Whistleblowing is entering a new phase. Recent legislative changes, including updates under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act and the Employment Rights Act, are reshaping what effective reporting and response look like for large organisations.
Investigations are often viewed as a way to uncover a single, definitive truth. But in practice, they are rarely black and white.
Shadow experts can play a key supporting role in commercial disputes, but their potential to add value is sometimes overlooked. Fred Brown, Michael Barber and Tom Middleton explore how and when shadow or advisory experts can deliver strategic support throughout a dispute
The changes to the Civil Procedure Rules in England and Wales on 1 October 2024 mean that judges must actively consider mediation or other forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR). Sarah May explores why it's often a better option than litigation.
The Department for Business and Trade recently commissioned us to independently review the whistleblowing framework in England, Wales, and Scotland (Great Britain). Ali Crotch-Harvey, Peter Harris, Will Morris, and James Helme share our findings, which reveal a complex and challenging landscape.
Two cases from the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes show how natural resource damages can be calculated.
Explore anti-circumvention sanctions and downstream compliance risks, and what businesses must do to stay ahead of evolving global regulations.
Two industrial gas businesses received conditional approval for a merger from several competition regulators around the world. We monitored compliance with commitments given to regulators in Europe, the United States, Brazil, Canada, Chile, and Colombia.
Unethical behaviour can damage an organisation's reputation. Knowing the warning signs and using data to assess risk are critical for shaping interventions.
Learn what the FCA expects from firms to combat cash-based money laundering and how to strengthen your AML controls across all deposit channels.
Navigating the protection and recovery of assets in a high-profile situation featuring global complexity, practical challenges and contentious elements.
Exploring insights on fraud law, industry readiness, collaboration gaps and proactive steps for compliance ahead of the Failure to Prevent Fraud deadline.
If you haven’t already started building your ‘reasonable procedures' defence for ‘failure to prevent fraud’ then you need to get going on it.
Discover the new 'Failure to Prevent Fraud' offence under the UK's Economic Crime Act, its impact on large organisations, and key compliance principles.
Including the use of specialists to assess fraud during statutory audits and impacts on audit negligence litigation.
Understand how the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act aims to reduce 'unfair commercial practices' and how firms can comply with it.
