One in 35 UK businesses faced bribery last year: Inside the Economic Crime Survey 2024
The UK government has released its long-awaited Economic Crime Survey 2024, and the results paint a stark picture of the true scale of financial crime across UK businesses. According to the report, one in 35 businesses (3%) with employees in the UK experienced a bribery incident in the past 12 months, the equivalent of […]
Menopause support is no longer a perk: it’s a compliance issue, and the clock is ticking
Menopause support is no longer a “nice-to-have” workplace benefit. It has become a legal, operational and cultural necessity, and the direction of regulation makes that crystal clear. Forward-thinking employers are shifting from wellbeing messaging to risk management, structured support and documented accountability. The law has already moved Tribunals have already accepted that menopause […]
The business case for different brains: Why neuro-inclusion wins
Tribunals are sending a clear message: neuro-inclusion isn’t just a compliance obligation; it is now a direct driver of organisational performance. The recent Stedman v Haven Leisure Ltd ruling confirmed that conditions like ADHD and autism must be recognised as disabilities where they substantially impact day-to-day functioning. There is no longer space for employers […]
Tax advisor crackdowns are coming and the new rules and risks leave no room for error
Tax advice used to be a risk for clients. Now it is a risk for the advisers. The ground has shifted: HMRC wants every tax-facing professional registered, visible and accountable, while prosecutors are finally using dormant corporate offences to target firms that fail to prevent tax evasion. Professional-services businesses can no longer assume that compliance […]
The £14 million reckoning: What the Capita breach says about the future of cyber enforcement
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Capita and its pensions-services arm a combined £14 million for a 2023 data breach that compromised the information of around 6.6 million individuals. One of the largest UK data-protection fines to date, this is a turning point for regulatory enforcement. The message is clear: regulators are no […]
Fake cases, real costs: Law firm penalised for AI-generated citations
A UK law firm has been ordered to pay wasted costs after submitting an application that cited two fictitious, AI-generated cases: the latest in a growing line of courtroom embarrassments caused by unverified use of artificial intelligence. What happened? According to barrister Alexander Bradford of St Philips Chambers, the unnamed firm represented a former […]
When national cyber incidents break records, CEOs can’t stay outsiders
In October 2025, the UK government dropped a bombshell on corporate Britain: an extraordinary joint letter addressed to the CEOs and chairs of major firms. This wasn’t a polite nudge or a cordial recommendation but rather a demand for action. The cumulative message is this: the cyber threat landscape has shifted. Staying in “monitoring mode” […]
Chinese experts, Russian drones: What the drone case reveals about supply chain blind spots
A Reuters exclusive investigation has revealed that Chinese drone specialists have been working side by side with sanctioned Russian arms manufacturer IEMZ Kupol to improve its drone fleet. The Russian company, long blacklisted by the West, has played a critical role in supplying drones for the war in Ukraine, despite supposedly being cut off from […]
Xinjiang imports: The £800m supply chain scandal Britain cannot ignore
Handbags, bras, T-shirts, tomatoes, lawn mowers: what do they have in common? All are everyday items on British shelves that might very likely trace back to forced labour camps in Xinjiang. Almost £1bn worth of goods from Xinjiang, the Chinese region synonymous with forced labour and mass human rights abuses, have entered the UK […]