Introduction This article is a snapshot of where things currently stand with UK and EU legislative developments concerning modern slavery/forced labour/ESG/supply chain due diligence. UK developments The following is where things currently stand in the UK: Modern Slavery Act 2015 & Modern Slavery Bill – under the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the 2015 Act) Read more »
Client Alert: Litigation to Impose UK Ban on Xinjiang Products Fails
Introduction We have talked before in our alerts about the rising concern over goods manufactured in the Xinjiang region of China and the concerns about Uyghur labour. We have looked extensively at the issues highlighted by the UK Parliamentary enquiry into forced labour in Xinjiang (for example here https://www.corderycompliance.com/xinjiang-supply-chains-alert/) and we have also looked at Read more »
Everything Compliance – Episode 109 – The New Year’s Edition
In the latest edition of Everything Compliance Cordery’s Jonathan Armstrong joins Jay Rosen, Tom Fox, Jonathan Marks and Matt Kelly. Jonathan Armstrong reviews five key issues he is following in 2023. He talks about: ESG, false claims & greenwashing GDPR enforcement with GDPR fines to date passing €2.5bn The changing nature of ransomware The importance Read more »
GHBER Event in Houston, Texas
Cordery’s Jonathan Armstrong will speak at the Greater Houston Business and Ethics (GHBER) roundtable meeting in Houston on 20 October 2022. He’ll give a round-up of the major compliance events in Europe in the last year including a look at ransomware and the challenges of cybersecurity and GDPR. You can find out more details about Read more »
EU Proposed Forced Labour Products Ban
Introduction Rules about ESG/supply-chain due diligence, modern slavery, and forced labour are ever-increasing and consequently introducing more compliance requirements for organisations. The EU recently issued draft legislation entitled “Proposal for a regulation on prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market” (the EU proposal). This article looks at the highlights of this. Why Read more »
UK Whistleblowing Update – New Bill Before Parliament
What is this about? A “Protection for Whistleblowing Bill” (“the Bill”) was introduced before the UK Parliament this summer in an attempt to reform the current UK whistleblowing rules. In sum, the Bill seeks to: Establish an Office of the Whistleblower to protect whistleblowers and whistleblowing; Create offences relating to the treatment of whistleblowers and Read more »
Life with GDPR – Boris Johnson Announces Resignation
In this episode, Jonathan Armstrong and Ton Fox discuss Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s recent announcement that he will be resigning as British PM when his successor is announced. There’s a focus on what this might mean for the worlds of compliance and the law. Some of the highlights include: The reasons for the resignation. How Read more »
UK Modern Slavery Update – Reforms Finally On The Way?
Introduction In this year’s Queen’s Speech it was announced that the UK government will be introducing a Modern Slavery Bill in this parliamentary session. This article briefly looks at this. Background Under the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the 2015 Act), compliance disclosure and transparency requirements mean that an organization with an annual turnover of Read more »
Everything Compliance – Episode 101 – The Glencore Edition
Jonathan Armstrong joins the 101th episode of the Everything Compliance podcast where the theme is bribery and corruption including one of the biggest global bribery cases so far involving Glencore. Jonathan explores the Glencore investigation from the UK perspective. He also looks at the Serious Fraud Office’s prospects of bringing individual prosecutions. And he looks Read more »
Client Alert: 21st Annual Compliance and Ethics Institute
Cordery’s Jonathan Armstrong will be speaking at the 21st Annual Compliance and Ethics Institute in Phoenix, Arizona on Monday 17 October 2022. He will be talking about the winners and losers in compliance in the last 12 months and he will be joined again by Mary Shirley and Kris Robidoux. You can find out more Read more »
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