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14 Maternity Trusts to be Scrutinised as Part of National Investigation
Kirsty Allen
24 March 2017
Internal investigations and legal professional privilege: an increasingly tricky area
In March 2017, the Munich Public Prosecutor’s Office raided the German offices of the law firm Jones Day as part of its investigation into the Volkswagen emissions scandal. Volkswagen had instructed Jones Day to conduct an internal investigation following an announcement by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that the company had installed illegal devices in its cars which were designed to circumvent EPA emissions tests. In October 2016, Volkswagen entered into a settlement with the DoJ and agreed to make a payment of $4.3bn in penalties.
22 March 2017
CMA campaign to crack down on cartels – but at what price?
The CMA has upped its fight against criminal and civil cartels by launching an advertising campaign to promote its rewards of up to £100,000 for those who report them. The examples the CMA gives in support of this campaign. However, the campaign is also aimed at uncovering criminal cartels, where individuals can be prosecuted and imprisoned.
17 March 2017
OPBAS: A supervisor of supervisors?
The Government has announced its plans to launch a new anti-money laundering watchdog, the Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision (OPBAS) that will sit within the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and be fully operational by the start of 2018.
15 March 2017
The cyber threat to UK businesses – NCSC/NCA publish 2016/17 annual report
The first joint annual threat assessment of NCA and NCSC is pushed today. The NCSC, part of GCHQ and formed by an amalgamation of various cyber-security related bodies, is the governmental advisory agency on cyber crime issues and is supported by the law enforcement powers of the NCA. It is intended that they will jointly deliver many aspects of the 2016-2021 National Cyber Security Strategy.
14 March 2017
‘A very important time…in the security landscape of Europe’: director of Europol speaks to the Home Affairs Committee about the organisation’s future
As part of a series of evidence sessions considering the repercussions for security and policing within Europe after Brexit, Rob Wainwright, director of the European Police Office (‘Europol’) has addressed the Home Affairs Committee on behalf of Europol, in an attempt to define the nature of the relationship between the Europol and the UK after it leaves the EU. While emphasising the organisation’s “genuine willingness to make this work”, his testimony offered little comfort to those who fear the break down in collaborative cross-border efforts to fight crime.
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