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EU to start UK data adequacy decision-making process in ‘weeks’, top official says

EU to start UK data adequacy decision-making process in ‘weeks’, top official says

The following Commercial news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on EU to start UK data adequacy decision-making process in ‘weeks’, top official says

Question of the week: What is an employer’s lawful ground for processing when moving from paper to electronic payslips?

Question of the week: What is an employer’s lawful ground for processing when moving from paper to electronic payslips?

The following Practice Compliance news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Question of the week: What is an employer’s lawful ground for processing when moving from paper to electronic payslips?

Employer in Greece fined €150,000 for relying on consent to process data under GDPR

Employer in Greece fined €150,000 for relying on consent to process data under GDPR

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Practice Compliance monthly highlights—August 2019

Practice Compliance monthly highlights—August 2019

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Facilitation payments under the Bribery Act 2010

Facilitation payments under the Bribery Act 2010

Facilitating the performance of a duty by public officialsFacilitation payments, also known as facilitating or grease payments, are generally small...

What is a solicitor's undertaking?

What is a solicitor's undertaking?

An undertaking is a commitment by a solicitor to do something. It can be enforced against the solicitor by the courts. Failure to comply with an...

Active bribery, passive bribery and bribing foreign public officials

Active bribery, passive bribery and bribing foreign public officials

The purpose of this Practice Note is to provide a general understanding of the offences under section 1, 2 and 6 of the Bribery Act 2010 (BA 2010). It...

High-risk third countries tracker

High-risk third countries tracker

This Practice Note lists high-risk third countries identified by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), HM Treasury and the European Commission as...

Precedents

Modern slavery: contract clauses

1DefinitionsModern Slavery Policy•means the Customer's anti-slavery and human trafficking policy as set out in Schedule [insert] as updated by the...
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9th Nov
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AML and counter-terrorist financing—source of funds

Source of funds and wealth was a key focus of the SRA’s Preventing Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism thematic review, published in March...
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9th Nov
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Practice notes

Introduction to retained EU law

This Practice Note provides an introduction to retained EU law, which is an entirely new legal concept introduced to UK domestic law in preparation...
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9th Nov
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Precedents

Standard contractual clauses—set II—controller to controller (Model Clauses)

DRAFTING FOR BREXIT: For the latest information on the impact of Brexit on the drafting, negotiation and enforceability of this Precedent, see...
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9th Nov
Precedents

Anti-bribery and corruption for law firms—post-training assessment questions

How to use this testThese questions are designed to test your understanding after your attendance at our training on avoiding bribery and...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Compliance officer for legal practice—COLP—title and duties 2011 [Archived]

The compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) sits at the heart of the firm's regulatory arrangements. This does not mean that the firm and its...
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9th Nov

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Financial crime investigations—who are the enforcers?

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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15th Jan
Practice notes

Handling financial crime investigations

You should have processes whereby staff must report to your nominated officer any knowledge or suspicion of:•money laundering•mortgage fraud•fraud•tax...
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15th Jan
Practice notes

Financial crime investigations

Employees must report their concerns to your nominated officer, who is then under a legal obligation under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA 2002)...
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15th Jan
Precedents

Sanctions breach—panic sheet

1Consider seeking external adviceGiven the complicated nature of most sanctions regimes, the potential for offences to have been committed across...
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12th Jan
Precedents

Fraud panic sheet—law firms

1Preliminary screening1.1GuidanceIt is important that certain types of fraud are reported and managed via the relevant dedicated reporting mechanism...
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7th Dec
Precedents

Financial crime investigation procedure

1Introduction1.1We have processes whereby staff must report any knowledge or suspicion of money laundering, mortgage fraud, bribery, corruption,...
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7th Dec
Precedents

Financial crime investigation procedure—annual review

A: General informationDate of review[Insert date]Person(s) conducting review[Insert name]B: DataCriteriaOver the last 12 monthsNumber of orders,...
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7th Dec
Precedents

Money laundering or terrorist financing incident—panic sheet

This Precedent panic sheet takes you/the nominated officer through the initial steps in responding to a report of knowledge or suspicion of money...
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6th Dec

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