Introduction It is common these days for organisations to make claims about their ESG credentials including claims that they are “kind to the environment,” “doing their best for the planet,” or “carbon-neutral.” However, in this complex and changing world, how can they justify those claims? Many jurisdictions around the world have fair trading laws in Read more »
Client Alert: Ransomware – To Pay or Not to Pay?
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 »
Ransomware on the In House Warrior podcast
Cordery’s Jonathan Armstrong was recently a guest on the influential In House Warrior podcast where he spoke with Richard Levick on ransomware and the pay or not to pay debate. Jonathan also talks to Richard about recent GDPR cases and whether GDPR enforcement is reaching a new stage. They discuss the latest thinking on paying Read more »
Episode 269: Cordery Head to Head @ Home – Eric Sinrod on ransomware & new legislative proposals to ban payments
In this edition of Cordery Head to Head @ Home Cordery’s Jonathan Armstrong talks to Professor Eric Sinrod from his home in California. They reflect on recent developments with ransomware and the issues behind ransomware payments. Jonathan talks about some of the issues to consider when contemplating paying a ransom. Some of those reasons are 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 »
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