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 have been lots of alerts recently on the possible effects of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) but one often overlooked aspect has been Read more »
The Facebook Case & How to do Data Protection Impact Assessments under GDPR
In this short film Cordery’s Jonathan Armstrong looks at the investigation by the data protection authorities in Ireland into Facebook and the Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) for their dating service. Jonathan then shares some tips on the DPIA process – why is it worth doing and how do you do it? Cordery provide DPIA Read more »
Cordery Head to Head: Richard Bistrong on the Airbus Bribery Settlement
In this film Cordery’s Jonathan Armstrong chats with Richard Bistrong of Front-Line Anti-Bribery LLC about the Airbus bribery settlement. Richard gives his unique perspective on the case as a former bribe payer and as someone who has co-operated with law enforcement in bribery investigations. You can see Jonathan’s summary of the case here http://bit.ly/airbusfilm and Read more »
Client Alert: UK Court of Appeal upholds legal professional privilege with regard to the exercise by regulators of investigative powers against third parties
Introduction The UK Court of Appeal recently issued an important ruling in favour of legal professional privilege (‘privilege’) in the context of a regulator exercising its investigative powers against a third party. This article looks at the key points of the ruling. What’s this all about? The UK’s Financial Reporting Council (‘FRC’) is a body Read more »
The Airbus bribery settlement in numbers
In this film Cordery’s Jonathan Armstrong discusses some of the numbers involved in Airbus’ bribery settlement with prosecutors in France, the UK & the US. There are more details of the settlement here https://www.corderycompliance.com/airbus-fined-for-bribery-in-france-uk-us/ Jonathan has also been interviewed by compliance expert Tom Fox on the case. You can listen to that interview here http://bit.ly/3cekX4E Read more »
Everything Compliance – Episode 57 – The Airbus edition
In this episode, the panel discuss the recent enforcement action where Airbus agreed to pay more than £3bn to resolve bribery charges in France, UK and US. Jonathan Armstrong considers the SFO component of the Airbus international corruption enforcement action. Jonathan asks whether the Airbus UK-DPA is the end of the story in England and suggests Read more »
Life With GDPR: Episode 36.1 – Dawn Raid at FB
In this special episode of Life with GDPR, Jonathan Armstrong and Tom Fox consider the dawn raid of the Irish Data Protection Commission on Facebook around the company’s abortive dating app it has wanted to release on Valentine’s Day. What is the role of a DPIA in a new tech offering? Why is training so Read more »
Client Alert: Ireland’s Data Protection Authority Halts Facebook Dating Service
Yesterday Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) confirmed that it had visited Facebook’s premises in Ireland over concerns about the data protection aspects of Facebook’s planned new dating service. This is the most high profile ‘dawn raid’ under GDPR to date and has led to the postponement of Facebook’s planned launch tomorrow. What is this about? Read more »
Life With GDPR: Episode 36 – Extension of BA response time
In this episode of Life with GDPR, Jonathan Armstrong and Tom Fox are back to discuss the recent ICO announcement that it was extending the time for British Airways and Marriott to respond to its proposed fine and penalty. Some of the highlights in this episode include: What makes the background of the case so Read more »
Client Alert: Airbus agrees to pay more than £3bn to resolve bribery charges in France, UK and US
Last week the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) agreed a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) with Airbus. This is part of a consolidated settlement by Airbus with the authorities in France, the UK and the US. Airbus will pay a €991m fine in the UK (£840m) which makes it the largest bribery fine in UK history Read more »
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