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Strike Down Of Strike Out Orders

Unreasonable behaviour by one side during Tribunal proceedings can be a source of great frustration. While the prospect of disposing of a claim at an early stage is attractive to many respondents...

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Eye On Economic Crime: Transformation Of The UK Fraud Prevention Landscape

We detail below some recent developments which track the transformation of the UK's fraud prevention landscape and what this means for companies.

United Kingdom Criminal

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Mayer Brown

UK FCA Plans For Tackling Non-financial Misconduct: Next Steps

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its next steps to address non-financial misconduct within the financial services sector.

United Kingdom Finance

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A&O Shearman

Employment Law Across The Globe: What's Happened And What's Coming Up?

This document was prepared for our 2025 Managing an International Workforce conference on 19 June 2025.

Worldwide Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Analysis: Why Are Whistleblowers Important?

United Kingdom Employment

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NAVEX

Regional Whistleblowing & Incident Management Benchmark Report

United Kingdom Employment

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NAVEX

Employment Appeal Tribunal: External HR Consultants Can Be Personally Liable When Acting As Agents Of The Employer

United Kingdom Employment

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Devonshires

A Wind Of Change Is Blowing: The Office Of The Whistleblower Bill

United Kingdom Employment

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Devonshires

When Should Companies Self-report? The SFO's Recent Guidance Is Just One Piece Of A Larger Puzzle

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

The HS2 Company Pays Out £319,000 For Its Mistreatment Of A Whistleblower

United Kingdom Employment

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

Whistleblowing Job Applicants, Discrimination Outside Employment, And Liability For HR Consultants, Plus A News Roundup

United Kingdom Employment

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Updates To Economic Crime Regulations: Enhancing Whistleblowing Procedures

United Kingdom Criminal

Capital Law

'Good Jobs' Proposals: Trade Union Reform In Northern Ireland – Could This Rebalance The Workplace?

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

The Dark Side Of Mishandled Whistleblowing

United Kingdom Employment

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Herrington Carmichael

The Long-awaited Draft Framework For The UK Regulatory Regime For Cryptoassets Has Arrived

United Kingdom Finance

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Addleshaw Goddard

Proposed Changes To ILR: What UK Businesses Need To Know

United Kingdom Immigration

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Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

ThinkHouse TUPE Club: Key Questions On A Service Provision Change (Video)

United Kingdom Employment

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Gowling WLG

A Practitioner's Perspective: Four Keys To Success For A AssS-To-AI Transition

United Kingdom Technology

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AlixPartners

Scheme Sessions Vol1.2025 - A Year Of The New DB Funding Regime: Where Are We Now? (Video)

United Kingdom Employment

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Gowling WLG

The UK's New Whistleblower Reward Scheme: A Turning Point For Tax Accountability

In a landmark move, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has announced plans to launch a formal whistleblower award program modelled on the highly successful U.S.

United Kingdom Criminal

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NAVEX

How To Include Reports To Managers In Internal Reporting

Compliance officers know that internal reports are the fuel upon which your compliance program runs – the more reports you receive, the better you understand the compliance issues within your organization...

European Union Employment

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NAVEX

Employment Tribunal Claims: Risk Reduction For Academy Trusts And Schools

A practical guide for academy trust and school leaders...

United Kingdom Consumer

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Wrigleys Solicitors

Blowing The Whistle: HMRC's New Informant Incentive Scheme

HM Treasury has announced the introduction of a new reward scheme designed to encourage informants to come forward to HMRC about tax fraud.

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Macfarlanes LLP

In The Pipeline - March 2025

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

Rising Temperatures In The Workplace: How To Address The Increase In Workplace Civility Concerns

United Kingdom Employment

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NAVEX

New SRA Guidance For In-house Lawyers: A Double-edged Sword?

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

The Increasing Importance – And Visibility – Of Internal Investigations

United Kingdom Employment

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NAVEX

Corporate Investigations 2025

United Kingdom Criminal

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BCL Solicitors LLP

Recent Developments In UK Employment Law: What Firms Need To Know

United Kingdom Employment

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Mayer Brown

Empowering Voices: Building A Culture Of Transparency In The Workplace

United Kingdom Employment

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NAVEX

Top 10 Trends Sneak Peek: Expanding Landscape Of Whistleblowing, Increasing Importance Of Internal Investigations

United Kingdom Commercial

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NAVEX

A Look Back On 2024...

