Governance

Corporates who self-report wrongdoing ‘promptly’ will be able to negotiate a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) rather than face prosecution, unless ‘exceptional circumstances’ apply.

The dizzying array of regulatory requirements facing UK businesses is about to increase, with new ‘failure to prevent fraud’ duties in force in September and the proposed duty to prevent sexual harassment. In this week’s NLJ, Kerry Garcia, partner and head of employment, immigration & pensions, and James Evison, partner, at Stevens & Bolton, offer some practical steps for employers.

The Procurement Act 2023, which comes into force on 24 February 2025, ushers in a new regime for the awarding of public contracts. In this week’s NLJ, Paul Henty, partner at Beale & Co, a specialist in public procurement law, looks at the Act’s provisions on debarment and exclusion.

Paul Henty explores debarment & exclusion under the Procurement Act 2023

Public funding for justice has fallen by more than one-fifth in 13 years, Bar Council-commissioned research has shown

John Gould on why serious work is required to re-set the collective moral compass of those in Government & Parliament

Several Conservatives came a cropper when they placed their bets on the date of the 2024 general election

Secretive talks, tense negotiations & an ultimatum narrowly averted tragedy, writes William Gibson

The ‘failure to prevent’ fraud offence, now confirmed by the government, is big news for corporates. 

The new ‘failure to prevent’ fraud criminal offence: Abigail Rushton & Rhys Novak set out the steps corporate bodies should be taking now to prepare