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Blog: Product compliance update on proposed EU conflict minerals rules – European Parliament seeks to include downstream users

What’s this about? The growth of compliance legislation concerning supply-chain due diligence continues. Proposed EU legislation on conflict minerals recently came a step closer to becoming law when at the end of May the European Parliament voted through an amended version of a draft 2014 EU Regulation. This proposed new regime will impose mandatory compliance Read more »

Episode 148: Artificial Intelligence and the creation of new human beings

In this week’s podcast Jonathan and Eric discuss the speculative future of artificial intelligence, and what it can mean for the future of the human race. Could the stories in Alex Garland’s film Ex Machina come true?  If so what are the legal issues behind artificial intelligence, part-human beings and agents they control?  Is this Read more »

The law on using CCTV on your premises

We’ve archived our original article from 2015 with the passing of GDPR.  You can read more up-to-date information on CCTV and surveillance here https://www.corderycompliance.com/client-alert-using-cctv-on-business-premises-dp-implications/ For more information please contact Jonathan Armstrong or André Bywater who are lawyers with Cordery in London where their focus is on compliance issues. Jonathan Armstrong, Cordery, Lexis House, 30 Farringdon Read more »

Episode 147: Periscope, Meerkat and inherent risks of live streaming

In this week’s podcast Jonathan and Eric discuss the privacy, security and other issues that have come up with the rise of streaming video apps such as Periscope and Meerkat.     TechLaw10 is a 10-minute audio podcast update from U.S. lawyer Eric Sinrod (Duane Morris) and UK lawyer Jonathan Armstrong (Cordery) where they share insights on developments Read more »

Update on Obligation to Report on Payments to Governments

As we have reported previously, the European regulatory drive to make businesses more transparent continues unabated. In October 2014 we reported here about the introduction of the UK Reports on Payments to Governments Regulations 2014 (implementing chapter 10 of EU Accounting Directive 2013/34). These rules came into force on 1 December 2014. Industry guidance has Read more »

Periscope and Meerkat

There has been lots of talk recently about the growth in live video streaming apps and in particular Periscope and Meerkat. New technology obviously brings new compliance challenges. Some of this technology is brand new – Periscope for Android was only released on 26 May – but what are the compliance challenges likely to be Read more »

Episode 146: High-tech perils – security risks, drones and more

This week’s podcast discusses new concerns related to cyber security, including computer security and drones.   TechLaw10 is a 10-minute audio podcast update from U.S. lawyer Eric Sinrod (Duane Morris) and UK lawyer Jonathan Armstrong (Cordery) where they share insights on developments where technology intersects with the law in the EU and the U.S. These well-known commentators are Read more »

New SFO case is a reminder of issues of corruption in procurement

The sentencing of Graham Marchment on 11 May 2015 and the bringing to an end of the SFO’s Operation Navigator investigation is a reminder of the need to be vigilant when supervising procurement and the supply chain. Marchment was sentenced to two and a half years in prison as the fifth person to be sentenced Read more »

Blog: FOI request shows more Bribery Act 2010 prosecutions

The last few months have seen a rise in successful enforcement of the UK Bribery Act 2010. The most high profile recent Bribery Act 2010 prosecutions have been brought by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) using its powers to investigate and prosecute in this field. The SFO have concentrated on serious cases often involving bribery Read more »

Episode 145: Staggering statistics showing privacy non-compliance

This week’s podcast looks again at legal issues related to processing personal data. Under the UK’s Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA 1998), the Information Commissioner’s Office (the ICO) maintains a mandatory register of data controllers. Data controllers are organisations who determine the purposes for and manner in which personal data are processed. The register records Read more »

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