Astute LXP June 2025 Update: Better Reporting, Smarter Syncing, and Sharper UX
This month’s Astute LXP update focuses on clarity, consistency, and control. We’ve added a powerful new reporting option, improved Azure/Entra syncing, and fixed several bugs that stood in the way of a smooth admin and learner experience. Here’s what’s new this month: New Report Type added You can now generate a full […]
Webinar in review: Preparing for E6 – Managing harassment compliance in higher education
As the 1 August 2025 deadline for Condition E6 compliance approaches, learning providers across the UK are under pressure to overhaul their approach to harassment and sexual misconduct. In our June 4 webinar, Preparing for E6: Managing Harassment and Sexual Harassment Compliance in Higher Education, VinciWorks experts unpacked the regulatory requirements, shared best practice for […]
Dyson’s forced labour case will proceed in UK courts. What does this mean for supply chain compliance?
The UK Supreme Court has refused Dyson’s final attempt to block a lawsuit brought by 24 migrant workers from Malaysia, clearing the way for the case to proceed in English courts. The workers allege they were subjected to abusive, exploitative, and unsafe conditions while working for ATA Industrial, a key Malaysian supplier of Dyson products.
‘TikTok lawyer’ Akhmed Yakoob faces serious money laundering offences: What law firms should be doing now
Birmingham solicitor Akhmed Yakoob has been charged by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) with three money laundering offences: money laundering, encouraging money laundering and contravening a requirement to apply customer due diligence measures when establishing a business relationship. The alleged conduct took place between February 2020 and January 2021. Also charged with the […]
£120,000 fine for Southend law firm over long-term AML failures is a stark lesson in the importance of AML risk assessments
Southend-based law firm Tolhurst Fisher LLP was slapped with a £120,000 fine, with additional costs of £25,290, for failing to implement a firm-wide AML risk assessment over a period spanning more than 15 years. The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) concluded that between June 2017 and January 2024, Tolhurst Fisher had failed to “conduct or […]
Italy’s $3.3 billion lawsuit against Google is a warning sign for companies of all sizes
A $3.3 billion (€3 billion) lawsuit filed in Italy against Google is the latest in a string of antitrust challenges targeting one of the world’s largest tech companies. The claim, brought by Italian comparison-shopping site operator Moltiply Group, accuses Google of abusing its dominant position in the search market to unfairly suppress competition, specifically targeting […]
TikTok’s €530 million GDPR fine should be a wake-up call for global data transfers
TikTok was hit with a massive €530 million ($600 million) fine by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) for violating the EU’s GDPR. The penalty is the third-largest ever under GDPR and reflects increasing pressure from European regulators on Big Tech’s data handling practices. Why was TikTok fined? The fine, which includes about $550 million for […]
Cyberattacks wreak havoc on major UK retailers: Is your cyber security at risk?
The recent cyberattacks on major UK retailers including Marks & Spencer (M&S) and Co-op have caused at least £30 million in losses, disrupted business, and exposed critical vulnerabilities in the retail sector’s cybersecurity infrastructure. George Glass, a cyber threat expert at Kroll, said the three incidents could be the work of Scattered Spider, a […]
TD Bank’s recent AML leadership overhaul is a wakeup call for the financial services sector
Following mounting scrutiny in recent years over several AML-related issues and regulatory investigations, TD Bank is in the spotlight once again — but this time, for trying to turn the page. As the bank works to restore trust and regulatory confidence, its new global anti money laundering chief Jacqueline Sanjuas announced the sweeping leadership overhaul […]