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The Court of Appeal has delivered its judgment in the recent whistleblowing case of Chesterton Global Ltd and another v Nurmohamed, the first case of its kind to reach the Court of Appeal.

To bring a whistleblowing detriment claim in an Employment Tribunal, a worker must suffer the detriment in the "field of employment", not in a private or personal capacity.

How a firm deals with complaint handling and "whistleblower" reporting remains an ongoing challenge for directors, executives and the in-house counsel who advise them.

This week's corporate news roundup includes an overview of new restrictions on stockholder appraisal rights under the Delaware General Corporation Law...

In order to be protected under the whistleblowing legislation, a worker must make a disclosure of wrongdoing which they reasonably believe they are making ‘in the public interest'.

Under the Employment Rights Act 1996, if the main reason for an employee's dismissal is the fact that they have made a protected disclosure, the dismissal will be automatically unfair.

On September 28, 2016, the PRA and the FCA launched separate consultations on proposals to extend some of their whistleblowing requirements to UK branches of non-EEA banks.

Under the terms of the Brexit deal, the UK is no longer bound by any new EU Directives issued from 1 January 2021.

On 23 April 2018, the European Commission published a proposal for a Directive on the protection of whistleblowers reporting on breaches of EU law, accompanied by an explanatory memorandum.

The issue of whistleblowing is drawing more and more attention. The media regularly reports on investigations and proceedings triggered by whistleblowers ...

Die Europäische Kommission hat am 16. März 2017 eine neue Vorgehensweise vorgestellt, die es Whistleblowern erleichtern soll, kartellrechtliche Verstöße bei der Kommission zu melden...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has financially awarded a whistleblower which led to successful enforcement.

Employee fraud has been a hot topic this year, for insurers seeking our insight and training.

Our 2019 in review, 2020 preview compiles the most significant developments and trends across Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and the Americas in 2019...

As the law currently stands, yes, you can, although this issue has been under scrutiny in the Court of Appeal in the joined cases of Barton Turns Developments Ltd v Treadwell and Rice v Wicked Vision Ltd...

The Charity Commission has announced on its blog that it has established a whistleblowing hotline in response to recent criticism of how it has handled whistleblowers in the past.

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that whistleblowing disclosures may be protected where they are made to an external investigator appointed by the employer...