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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
29 September 2022
The Economic Crime and Transparency Bill: a mixed bag
Published on 22 September, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill is the second significant legislative development of this type in 2022 (following the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022, which was speedily enacted following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine).
14 September 2022
Greenwashing in the High Street: announcement of an investigation into ASOS, Boohoo and ASDA (George) brings the Green Claims Code into the spotlight
The Competition and Markets Authority (the CMA) has been threatening to investigate companies making misleading environmental claims since it announced the launch of the Green Claims Code in September 2021. On 29 July 2022, having given companies a period of time to get their representations in order, it announced that it had launched investigations into the eco-friendly and sustainability claims made by ASOS, Boohoo and George at Asda about their fashion products, including clothing, footwear, and accessories. These are the first greenwashing investigations to be announced under the Green Claims Code although the fashion industry is a sector the CMA had specifically targeted as a priority area for greenwashing.
15 August 2022
Environmental Law Quarterly Update - Q2 2022
This quarterly environmental law update provides a summary of a cross-section of news stories in the period April 2022 - June 2022.
10 August 2022
Health and Safety Quarterly Update – Q2 2022
This quarterly update summarises a selection of news stories relating to health and safety investigations and prosecutions published in the period April – June 2022 as well as some of the key corporate manslaughter cases which have been brought in recent months.
26 July 2022
FCA Enforcement Half Year Update: H1 2022
This half-year update provides an overview of recent enforcement activity by the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) in the period from January to June 2022.
- Controlling and coercive behaviour
- Corporate crime
- Corporate manslaughter and health and safety
- Crime and justice
- Cyber crime
- Extradition and international crime
- Financial crime and financial regulatory enforcement
- Fraud
- Internal investigations
- Legal Updates
- Online Safety Regulation
- Police investigations
- Proceeds of Crime
- The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act
- Unexplained Wealth Orders
- Youth crime and justice