On July 25, the UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights issued its report Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains. This 99 page report explores forced labor in UK supply chains and makes recommendations for addressing the...more
7/28/2025
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On Tuesday (24 June 2025) the FCA published its Prescribed Person’s Annual Report on whistleblowing (“24/25 Report”), which covers reports received and acted on with during the period 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025 (the “24/25...more
6/27/2025
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On Tuesday the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued an updated version of its Enforcement Guide, which will now be referred to as ‘ENFG’ in the FCA Handbook, to distinguish it from the previous version. The ENFG is...more
6/5/2025
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In what was a busy week for the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), much of the attention has focused on the launch of its new streamlined ‘External Guidance on Corporate Co-Operation and Enforcement in relation to Corporate Criminal...more
On this Ropes & Gray podcast, join Amanda Raad, co-head of the firm’s global anti-corruption and international risk and crisis management & investigations practices, Nitish Upadhyaya, director of behavioral insights at the...more
The UK Home Office has updated its modern slavery guidance. The updated guidance – the most significant refresh since the guidance was issued almost ten years ago – is intended to explain how businesses should comply with the...more