COVID-19 is at the top of the agenda for businesses globally, for good reason. Here are 10 key points to consider to ensure your business is fully prepared....more
Should the UK leave the EU without any new deal being put in place, or come to the end of any implementation period following the UK’s exit without further agreement, the UK will look to re-establish all of the EU sanctions...more
On 8 August 2019, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published a draft guideline on prescribing cannabis-based medicinal products (the Draft Guideline) for consultation. ...more
The UK’s Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the Act) was heralded as the first legislation of its kind globally and is thought to have inspired a number of other governments to introduce their own supply chain transparency and due...more
Reputational concerns and the growing focus of financial regulators on money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) are starting to have an impact on how non-regulated sectors of the economy view and address these...more
On 25th June Ofwat announced that it was seeking to impose its largest ever penalty on Southern Water after a series of failings related to the operational management of a number of its UK wastewater treatment works. In...more
The UK Supreme Court has decided that a claim for negligence and breach of statutory duty against a Zambian mining company and its English parent can be heard by the English courts. The much anticipated decision has important...more
In the EU, manufacturers of a wide variety of products can currently demonstrate compliance with essential EU requirements by having a so-called “notified body” carry out a product conformity assessment and affix a conformity...more
In 2014 and 2015 the EU introduced sectoral sanctions against certain Russian and related entities. Those sectoral sanctions are primarily set out in Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 of 31 July 2014 (as amended) (the...more
When the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 was first proposed, the expectation was that it would enable the UK to maintain the status quo after it leaves the EU in the areas of sanctions and anti-money laundering...more
A new regime in the UK for punishing individuals or businesses that breach financial sanctions came into force on 1 April 2017.
In March 2016 the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) was formed, as part of...more
A new regime in place in the UK for punishing individuals or businesses that breach financial sanctions comes into force from 1 April. In March 2016 the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) was formed, as part...more
The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee’s current Brexit inquiry is examining the potential impacts on REACH and the chemicals sector.
This inquiry, which has attracted a wide number of responses from across...more
At the end of last year, the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (the Task Force) published its Recommendations Report on climate change related financial disclosures.
The 32-member Task Force was...more
There will soon be a new regime in place in the UK for punishing individuals or businesses that breach financial sanctions. In March 2016 the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) was formed, as part of the...more
The UK’s decision to leave the EU has raised inevitable questions about whether the UK will continue to align itself to European environmental laws and standards or take a divergent path. There is also considerable...more
The United Kingdom’s referendum vote to leave the European Union on 23 June 2016 has raised questions about the future direction of environmental and climate change policies in the UK. In the near term it is business as...more
On 29 October 2015, the provisions in the UK Modern Slavery Act (the Act) on transparency in supply chains (TiSC) came into force and the government published its long-awaited Guidance. The first organisations who will have...more
In this news letter:
- Preparing for greater supply chain transparency
- Background
- Timing
- Will you be affected?
- Preparing the statement
- How far up your supply...more