Alice O'Donovan
McGuireWoods LLP
Articles
UK Supreme Court Allows Nigerian Environmental Damage Claims to Proceed Against UK Parent Company
United Kingdom - March 15 2021 The UK Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated judgment in Okpabi and others v Royal Dutch Shell Plc and another [2021] UKSC 3 on 12 February…
Budget Launches Task Force to Uncover Exploitation of the UK Government’s COVID-19 Financial Rescue Schemes
United Kingdom - March 3 2021 In today’s budget, UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a £100 million taskforce to scrutinise claims made under business support schemes designed to…
With fraud against UK businesses at epidemic levels, businesses need to know how to protect themselves
European Union, United Kingdom - February 5 2021 Fraud has reached epidemic levels in the UK and should be seen as a national security issue, says think tank the Royal United Services Institute…
California Privacy Rights Act: A Move Closer to GDPR? Part II
USA - January 19 2021 The CCPA is centered around the principles of accountability and control, but these do not go as far as the GDPR. The CPRA expands on the CCPA’s…
California Privacy Rights Act: A Move Closer to GDPR? Part I
USA - January 7 2021 The recently-passed California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) augments and supplements California’s existing privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy…
