Cyber Security and Resilience Bill: Is your organisation in scope?
The UK’s Cyber Security and Resilience Bill marks the most significant overhaul of cross-sector cyber regulation since the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018. It expands who is regulated, tightens incident reporting, strengthens enforcement and gives government new powers to direct action on national security grounds. Cyber security being treated as a matter of national […]
What the DOJ’s fraud focus means for compliance programs
In January 2026, the DOJ Criminal Division’s Fraud Section published its Year in Review for 2025. The stats are dramatic. More than 250 individuals were charged, roughly two dozen trials held across 17 districts, and 15 corporate enforcement actions spanning procurement fraud, healthcare fraud, trade and customs misconduct, and securities cases. The sums involved reached […]
The compliance fallout from the 2026 Iran war: Key risks and red flags
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed on 28 February 2026 in joint airstrikes by the United States and Israel targeting senior Iranian leadership and strategic sites in a new and significant round of fighting designed to overthrow the Iranian dictatorship. Other senior figures were reported among those killed or incapacitated in the same […]
February compliance news round-up
Major laws we’re tracking: UK regulatory update Most employers are unprepared for the new menopause action plans, according to research from our recent webinar on the subject, while 3 in 4 compliance professionals say the menopause provisions of the Employment Rights Act don’t go far enough. The UK has hit Russia with the largest sanctions […]
High risk jurisdictions: February 2026 FATF and EU updated guide
The February 2026 edition of our High Risk Jurisdiction Guide introduces important regulatory changes following the latest Financial Action Task Force plenary, alongside updates to the EU High Risk Third Countries list. Two countries added to the FATF Grey List At the 11 to 13 February 2026 FATF Plenary in Mexico City, two jurisdictions were […]
Dishonesty, senior managers and the Crime and Policing Bill: Corporate criminal risk is on the rise
The definition of dishonesty in English criminal law has evolved in recent years. At the same time, the rules that determine when a company is criminally liable for the actions of its senior people are being rewritten through the Crime and Policing Bill. These two developments are unfolding against a backdrop of growing prosecutorial appetite […]
Employment Rights Act 2025 implementation timeline
The Employment Rights Act completed its passage through Parliament at the close of 2025, marking one of the most significant and controversial employment law reforms in a generation. The government has announced its plan for implementation across 2026 and 2027. The changes touch almost every aspect of the employment relationship: unfair dismissal, industrial action, trade […]
Menopause compliance is going through a change: what employers need to know
The recent employment tribunal decision in Ms L Waller v Swann Engineering Group Limited found that asking a woman if she was “going through the change” was not, in this case, unlawful harassment. Although the tribunal rejected the harassment claim, it upheld constructive unfair dismissal and partially upheld victimisation. While employment tribunal decisions do not […]
The changing legal status of cryptocurrency under Australian law
For much of the last decade, cryptocurrency disputes in Australia sat awkwardly at the edges of the legal system. Courts were asked to reason by analogy, regulators experimented with enforcement strategies, and compliance teams were left to interpret how far existing frameworks could stretch. During 2025, that uncertainty narrowed sharply. Digital assets moved decisively into […]