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Proposed corporate liability reform creates ‘complications’, government adviser says

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Practice Compliance weekly highlights—4 March 2021

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Mitigate key US FCPA risks with tailor-made compliance

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UK seeks new Information Commissioner with focus on post-Brexit overhaul of data protection rules

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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?

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

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

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...

9th Nov

In-house

Practice notes

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...

9th Nov

In-house

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...

9th Nov

Brexit

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...

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...

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...

9th Nov

Most recent GDPR compliance content

Practice notes

Personal data sharing between controllers

This Practice Note explores issues and best practice relating to the sharing of personal data between controllers (including joint controllers and...

24th Feb

Practice notes

List of data protection clauses and agreements for commercial transactions and personal data processing and sharing

This Practice Note is a consolidated list of key General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (the EU GDPR) and/or Retained General...

24th Feb

Practice notes

Introduction to the EU GDPR and UK GDPR

On 31 January 2020, the UK ceased to be a member of the EU and EEA. This Practice Note introduces:•the General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation...

24th Feb

In-house

Precedents

Key terms for insertion into a services contract for the appointment of a data protection representative in the UK or EEA

Note: This precedent includes provisions to be inserted into a services contract with appropriate amendments. It is assumed that the terms for the...

Produced in partnership with André Bywater of Cordery Compliance 24th Feb

Precedents

Personal data sharing clause—controller to controller—pro-receiving party

Defined terms: This precedent clause uses the additional defined terms ‘Agreement’, ‘Business Day’, ‘Disclosing Party’, ‘parties’, ‘person’ and...

24th Feb

Precedents

Transfer impact assessment—personal data

1Background informationStatus of data transfer☐ Proposed☐ ExistingPerson(s) conducting assessment[Insert name]Date of assessment[Insert date]2Parties...

24th Feb

Precedents

Personal data transfers between the EEA and UK—sub-provision for standard contractual clauses to apply if no adequacy

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

Produced in partnership with Eleonor Duhs of Fieldfisher 24th Feb

Q&As

US government surveillance in the context of EU data protection law

In Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland and Maximillian Schrems, Case C-311/18 (Schrems II), the Court of Justice of the European Union...

24th Feb

Practice notes

Children and data protection law

This Practice Note considers how the UK data protection law should be complied with in regard to children’s personal data.On 31 January 2020, the UK...

23rd Feb

Practice notes

Reportable data breach—regulatory examples

This Practice Note contains a spreadsheet, collating detailed data breach examples provided by UK and European regulators. You can consult the...

23rd Feb

Practice notes

The UK GDPR and DPA 2018: key data protection issues for employment lawyers

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

22nd Feb

COVID-19

In-house

Practice notes

Implementing a global corporate whistleblowing policy: data protection issues

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

Produced in partnership with Pulina Whitaker and Lee Harding of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 22nd Feb

Precedents

Website privacy policy

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

22nd Feb

Precedents

Policy—data protection

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

22nd Feb

In-house

Practice notes

Data protection principles

On 31 January 2020, the UK ceased to be a member of the EU and EEA. Given the extensive data flows between the EEA and UK, equivalent EEA data...

Produced in partnership with Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP 22nd Feb

Practice notes

Consent under the DPA 1998 [Archived]

ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note provides information on the data protection regime before 25 May 2018 and reflects the position under the Data...

Produced in partnership with Stephanie Pritchett of Pritchetts Law 22nd Feb

Practice notes

Exemptions to the DPA 1998 [Archived]

ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note provides information on the data protection regime before 25 May 2018 and reflects the position under the Data...

22nd Feb

Practice notes

Applicability and scope of the DPA 1998 [Archived]

ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note provides information on the data protection regime before 25 May 2018 and reflects the position under the Data...

22nd Feb

Precedents

Privacy policy—law firms and professional services

STOP PRESS: Draft Legal Sector Affinity Group (LSAG) AML guidance was published on 20 January 2021. It awaits approval by HM Treasury and any content...

22nd Feb

Precedents