Read more »
Client Alert: Possible New Supply Chain Legislation Relating to China
Introduction Last month the UK Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, announced UK Government action over the plight of the Uyghur Muslim population in Xinjiang, China (known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR)). He also confirmed an extension of a UK modern slavery legislation to introduce fines for businesses that do not comply with their transparency Read more »
Client Alert: French DP Regulator CNIL, reveals decisions of Cookies Investigation
Introduction The French DP Regulator, Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL) announced a brace of decisions as a result of Cookies Investigations. In total, they levied fines of €135m against Google and Amazon. What was the case against Google about? CNIL said that they started an investigation into Google’s French website on 16 Read more »
Client Alert: Fines imposed by French Data Protection Regulator including for Data Transfer Transparency Non-Compliance
We first wrote this note on 26 November 2020 and have updated it with more details about the case. In brief Following investigations (triggered by complaints), the French data protection regulator, the Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL), has sanctioned two French organisations for a number of data protection compliance failures: Carrefour France Read more »
Client Alert: Munich Court Action Launched Over Privacy Shield
Introduction On 9 October 2020 a German pressure group issued proceedings in in Munich in what is possibly the first civil action against a multinational corporation for failure to clarify its data transfer position after the death of Privacy Shield. The case serves as a reminder that organisations needs to develop a plan quickly to Read more »
Client Alert: Hamburg Data Protection Authority fines H&M €35.2m for GDPR violations
Introduction The Hamburg Data Protection Authority (HmbBfDI) has today fined H&M Germany €35.2m for GDPR violations. The case concerned excessive use of employee data and is the largest fine so far imposed by regulators for the handling of employee data. We are likely to see more pressure on employers to justify the handling of employee Read more »
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