We first published this alert in June 2021 and have updated it to take into account recent developments. Introduction A significant amount of our work at Cordery in the last year or so has been helping clients deal with ransomware attacks. It’s never a pleasant experience. We’ve set out some of our thoughts on the Read more »
Client Alert: Government response to UK Parliamentary Enquiry relating to Xinjiang Supply Chains
Introduction The UK Parliament’s Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee, recently published the Government’s response to the BEIS Committee’s report on allegations relating to Uyghur forced labour in Xinjiang, China and supply chain accountability more generally. We looked at the background to this Parliamentary Enquiry here in our alert here https://bit.ly/parlchina. What did the Read more »
ESG/Supply Chain Due Diligence Legal Trends Update
What’s this all about? Moves to increase Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG)/supply chain due diligence requirements on businesses have been increasing in the past few years and in particular recently, including with modern slavery compliance. The pace of change has increased across Europe in recent months with proposed new legislation in the EU and Read more »
UK Imposes Sanctions For Corruption
What’s this all about? For the first time the UK government has imposed sanctions on individuals connected with corruption outside the UK. This article takes a brief look at this issue. What are the rules? The UK now has a new legal regime at its disposal to prevent and combat serious corruption called “The Global 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 »
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 »
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- Next Page »