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BANKING & FINANCIAL DISPUTES
OFAC deemed Bitcoin mixer “Blender.io” to have been culpable in assisting a North Korea backed heist, which laundered over $20.5million in illicit funds. OFAC said that Blender.io, which operates on the Bitcoin blockchain, facilitated illicit transactions by obscuring their origin, …
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1. What has changed? The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which regulates privacy and data protection in the UK, has announced changes to the mechanisms for sending personal data subject to the UK GDPR (the retained domestic version of the GDPR …
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Tania Goodman (Partner), Sinead Kelly (Associate), Daniel Zona (Associate) and Emma Burroughs (Associate) from our Employment team discuss the future of work and the issues with managing a hybrid workforce, including: Hybrid, agile and flexible working Health and safety in …
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Tuesday’s Queen’s Speech outlined the UK government’s agenda for the upcoming parliamentary session. Among the key policy announcements in relation to business and employment were: Plans for a bill that will give British ports powers to refuse entry to ferry …
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This year’s official theme is ‘loneliness’ with a focus on building meaningful connections with friends, family and colleagues. The chief executive of the Mental Health Foundation, Mark Rowland, stated: “Loneliness is affecting more and more of us in the UK …
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In 2015, the government made exclusivity clauses for zero hour workers unenforceable, allowing them to take up several jobs to top up their income. Now, the government is proposing to extend this protection to workers who earn less than £123 …
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Litigants from Hague Convention countries can ask their home courts to seek assistance from the High Court of England and Wales by issuing a “letter of request” (“LOR”) to obtain the evidence or documents. For an overview of the steps …
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The warnings come shortly after Jacob Rees-Mogg was reported to have left “sorry you were out” notes on empty Whitehall desks, in an attempt to cajole civil servants back to government offices. Some have labelled this a “stunt” and a …
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The Employment Bill was first promised in December 2019 and dubbed a ‘landmark’ piece of legislation. The first tranche of changes came into effect in early 2019, which included extending the right for workers to receive a written contract of …
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