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Two steps forward, no steps back - Corporate criminal liability reform Now that UK Parliament is back in session following the summer recess, there is renewed political momentum behind the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill. The Bill includes reform of criminal liability for corporates. It would: (1) create a new... Greenwashing: Meet risk with action An overview of the current greenwashing risk landscape and how to ensure that your sustainability strategy is resilient to greenwashing.   Water security and scarcity: rising up the political and corporate agenda Water security is a tier one issue for many societies and businesses, yet for years it has had a lot less attention than other sustainability-related issues, including greenhouse gas emissions reduction. The UN and the investment community are now bringin... Cooperation, dialogue, divergence: The future UK-EU relationship in financial services In this briefing, we consider the likely implications of the Memorandum of Understanding establishing a framework for financial services regulatory cooperation between the EU and the UK that was adopted by the European Commission and is now subject to pol... UK white paper on AI regulation: Is it enough to rein in the robots? On 29 March 2023, the government published its long-awaited white paper on a pro-innovation approach to regulating artificial intelligence (AI). Coincidentally, on that same day, Elon Musk and over 1000 AI experts called for an immediate pause of the “out... UK net zero policy: Key takeaways from the Powering Up Britain package 2023 The Sunak government set out its vision of the UK’s transition to a net zero, nature-positive economy in a series of publications on 30 March 2023. Originally dubbed “Green Day” and renamed “Energy Security Day”, the difficulty in nomenclature stems from ... AI & Data Privacy: Balancing Tensions As AI becomes increasingly popular, organisations are grappling with the reality of how to balance AI design and deployment with data privacy. The challenge for organisations using AI is that a number of the typical characteristics of AI seem, at least at... M&A in 2023 2023 has begun with a challenging environment for deal making with buyers and sellers needing to navigate difficult macro-economic conditions, geopolitical instability, increased regulation, accelerating ESG pressure and the post-COVID reset. Predictably,... BLOG: European Commission Publishes Updated EUDR Guidance, FAQs, and a Draft Delegated Act, in a Bid to Provide Further Simplifications This month, the European Commission published updated guidance, FAQs, and a draft Delegated Act for consultation, in order to “[provide] further simplifications and [reduce] the administrative burden to facilitate the implementation of the EU Deforestatio... Enforcement of awards against states: exceptions to state immunity In two recent decisions, the Court of Appeal has provided important guidance on the English courts’ approach to the rules on state immunity, finding in both cases that exceptions to state immunity applied. In two recent decisions, the Court of Appeal has ...