On the first day of the Biden administration, the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit confirmed that state-run intrastate online lotteries may continue to operate, consistent with the US Department of Justice's guidance...more
The UK furlough scheme, rolled out in haste earlier this year, has been a lifesaver for many businesses and households that have used the scheme to stay afloat. The furlough scheme has so far cost the UK in excess of £35...more
UK law enforcement can now obtain an order against a person in or operating in the US for the production of or access to electronic data under a new ‘landmark’ US-UK data sharing agreement.
The agreement has been heralded...more
6/19/2020
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Criminal Investigations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Document Productions ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Law Enforcement ,
Overseas Production Order (OPO) ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) ,
UK
Mounting pressure on businesses to gain clarity on their social and environmental footprint will challenge corporate operations in 2019. New risks are present but there are also opportunities for companies willing actively to...more
4/5/2019
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Climate Change ,
Common Law Torts ,
Conflict Mineral Rules ,
Corporate Governance ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreign Subsidiaries ,
Human Rights ,
Investors ,
Mass Tort Litigation ,
Mineral Extraction ,
Native American Issues ,
Parent Corporation ,
Popular ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Resource Extraction ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector ,
Transparency
Financial firms play an integral role in preventing, identifying, investigating and reporting criminal activity, including terrorist financing, money laundering, and many other finance-related crimes. It is a critical role...more
2/2/2019
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banking Sector ,
Confidentiality Policies ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Sharing ,
Innovative Technology ,
Money Laundering ,
Patriot Act ,
Privacy Laws ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
Technology Sector ,
Terrorist Financing
The UK Government kicked off the New Year with a reminder that tackling economic crime remains top of its agenda. The Home Secretary and Chancellor announced last week that they will chair the new "Economic Crime Strategic...more