Feb 28, 2020 How to account for impact? By David Dowling A current area of focus for investors with a commitment to ESG issues or delivering impact is how to assess the profile of potential...
Feb 28, 2020 Can legitimate interests justify the use of cookies? By Ropes & Gray Following the rejection of the previous draft of the long awaited ePrivacy Regulation at the end of 2019, the Presidency of the Council...
Feb 27, 2020 Court of Appeal upholds privilege challenge in audit investigation By Ropes & Gray The past week has provided an illustration of the types of challenges the FRC and its successor body (the proposed Audit Reporting and...
Feb 27, 2020 UK Financial Reporting Council confirms commitment to enforcement By Ropes & Gray As preparations continue for the overhaul of regulatory arrangements relating to corporate reporting in the UK, the Financial Reporting...
Feb 27, 2020 Impact of Brexit on the free movement of data - The EDPS gives an Opinion By Rohan Massey The UK has now left the EU and is in a transition period until 31 December 2020, during which the sides will negotiate their future...
Feb 26, 2020 Potential trade divergence between UK and EU on Cambodia By Paige Berges The EU has announced partial suspension of trade preferences for Cambodia due to the human rights situation. However, the UK has yet to...
Feb 22, 2020 EU Commission’s Data Strategy seeks more sharing of data to promote greater learning, but is this what either organisations or individuals want? By Rohan Massey Can a European single market for data unlock data, allowing it to flow freely across borders and sectors for the benefit of businesses,...
Feb 22, 2020 Update on FATF’s list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring By Paige Berges Albania, Barbados, Jamaica, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nicaragua, and Uganda have been added to the "grey list". Trinidad and Tobago is no...
Feb 21, 2020 Discussions of live facial recognition technology continue By Ropes & Gray It will be interesting to see the extent to which the European Commission's White Paper on Artificial Intelligence (AI) - which was...
Feb 21, 2020 UK’s ICO publishes draft Direct Marketing Code of Practice By Rohan Massey Organisations have until 4 March 2020 to comment on the ICO's revised Direct Marketing Code of Practice. The proposed code sets out the...
Feb 20, 2020 Core London real estate grows, but is uncertainty over? By Will Bryant The outlook for UK real estate investments in Q1 2020 certainly looks promising as it stands, marked by a return of investors to core UK...
Feb 20, 2020 Tipping point for ESG By Ropes & Gray Fascinating article and very much what we are starting to see. We believe that this decade will see an exponential growth in quality and...
Feb 19, 2020 EU Blacklist - Cayman Islands: What does this mean for Asset Managers? By Brenda Coleman The Cayman Islands was yesterday placed on the EU list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions. However, the Cayman Islands passed...
Feb 19, 2020 Report proposes new offence of failing to prevent human rights breaches By Ropes & Gray In a report published on 11 February, the British Institute of International and Comparative Law has taken forward a suggestion made in...
Feb 19, 2020 Transparency International urges SFO to ensure DPA regime provides real deterrence By Ropes & Gray Transparency International and Spotlight on Corruption sent the Director of the SFO a letter on 13 February to urge the SFO to carry out...
Feb 18, 2020 US sanctions Rosneft sub for trading with Venezuela By Paige Berges The US has added Rosneft Trading, a subsidiary of Rosneft oil, to the SDN list for its role brokering the sale and transport of...