This week's edition of Risk and Compliance weekly highlights includes the ICO’s call for evidence on agentic AI and its report on privacy changes by major AI developers. We also cover new OFSI general licences, the Global Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Sanctions Regulations 2026 and guidance on when specific licences are no longer required after a person or entity is delisted. In addition, we look at proposed whistleblowing reforms and an SFO financial rewards scheme, updated SFO guidance on corporate cooperation and self-reporting, and proposed changes to the SRA’s solicitor competence framework.

This week's edition of Risk and Compliance weekly highlights includes the EDPB’s consultation on a new DPIA template aimed at improving consistency in GDPR compliance, alongside HM Treasury’s publication of the OFSI strategy for 2026–29. We also cover a series of key sanctions developments, including new and extended general licences, and expansion of OTSI’s licensing role for sanctioned goods exports.

This week's edition of Risk & Compliance weekly highlights includes: the latest financial sanctions, the opening of a consultation on new legislative proposals to tackle cybercrime and response to House of Lords Committee Report on Modern Slavery Act 2015 by the Home Office, and an analysis on how forced labour imports raise criminal risks for UK retailers.

This week's edition of Risk & Compliance weekly highlights includes ICO's consultation on its new corporate strategy, ongoing governance scrutiny of the UK's privacy regulator, the UK government's call for evidence on data regulation in the age of AI and data-intensive technologies, new EDPB guidance on anonymisation and web scraping for generative AI and blockchain technologies. We also cover HMRC's latest sanctions enforcement activity, increased sanctions compliance expectations for the crypto sector and the government's response to AML/CTF supervision reform.

This week's edition of Risk & Compliance weekly highlights includes: an ICO report on the prevalence of data breaches and steps to prevent them, the latest sanctions news, an update on forthcoming guidance on the new offence of failure to prevent fraud, a DSIT report on its AI cyber security survey, and the publication of joint guidance on considering payment in ransomware incidents.

This week's edition of Risk & Compliance weekly highlights includes publication of OFSI’s annual frozen assets review, new UK–US sanctions targeting cybercriminal networks, an analysis of draft AML reforms reshaping the UK’s anti-money laundering framework, and the UK government’s call on major firms to bolster cyber resilience.

This week's edition of Risk & Compliance weekly highlights includes: the new Risk & Compliance forecast, key takeaways from the ICO’s final anonymisation guidance, the latest sanctions news, the NCA’s first INTERPOL Silver Notice to recover fraudster's assets and analysis of the UK’s approach to modern slavery.

This week's edition of Risk & Compliance weekly highlights includes: the latest Risk & Compliance forecast, a review of changes to PECR under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, OFSI’s updated sanctions guidance and FAQs, and final amendments to AML guidance from JMLSG.

This week's edition of Risk & Compliance weekly highlights includes: the new Risk and Compliance forecast, the latest sanctions news, including the launch of the new Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI), the publication of the Employment Rights Bill, a speech by the Master of the Roll on AI and GDPR and analysis of the UK’s new failure to prevent fraud offence.

This week's edition of Risk & Compliance weekly highlights includes updated OFSI guidance on crediting interest on frozen assets and travel expenses in financial sanctions licence applications. We also cover the government’s anti-money laundering and asset recovery strategy 2026–29, including new investment in enforcement, intelligence and asset recovery and the commencement of provisions under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 which establish the new Information Commission.

This week's edition of Risk & Compliance weekly highlights includes: our new Risk & Compliance forecast, details of an ICO consultation on the accuracy of generative AI models and the latest financial sanctions news.

This week's edition of Risk & Compliance weekly highlights includes our new Risk & Compliance forecast, the ICO’s £1.2m fine against LastPass for a major data breach, OFSI licence amendments and new OTSI guidance on sanctions breach reporting. We also cover the UK’s evolving Russia sanctions regime alongside fresh FCDO measures targeting RSF commanders, the Home Office’s counter‑terrorism powers report and RUSI’s call to extend AML rules to football. Other updates include the FCA’s £44m fine against Nationwide for anti‑financial crime failings, expert commentary on proposed reforms to corporate prosecutions and practical guidance on safeguarding privilege when using AI.