social media regulation

Social media regulation: why is the UK so far behind?

Marcus Rashford, a professional footballer and activist who was recently awarded an MBE for his work in fighting food poverty, became the latest high-profile victim of online racial abuse within the…

IWD2021

IWD2021: refocusing the workplace lens on gender equality

In recent years, businesses have increasingly focused on environmental, social and governance considerations (“ESG”) with attention on the requirements for governance including discussions around…

GameStop saga

GameStop saga update: is regulation keeping up with retail trading?

Catch up on our previous GameStop coverage here.

The US House Committee on Financial Services questioned Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev; Reddit CEO Steve Huffman; Citadel’s Ken Griffin; Melvin…

What the Sport Integrity Forum will mean for sports governance in the UK

What the new Sport Integrity Forum will mean for sports governance in the...

Following our recent run-down of what to expect from sports law in 2021, here is a more in-depth piece examining the recent establishment of the Sport Integrity Forum and what it will mean for sports…

SFO suffers Supreme Court blow over the use of overseas powers

SFO suffers Supreme Court blow over the use of overseas powers

On 4 February 2021, the Supreme Court handed down their eagerly awaited judgment in the case of R (on the application of KBR, Inc) (Appellant) v Director of the Serious Fraud Office (Respondent)…

Sports law in 2021: what to expect

Sports law in 2021: what to expect

As we step into a new year, we all hope the unprecedented events of 2020 will soon be a thing of the past and that life and sport can return to some normality. While we did not see much action in the…

Corruption around the world in 2020

Corruption around the world in 2020

As the year draws to a close, we look back and reflect upon some of the key developments in cases of corruption around the world in 2020.

At the beginning of the year, the UK Serious Fraud Office…

compliance lessons of 2020

Compliance lessons of 2020

It’s fair to say 2020 has been littered with new challenges, changes to working practices, and economic pressures for businesses around the world. Business operations have had to adapt swiftly; no…

Corruption in the era of COVID-19

Corruption in the era of COVID-19

Earlier this year the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (“OECD’s”) Working Group on Bribery issued a warning to be vigilant against corruption in the era of COVID-19 as the…

British Gymnastics update: independent complaints process announced

British Gymnastics update: independent complaints process announced

British Gymnastics has announced there will be a specialist Independent Complaints Process (“ICP”) to handle the existing individual complains that were made to the British Athletes Commission…

Cooperation remains key in unlocking a DPA

Cooperation remains key in unlocking a DPA

On 30 October 2020, court approval was given to a deferred prosecution agreement (“DPA”) between the UK Serious Fraud Office (the “SFO”) and Airline Services Ltd (“ASL”). The agreement…

New DPA guidance: confirming the direction of travel?

New DPA guidance: confirming the direction of travel?

On 23 October 2020, in an effort towards transparency, the Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) published the Chapter on Deferred Prosecution Agreements (“DPAs”) from its Operational Handbook which…

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