This week's edition of Practice Compliance weekly highlights includes: the latest updates to the financial sanctions regime, news analyses on the new government’s approach to tackling financial crime and corruption, and the key information law updates from the King’s Speech 2024.

This week's edition of Practice Compliance weekly highlights includes the SRA’s updated guidance on effective supervision following the Mazur ruling, a new Russia sanctions general licence for UK interdiction activities and CPS convictions for arms brokering offences under the Export Control Order 2008. We also analyse the forthcoming expansion of corporate criminal liability under the Crime and Policing Act 2026 and cover the DBT’s latest progress report on the implementation of ECCTA 2023 and the OLC’s consultation on reforms to Legal Ombudsman scheme rules and case fees.

This week's edition of Practice Compliance weekly highlights includes our new compliance forecast, OFSI’s annual frozen assets reporting notice for 2025, renewed pressure on the UK government to introduce cyber regulation reform, clarification from the ICO on myths surrounding storage and access technologies and the House of Commons’ rejection of House of Lords amendments to the Employment Rights Bill.

This week's edition of Practice Compliance weekly highlights includes: the new Practice Compliance forecast, analysis of recent changes to the sanctions regime, the release of research on risk perceptions and management in the legal profession by the SRA and guidance from the EHRC on sexual harassment and workplace parties.

This week's edition of Practice Compliance weekly highlights includes the latest Practice Compliance monthly forecast, newly published guidance on the UK Sanctions List search tool and on reporting sanctions evasion by regulated firms and new FCDO guidance on using the UK Sanctions List search tool, as well as OFSI’s call for evidence on the ownership and control test. We also cover key data protection developments from the EDPB, EDPS and ICO, together with EU initiatives on AI transparency and implementation of the AI Act.

This week's edition of Practice Compliance weekly highlights includes: the latest Practice Compliance forecast, notable financial sanctions developments, progress on the Data (Use and Access) Bill, and important updates on OFSI licence adjustments.

This week's edition of Practice Compliance weekly highlights includes the latest Practice Compliance monthly forecast, together with updates on OFSI’s revised approach to sanctions licensing and DBT’s guidance on Russian trade sanctions evasion. We also cover significant fraud developments, including the UK’s new fraud strategy and INTERPOL’s latest global threat assessment, as well as a High Court ruling in an FCA fraud investigation. In addition, we report on EU data protection developments relating to the proposed Biotech Act, alongside CMA guidance on agentic AI and a European Commission consultation on enforcement procedures under the EU AI Act.

This week's edition of Practice Compliance weekly highlights includes: the latest sanctions news, a new edition of the UK Financial Intelligence Unit’s SARs in Action publication focussed on professional enablers, the ICO’s response to Meta’s announcement on using user data for AI training and a CIPD report on how employers are tackling bullying and harassment at work.

This week's edition of Practice Compliance weekly highlights includes analysis of the Court of Appeal ruling in Mazur, which clarifies that unauthorised persons may lawfully carry out litigation tasks on behalf of authorised individuals, provided appropriate supervision and responsibility are maintained. We also cover draft 2026 changes to the Money Laundering Regulations, OFSI’s financial sanctions penalty against Apple Distribution International Limited, amendments and an extension to General Licences, and an ICO consultation on updated guidance for automated decision-making and profiling under DUAA 2025, alongside consequential regulations aligning wider legislation with the Act.

This week's edition of Practice Compliance weekly highlights includes HMRC’s first public naming following a Russia sanctions settlement, an FATF report warning of terrorist financing risks across social media and streaming platforms, proposed FCA-led AML fit and proper assessments for lawyers, Microsoft's intervention in the EU-US data transfer framework appeal, CJC’s ongoing review of the use of AI in preparing court documents and EHRC guidance reminding employers of the need to prevent workplace harassment.

This week's edition of Practice Compliance weekly highlights includes: the latest sanctions news, including a new legal services general licence and a new FAQs collection from OFSI, the NCA and UKFIU SARs Reporter Booklet for April 2024, details of the submission of the EU Parliament’s written evidence to the House of Lords’ UK-EU data adequacy inquiry and an analysis concerning the misuse of NDAs.

This week's edition of Practice Compliance weekly highlights includes OFSI’s penalty on Colorcon for Russia sanctions breaches, OFSI’s new and updated General Licences and an update to the OFSI UK Financial Sanctions FAQs. We also cover EU pressure on member states to implement new AML rules, the NCA and Law Society campaign against payment diversion fraud and a High Court ruling restricting unqualified employees from conducting litigation.