The UK Bribery Act 2010, which came into force on 1st July 2011, replaced legislation dating back to 1889 and affects all businesses operating in the UK. Offences The offences of giving and receiving bribes and bribing foreign public officials apply to all...
Risk management and legal compliance are serious issues for all businesses. A tightening of regulation - and the fear of negative publicity as a consequence of perceived unethical conduct - has placed such issues into sharp focus. Nowhere is this risk more acute...
Over the last decade regulatory pressures requiring companies to carry out third party due diligence have primarily focussed on compliance across three areas; anti-bribery and corruption, anti-money laundering, and sanctions regulation. The shipping sector is...
The novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, has already changed society. As governments worldwide struggle to adapt to the new reality, they are introducing measures aimed at preventing the further spread of the virus and increasing the resilience of their public healthcare...
Regulations and laws are the essential components of ensuring a level playing field for businesses and societies, and they affect every business. The legal factors which affect businesses can both negatively and positively impact on how a company operates and how...
Our series on PESTLE risk monitoring concludes with an exploration of the “E” risk—Environmental—and the diverse ways in which it impacts organisations. “Risk is like fire: If controlled it will help you; if uncontrolled it will rise up and destroy you.” Those...