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 »
Life With GDPR – Episode 56-Trade Sanctions, AML and Export Control after Brexit
Jonathan Armstrong and Tom Fox are back to discuss issues relating to data privacy, data protection and GDPR. They include data protection, data transfer and issues related to trade sanctions, AML and export control. Today, they conclude a 3-part series on issues relating to GDPR after Brexit. In this episode they consider trade sanctions, anti-money Read more »
SCCE Compliance Perspectives Podcast – André Bywater on Post-Brexit Compliance Implications
Brexit is done, sort of. As Andre Bywater, partner at Cordery Compliance explains in this podcast, the deal the United Kingdom struck with the European Union applies primarily to goods, not services. While the trade is free from tariffs, it’s not free from paperwork. In addition, while there is a temporary agreement in place on data Read more »
UK Post-Brexit: Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering & Export Control Compliance
What’s this about? As of 1 January 2021 the UK has entered into a new post-Brexit phase. Looking forward, this brief article looks at the possible changes in compliance terms for the trio of Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering and Export Controls. Sanctions Sanctions rules may affect businesses as follows: They must have in place adequate systems Read more »
EU Imposes Sanctions for Cyber-Attacks
What’s this all about? Since 2019 the Council of the European Union has had legislation in place to be able to impose so-called restrictive measures (“sanctions”) in order to respond to or deter cyber-attacks that threaten the EU or its (27) Member States. These measures can be deployed against individuals, entities, international organisations or countries. 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: NYSBA annual meeting New York – 27 January 2020
Cordery’s Jonathan Armstrong will be speaking on Brexit at the prestigious New York State Bar Association Annual Meeting in New York on Monday 27th January. The New York State Bar Association is the largest voluntary bar association in the US. Founded in 1876, the association counts two former Presidents of the US amongst its alumni. Read more »
Client Alert: Brexit and Compliance
In this short film, André Bywater & Jonathan Armstrong from Cordery discuss how compliance might change post-Brexit. They look at a number of distinct areas of compliance including modern slavery, sanctions and data protection and walk through what businesses might want to do now to make sure they comply. A more detailed analysis of the Read more »
Client Alert: Brexit and Sanctions / Anti Money-Laundering
What is this about? Sanctions are applied in a variety of situations and are sometimes divided into: those which restrict trade and business (also known as embargoes) regarding certain countries. Embargoes often impose prohibitions or licensing requirements; and those in the sphere of finance which restrict dealings in money and providing financial services and funds Read more »