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

United Kingdom Employment

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DAC Beachcroft LLP

Empowering Voices: Building A Culture Of Transparency In The Workplace

Imagine walking into work one morning, knowing that speaking up about what you saw yesterday could cost you your job – or it could save lives. This is a choice many employees face...

United Kingdom Employment

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NAVEX

Top 10 Trends Sneak Peek: Expanding Landscape Of Whistleblowing, Increasing Importance Of Internal Investigations

On January 29, NAVEX is hosting the Top 10 Trends in Risk and Compliance webinar. This post is a preview of two of the topics covered in the eBook and webinar:

United Kingdom Commercial

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NAVEX

A Look Back On 2024...

In 2024, Hong Kong's employment landscape evolved with significant legal reforms, enhanced statutory holidays, updated anti-discrimination measures, and workforce management innovations. Key trends also included whistleblowing policies, non-compete cases, and expanded immigration initiatives.

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of UK, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

United Kingdom Employment

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DAC Beachcroft LLP

Empowering In-House Solicitors: Solicitors Regulation Authority Releases New Comprehensive Guidance

United Kingdom Employment

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Gowling WLG

Cooperating Witnesses And Flipping Informants - Can The UK's Serious Fraud Office Provide A Panacea From Prosecution?

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is considering increased use of whistleblower incentives and immunity for cooperation, similar to US practices. Director Nick Ephgrave supports rewarding informants, while also emphasizing the risks, including legal complications and potential exposure to cross-examination.

United Kingdom Criminal

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Withers LLP

Two Individuals Distorted The SEC Office Of The Whistleblower Report – And Not Just This Year

Those of us in compliance and whistleblower programs have been eagerly awaiting the release of the SEC Office of the Whistleblower (OWB) report, and on November 21st, we were able to view the highly anticipated recap (dated November 15th).

United Kingdom Employment

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NAVEX

Employment Rights Bill Unpacked: Tougher Stance On Workplace Harassment

The Employment Rights Bill introduces employer liability for third-party harassment, strengthens duties to prevent sexual harassment, and enhances whistleblowing protections, requiring greater steps to safeguard staff from workplace harassment.

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Employment Appeal Tribunal Decision In MacLennan v The British Psychological Society

The Employment Appeal Tribunal's ruling in *MacLennan v The British Psychological Society* may expand whistleblowing protections to charity trustees, potentially impacting charities' liability and governance practices across the sector.

United Kingdom Employment

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Withers LLP

FCA Findings On Non-financial Misconduct

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

Charity Trustee May Have Whistleblower Protection

United Kingdom Employment

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Wrigleys Solicitors

Key Findings Of The Financial Conduct Authority's Culture And Non-Financial Misconduct Survey Results For UK Firms

United Kingdom Finance

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Withers LLP

The Results Of The FCA's Culture And Non-Financial Misconduct Survey Have Been Published: What Do You Need To Know?

United Kingdom Employment

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Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong

Employment Rights Bill, Whistleblowing, And Sex-Based Discrimination

Worldwide Employment

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Collective Redundancies - The New Employment Rights Bill

United Kingdom Employment

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Withers LLP

The Employment Rights Bill – Phase One Of Employment Law Reform

United Kingdom Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Beware Pre-taliation! How To Avoid It (And Why You Need To!)

United Kingdom Commercial

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NAVEX

Understanding Protected Conversations Vs. Without Prejudice Discussions In Employment Law

United Kingdom Employment

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

Talk Is No Longer Cheap: Will The SFO Follow The DOJ's Lead In Offering Financial Incentives To Whistleblowers?

United Kingdom Employment

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BCL Solicitors LLP

Whistleblowing Protections Could Be Extended To Trustees In The UK

United Kingdom Employment

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Withers LLP

UK Whistleblowing Update: Three Key Cases

United Kingdom Employment

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Littler Mendelson

NAVEX Next Sneak Peek: When Worlds Collide: HR, Compliance And Worker Protections

Worldwide Employment

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NAVEX

The King's Speech And What It Means For Employment Law

United Kingdom Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Rewarding Whistleblowers Will Only Be Effective As Part Of A Wider Package Of Reforms

United Kingdom Criminal

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WilmerHale

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Whistleblowing Podcast: Key Developments And Issues For Financial Services Firms

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Climate Change And ESG - The Strategic And Operational Role Of HR (Video)

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Gowling WLG

Employment Mid-year Series: Protecting Your Investigation Outcome From Challenge

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Gowling WLG

EU Whistleblowing Directive Part 3 (Video)

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Safecall

EU Whistleblowing Directive Part 2 (Video)

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Safecall

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