BCL senior associate Tom McNeill's article ‘Fire authority investigations: An introduction to fire safety enforcement' has been published by FIRE Magazine.

How much do businesses that operate in the UK need to worry about financial crime?

If HMRC suspects irregularities in your tax position, then it is absolutely correct that it is preferable to be under investigation by HMRC's civil investigators rather than their criminal counterparts.

It is a notable feature of public crises that crime often follows. Most interestingly in the United States on 16 March, the US Department of Justice ...

Much has been written about the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) recent decision to commence criminal proceedings against NatWest plc for offences under the Money Laundering Regulations 2007 (MLR).

John Binns discusses the introduction of complex new offences in the Criminal Finances Act 2017, aimed at putting pressure on businesses to stop those who help others evade tax.

Shell is being taken to court over oil spills; the UK is trying to tighten transparency rules on Modern Slavery at the same time as they water down protections.

On 19 April 2021, Tesco Stores Limited was fined £7.56 million at Birmingham Magistrates' Court after pleading guilty to twenty-two out of date food offences...

In the latest of our legal guide series, BCL partner John Binns explores the sorts of considerations that regulated-sector businesses should have when establishing themselves.

BCL partner, John Binns explores the general climate and recent developments of how money laundering, terrorism financing and fraud are defined and regulated in the UK.

The cost of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance, in terms of time spent by solicitors and other staff, is, by now, well known to most law firms.

The UK sanctioned three settler outposts and four Israeli organizations, alleging support of violence against West Bank communities. These sanctions under the global human rights regime highlight businesses' need for due diligence in sensitive regions and compliance with UK sanctions policies.

Julian Hayes and Andrew Watson discuss the controversial UK proposals for tackling online harms and the potential threat they may pose to the freedom of speech.

FRT therefore presents twin issues concerning the collection of data of the "innocent" and the labelling of those of interest.

Just over a year since the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018) set new standards for protecting personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation

Neither blessed with a catchy title nor immediately in force, the Age Appropriate Design Code grabbed few headlines when it was issued by the Information Commissioner (ICO) in 2020.

On October 30th, 2020, The Information Commissioner's Office ("ICO") announced its fine of £18.4 million issued to Marriott International, Inc., ("Marriott")...

BCL senior associate Hannah Raphael's latest cryptocurrency article has been published by LexisNexis, covering the potential launch of new digital cryptocurrencies called...

Long before the COVID-19 pandemic, the internet was fertile territory for the spread of dangerous disinformation.

With the civil courts confirming they are content to allow parties to deploy as evidence the results of unlawful computer hacking, Michael Drury, Caroline Mair and Andrew Watson consider the issues...