Introduction The Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”)’s “Age Appropriate Design Code” (“the Code”) is now in force, i.e. as from 2 September 2020. This statutory code of practice is not new law – instead it sets standards and explains how data protection rules apply in the context of children using digital services (mainly the EU General Read more »
UK Offences of Failure to Prevent the Facilitation of Tax Evasion
Introduction The notion of failing to prevent an illegal activity has gained legal traction in recent years in the UK, most prominently with the offence of the failure of a commercial organisation to prevent bribery under the UK Bribery Act 2010, against which an “adequate prevention procedures” compliance defence exists. There are also two offences Read more »
Client Alert: COVID-19 and Corruption FAQs
Introduction We first published this note on 12 May 2020 and have updated it to take into account more recent developments. The current pandemic affects all aspects of the compliance world. In previous alerts we have looked at the effects of the pandemic on data protection (see http://bit.ly/gdprvirus) and modern slavery (https://bit.ly/corderyms19). But what are Read more »
EU Conflict Minerals & Metals Regime in full application from 1 January 2021 – Are You Ready?
Introduction In May 2017 the EU issued rules concerning conflict minerals and metals compliance obligations. These rules will be fully applicable from 1 January 2021. In view of that deadline, this article is a brief reminder of this particular regulatory regime. What is this all about? Upstream supply-chain due diligence to ensure responsible resourcing from Read more »
Client Alert: Driving Compliance: Car Tech and Data Protection FAQs
Vehicle technology (often called car tech) is becoming increasingly sophisticated, with GPS trackers, inbuilt software, in-car cameras and other devices and apps gathering large amounts of data about numerous aspects of a driver’s driving habits and life more generally. Information is also collected about passengers and other road users. In data protection terms this data, Read more »
Client Alert: Coronavirus (COVID-19) & Data Protection FAQs
We first sent out this alert on 9 March and we’re updating it with some announcements from regulators in other countries and with some of the questions we’ve been asked by our clients. There are some data protection specific terms in this note which are explained at www.bit.ly/gdprwords What is the issue with employees? It Read more »
SCCE Compliance Perspectives Podcast – André Bywater on Compliance, GDPR and Brexit
Remember Brexit? It dominated the news before the pandemic. While it may not be on the front page any longer, the clock is still ticking down to the end of the transition period on December 31, 2020. André Bywater explains in this podcast why businesses need to be aware of the deadline, particularly when it comes to Read more »
Cordery Head to Head: Richard Bistrong
In this film, Cordery’s Jonathan Armstrong chats with Richard Bistrong, the CEO of Front-Line Anti-Bribery LLC. Richard is a well known figure in compliance having been voted as one of Compliance Week’s top minds in compliance and having been voted one of the 100 most influential people in business ethics by Ethisphere. He is a Read more »
Everything Compliance – Episode 56 – The Compliance Year under the Trump Administration – Part 2
Welcome to the only roundtable podcast in compliance. In this episode, we end the year with the second of a two-part series on our fan favourite year-end wrap up on the state of compliance under the Trump Administration. Tom and the panel have been following this topic since Trump was elected in 2016 and it is Read more »
Everything Compliance – Episode 54 – The Not Headed to Doral Edition
Welcome to the only roundtable podcast in compliance. Today, we have a quintet of Jay Rosen, Matt Kelly, Sarah Hadden, Jonathan Armstrong and Mike Volkov with a potpourri of topics and commentary on current events from the compliance perspective. Rants and shouts outs follow the commentary for this episode, with one public service announcement from Read more »