Deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs) have finally arrived in the UK. As our colleagues at the Bribery Library have detailed in depth, the Crime and Courts Act 2013 creates a procedure whereby a prosecutor and an entity facing criminal prosecution may agree to defer prosecution provided the entity complies with specified requirements. Full Story
UK IP legislation is changing. First, the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (which received Royal Assent on 25 April 2013), has just been published, and modifies UK copyright law (though not as drastically as some would have liked). Full Story
On May 13, 2013, London Economics published the results of an independent survey commissioned by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) to help understand the challenges that the European Commission’s proposed General Data Protection Regulation (the “Proposed Regulation”) may present to UK businesses (the “Report”). Full Story
It has been a busy few weeks with several new interesting employment cases being reported – here is a quick round up of a few that caught our eye Full Story
Whilst attention continues to focus on the on-going absence of a corporate prosecution for bribery by the SFO, it is worth reflecting on the circumstances of the three individuals who have been convicted of offences under the Bribery Act 2010 in England Full Story
Since 1 September 2012, it has been a criminal offence to squat in residential property, punishable by a maximum prison sentence of 6 months and/or a fine of up to £5,000 (you may remember my blog posted on 25 October 2012 about the first prosecution). Full Story
Are you the person responsible for compliance with the UK’s Bribery Act 2010 in your office? If so, you might not want to read this. Full Story
A recent decision of the High Court has highlighted the uncertainty around when time starts to run for bringing judicial review proceedings where there may be series of decisions and an arguable “continuing breach. Full Story
The IRS continues to aggressively pursue offshore tax evasion. Another example of which is plan to share tax information with Australia and the United Kingdom. Full Story
The Tribunal considered whether it was “necessary” for Owners to take out additional insurance against piracy risks. Full Story
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