News & Legislation Update -
The UK votes to leave the EU -
We could not write a roundup of news stories from the UK without referencing the UK's vote to leave the EU. The so-called "Brexit" has created...more
8/1/2016
/ Classification ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Tribunals ,
Entrepreneurs ,
Equality Act ,
EU ,
Foreign Workers ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Jurisdiction ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Personal Data ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Data Protection Act ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Wage and Hour
The Modern Slavery Act 2015 is new legislation introduced in the UK with the intention of combatting slavery and human trafficking. Continuing the trend for legislation to have extra-territorial reach, as illustrated by the...more
5/27/2016
/ Disclosure Requirements ,
Due Diligence ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Fund Managers ,
Human Trafficking ,
Modern Slavery Act ,
Portfolio Companies ,
Private Investment Funds ,
Section 54 ,
Supply Chain ,
Transparency ,
UK
This month, the FCA and PRA announced a new regime for whistleblowing that will start to be phased in from March 2016. This is part of the broader desire on the part of the UK regulators to encourage individuals to raise...more
10/30/2015
/ Best Practices ,
Board of Directors ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employees ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Tribunals ,
Financial Institutions ,
Insurance Industry ,
Internal Reporting ,
Investment Companies ,
MiFID ,
New Guidance ,
New Regulations ,
Notice Requirements ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Reinsurance ,
Senior Managers ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Training ,
UK ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers