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 […]
Demonstrating compliance with Provision 29 of the UK Corporate Governance Code
From January 2026, boards of UK premium-listed companies will have to state, explicitly, whether their material internal controls are effective. Boards will not be asked whether controls are improving or whether management believes they are broadly sound. They will be required to state, clearly, whether those controls are effective. This requirement sits at the heart […]
Sun, sea and subterfuge: Former premier of Turks and Caicos guilty of bribery
The conviction of Michael Misick, the former premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands, brings to a close one of the longest and most complex corruption cases in the modern history of a British Overseas Territory. After more than a decade of investigations, delays, and fractured proceedings, the court found Misick guilty of multiple offences […]