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From garage to unicorn – Employment law lessons for scaling tech teams
Catherine Bourne
26 June 2017
EU Anti-Money Laundering rules: tackling risky business and reckless conduct
Soft Brexit or Hard Brexit there is no getting away from the fact that 26 June 2017 marks the day that the 4th EU Money Laundering Regulation (“4MLD”) applies. Great Repeal Bill or no the UK has to meet its obligations in this area and will do so under the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (“MLR 2017”). These will replace the Money Laundering Regulations 2007 and the Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2007 (“MLR 2007”) and entered into force on the same day.
23 June 2017
Anti-Money Laundering: new rules and regulations in play
A new anti-money laundering regime applies from 26 June 2017 under the European Union’s Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (“4 MLD”). The 4MLD, as its name would suggest, is one in a series of instruments seeking to tackle money laundering and the financing of counter terrorism and is the European Union’s way of giving effect to updated international standards in this area as set out by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations from 2012. The UK will give effect to these provisions under new Money Laundering Regulations 2017 (“MLR 2017”).
23 June 2017
The Impact of Fake News: Society
Back in 2013, The World Economic Forum warned that so called ‘digital wildfires’, that is, unreliable information going viral online (aka fake news) would be one of the biggest threats faced by society.
22 June 2017
Bahamas succumbs to OECD pressure to implement the Common Reporting Standards
This month the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) proudly announced that the Bahamas was the latest “tax haven” to make the decision to sign the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters...
21 June 2017
Queen’s Speech: protecting the victims of domestic violence and abuse
The recent General Election followed heated debates across Parliament and the media in relation to how to ensure the safety of our country as a whole. However, over the past two years the Government has also placed increasing focus on the safety of individuals suffering violence at home.
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