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Osborne Clarke | European Union, United Kingdom | 19 May 2022
Corporate sustainability due diligence: what will this mean in practice for business?
ESG, sustainability and responsible business The European Commission's proposals signal a changing approach, with businesses being expected to…
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP | United Kingdom | 18 May 2022
Queen's Speech announces introduction of Modern Slavery Bill
It’s been over 2 years since the government announced its proposals to make changes to the transparency in supply chain requirements under the Modern…
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | United Kingdom | 18 May 2022
New UK Modern Slavery Bill announced as the UK’s FRC pushes companies to improve reporting
In this post, we examine the new Modern Slavery Bill announced in the 2022 Queen’s Speech, a recent report published by the UK Financial Reporting…
Shearman & Sterling LLP | European Union, United Kingdom | 17 May 2022
The Queen's Speech 2022 - key corporate Bills
On 10 March 2022 the UK Government laid out its legislative agenda for the 2022-23 Parliamentary session announcing 38 Bills, of which at least five…
Macfarlanes LLP | European Union, United Kingdom | 13 May 2022
Corporate Law Update 13 May 2022
The Government’s legislative agenda, changes to the Takeover Code, the BVCA’s 2021 review, changes to vertical block exemptions under UK Competition…
DAC Beachcroft | United Kingdom | 12 May 2022
How anti-corruption compliant is your charity?
Following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, compliance focus has been (understandably) dominated by the way in which the UK and other countries have…
Morrison & Foerster LLP | United Kingdom | 10 May 2022
FRC report highlights shortcomings in UK modern slavery corporate reporting
On 25 April 2022, in collaboration with the UK Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner, the Financial Reporting Council (“FRC”) published a report on…
Latham & Watkins LLP | European Union, United Kingdom | 5 May 2022
Report Identifies Weaknesses in UK Companies’ Modern Slavery Act Statements
A recent report concluded that modern slavery considerations are still not a mainstream concern for many companies…
DAC Beachcroft | United Kingdom | 4 May 2022
Health and Care Act 2022: Preventing modern slavery in NHS supply chains
Shortly before the Health and Care Bill 2021 (‘the Bill’) was given Royal Assent on 28 April 2022 and became the Health and Care Act 2022 (‘the Act’)…
Macfarlanes LLP | United Kingdom | 29 Apr 2022
Corporate Law Update
In this week's update: An update on establishing the new register of overseas entities, changes to the UK's merger control regime, IPEV reiterates…
