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LexisPSL and MLex trial new interactive EU GDPR enforcement tracker

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DPAs may not be receiving sufficient judicial scrutiny

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Money Laundering Regulations 2017—simplified due diligence

Money Laundering Regulations 2017—simplified due diligence

You may apply simplified customer due diligence (SDD) measures in relation to particular business relationships or transactions which you determine...

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...

Dawn raid—who can raid my organisation and why?

Dawn raid—who can raid my organisation and why?

The UK Government has legislated to permit a number of UK authorities to obtain search warrants to 'raid' a business premises. The potential for a...

Practice notes

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...
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Produced in partnership with Joanne Kane of Carmelite Chambers 12th Jan
Practice notes

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...
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9th Nov
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Getting the Deal Through: Merger Control 2021

Jurisdictions coveredThe following jurisdictions are covered in this report:Albania; Australia; Austria; Belgium; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Brazil;...
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9th Nov
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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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
Practice notes

Money Laundering Regulations 2017—nominated officer

This Practice Note sets out when organisations must appoint a nominated officer, the duties of the nominated officer and practical steps nominated...
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9th Nov
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Precedents

Financial sanctions match report form

Instructions on completing this formYou must complete this form in full, attach any required documentation (as set out below), and pass it to [your...
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12th Apr
Practice notes

Competition law risk management guide—non-dominant companies

Why you need to manage this riskArticle 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) (and its UK national equivalent—Chapter I of...
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Produced in partnership with Andrij Jurkiw of Womble Bond Dickinson 9th Apr
Practice notes

Competition law risk management guide—dominant companies

Why you need to manage this riskArticle 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (and the UK national equivalent, Chapter II of the...
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Produced in partnership with Andrij Jurkiw of Womble Bond Dickinson 9th Apr
Practice notes

Assessing human rights impacts

This Practice Note contains guidance on assessing the risk of your organisation causing or contributing to an adverse human rights impact. Human...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

Identifying internationally recognised human rights

The UN Guiding Principles on business and human rights (UNGPs) require businesses to respect ‘internationally recognised human rights’. This Practice...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

UK sanctions regimes currently in force

This Practice Note provides information on UK sanctions regimes currently in force, including regimes under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

Competition law compliance for businesses

This Practice Note provides a high-level overview of the nature and importance of competition law and outlines the steps you can take to help identify...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

Financial sanctions compliance—examples of good (and poor) practice

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has provided some examples of good practice for sanctions systems and controls in Part 7 in its guide, FCG...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

What business needs to know about human rights

It is increasingly acknowledged that human rights are not just a concern for nation states and international organisations. Business organisations...
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9th Apr
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The UN Global Compact and human rights

The UN Global Compact (UNGC) is a voluntary initiative set up in 2000 under the auspices of the United Nations. Its aim is to involve commercial and...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

Enhancing watch list screening

The complex nature of watch list screening creates challenges and presents risks. This Practice Note summarises the challenges watch list screening...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

International official financial sanctions lists

​​Country​​Regulatory body​​Sanction List(Links to sanctions lists are provided, where publicly available)​​IncludingMultinationalUnited NationsUnited...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

The UN Guiding Principles on business and human rights—practical compliance

The UN Guiding Principles on business and human rights (UNGPs) reflect a shift in approach to human rights issues. It has become acknowledged that...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

Export controls—requirement for an export licence

What are export controls?Export controls are laws that require the licensing of the export, and in some cases the brokering or transhipment, of...
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Produced in partnership with Richard Tauwhare MVO MIExCP 9th Apr
Practice notes

Licences and Exemptions in Financial Sanctions

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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Produced in partnership with Roger Matthews of Dentons 9th Apr
Practice notes

Global human rights sanctions under SAMLA 2018

On 6 July 2020, the UK introduced its first autonomous sanctions regime under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (SAMLA 2018). The...
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Produced in partnership with John Binns of BCL Solicitors LLP 9th Apr
Practice notes

Designation of sanctions targets under the UN sanctions, EU sanctions and UK terrorist asset-freezing regimes

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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Produced in partnership with Roger Matthews of Dentons 8th Apr
Practice notes

Financial sanctions—offences

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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Produced in partnership with Dentons 8th Apr
Practice notes

Development of sanctions regime in the UK during the Brexit transition period [Archived]

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.Lawyers and the companies they advise need to understand what their sanctions...
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8th Apr
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Practice notes

Understanding the sanctions regime—a guide for businesses [Archived]

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.This Practice Note explains what trade and financial sanctions are and who...
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8th Apr

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Conditions precedent in commercial contracts

This Practice Note considers the meaning and use of conditions precedent in commercial arrangements. It also considers typical conditions precedent and drafting issues.What are conditions precedent?A condition precedent in a commercial contract details an event which must take place before:•a

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Insurance conduct regulation—COBS and ICOBS

The Financial Conduct Authority Handbook (FCA Handbook) includes sourcebooks to regulate the conduct of business by a regulated firm relevant to insurers: the Conduct of Business Sourcebook (COBS) and the Insurance Conduct of Business Sourcebook (ICOBS). This Practice Note considers how these

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Compulsory winding up of a company—the process and procedure

STOP PRESS: The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 contains provisions which, on a temporary basis (presently until 31 December 2020) impose significant limitations on the ability for a creditor to seek a winding-up order against a company. For further reading, see Practice Note: Corporate

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The tort of deceit

Deceit—what is it?A deceit occurs when a misrepresentation is made with the express intention of defrauding a party, subsequently causing loss to that party.The elements of a claim in deceit are:•a clear false representation of fact or law•fraud by the maker, in the sense that they knew that the