11/2/2021 11:47:22 AM UK acts to make climate-related financial disclosure mandatory for quoted and large private companies By Rosie Graham On 28 October 2021, just in time for the start of COP26, the UK government announced that it is going ahead with its proposals to...
9/29/2021 3:27:33 PM COUNTDOWN TO COP26: CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE CORPORATE AGENDA By Rosie Graham This update forms part of our #COUNTDOWNTOCOP26 series of articles on the risks and opportunities organisations may face in the...
8/9/2021 2:51:53 PM Account Freezing Orders – A financial crime investigators tool of choice By Howard Kennedy The National Crime Agency ("NCA") estimates that £190bn of money from criminal conduct is held in accounts with connections to the UK. As...
8/3/2021 5:36:42 PM Inclusivity isn't just good for employees, it's good for business By Gillian White Inclusive cultures are important to make employees feel like they belong and are valued. But aside from the human importance of improving...
6/24/2021 2:03:26 PM Global expert lawyers unveil definition of "ecocide" – another sign of the times? By Rosie Graham On 22 June 2021, an expert panel of international environmental and criminal lawyers unveiled the result of six months of intensive...
6/18/2021 8:42:05 AM Purpose-driven business and the Better Business Act - an idea whose time has come? By Rosie Graham What links UK businesses as diverse as Abel & Cole, Freud Communications, Sipsmith, and Octopus Group? The answer is that they have all...
5/18/2021 4:42:05 PM Time to Get Ready for COP26 By Howard Kennedy COP26 The UK and Italy are to jointly host the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow on 1st...
1/28/2021 6:07:11 PM Directors' FAQs - managing through the storm By Rosie Graham In spring/summer 2020, a number of provisions came into force to enable companies and their directors to run their businesses in...