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                <title>Conflict in the Middle East &#x2013; legal solutions to help build business resilience</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The outbreak of war in the Middle East has delivered a series of economic and operational shocks and a stark reminder of the fragility of global supply chains. For businesses, the conflict has not only intensified immediate financial, logistical and operational pressures, but also highlighted the critical importance of:&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;&#x2022;&#x9;clear contractual protections; and &#xD;&#xA;&#x2022;&#x9;adaptable operational strategies.]]></description>
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                            Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:50:41 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Late payment: UK to go ahead with &quot;strongest laws in G7&quot;</title>
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                            Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:19:31 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Automotive Supply Chain Risks: Lessons from JLR and First Brands</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Recent months have thrown automotive supply chain risks into the spotlight, with the Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) cyber attack and the collapse of First Brands Group providing stark reminders that supply disruptions can strike from multiple fronts and have wide-ranging consequences.&#xD;&#xA;Both cases make it clear that disruption can stem from cyber, financial, operational and geopolitical events, with impacts quickly felt throughout the value chain.&#xD;&#xA;We discuss five key areas of supply chain risk for a...]]></description>
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                            Thu, 26 Feb 2026 09:35:37 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>UK Sanctions Update: significant new OFSI enforcement powers to be introduced and notable recent sanctions cases</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[UK sanctions regulation remains a highly fluid area of law and enforcement practice. This update provides a summary of some notable recent developments , including significant (and in some cases novel) changes to the civil penalty enforcement landscape following the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation&#x27;s (&quot;OFSI&quot;) public consultation - which will broadly make it easier for OFSI to punish smaller breaches and increase the amount it may impose for more significant breaches &#x2013; as well as t...]]></description>
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                            Tue, 24 Feb 2026 13:21:52 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Ready, set, report: the FCA fires the starting gun on UK sustainability reporting</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 30 January 2026, the UK&#x27;s Financial Conduct Authority (&quot;FCA&quot;) launched a consultation on the introduction of mandatory sustainability reporting for listed companies, based on the yet-to-be-finalised UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (&quot;UK SRS&quot;). The consultation will be of high interest to any UK listed company &#x2013; including overseas companies with a UK listing &#x2013; though as we explain below, its immediate impact will be relatively limited for the next few years.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 05 Feb 2026 13:50:33 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Implementation speaks louder than words: the Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation&#x2019;s First Annual Review</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 4 December 2025, the Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation (the &quot;OTSI&quot;) published its first annual review. Although the OTSI has publicly been relatively quiet since launching in late 2024, given its focus on trade-based restrictions, at a time when there is an increase in international trade controls restricting supply chains and sales channels, now is a good moment to examine its impact to date. That includes guidance on &quot;no Russia&quot; clauses, and what the OTSI&#x27;s role might mean for bus...]]></description>
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                            Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:08:37 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>CSRD and CSDDD Version 2.0 &#x2013; the EU&#x27;s sustainability framework redefined</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[As reported in our previous briefing, the Sustainability Omnibus finally reached its destination last week, when the European institutions agreed on changes to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (&quot;CSRD&quot;) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (&quot;CSDDD&quot;). The text was subsequently approved by the Council&#x27;s Coreper committee on 10 December, and on 16 December, the Parliament approved the text in its plenary session. Some sources are noting that final publication o...]]></description>
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                            Fri, 19 Dec 2025 14:39:32 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>The Omnibus reaches its destination: CSRD and CS3D 2.0</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission concluded negotiations late on 8 December on the Sustainability Omnibus, the highly politicised proposal to amend the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. Though the agreed text is not available at the time of writing, the Council and the Parliament issued press releases with key details.]]></description>
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                            Tue, 09 Dec 2025 11:02:17 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>AI arbitrators</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[What has happened?&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;The American Arbitration Association-International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA-ICDR) is set to launch an AI arbitrator for construction disputes in November 2025. This marks a pivotal transition toward automated dispute resolution in commercial law. &#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;The AI arbitrator will rely exclusively on documentary evidence rather than live testimony or hearings. It has been trained on more than 1,500 previous construction awards and refined using expert-labelled examples...]]></description>
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                            Wed, 08 Oct 2025 14:09:16 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>The UK Failure to Prevent Fraud regime takes effect on 1 September: Here&#x27;s what you need to know</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In 2023, the UK brought the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (the &quot;ECCTA&quot;) into law, which introduced a new and wide-ranging corporate offence for failure to prevent fraud (the &quot;FTPF Offence&quot;), to take effect on 1 September 2025. That deadline is now upon us. The Serious Fraud Office (&quot;SFO&quot;) and the Crown Prosecution Service (&quot;CPS&quot;) released revised joint prosecution guidance last week specifically covering the FTPF Offence, demonstrating that the prosecuting authorities are them...]]></description>
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                            Tue, 26 Aug 2025 13:34:30 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>From red to green? UK Labour Government finally consults on sustainability reporting and transition planning</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[After months of delay,  the UK Government has finally published the long-awaited consultation on the adoption of ISSB sustainability standards as the first UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (&quot;UK SRS&quot;), and on assurance of sustainability-related financial disclosures. At the same time, the Government is consulting on how to implement its manifesto commitment to mandate UK-regulated financial institutions &#x2013; including banks, asset managers, pension funds, and insurers &#x2013; and FTSE 100 companie...]]></description>
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                            Thu, 26 Jun 2025 09:27:52 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>ESG regulation: has the &quot;Washington effect&quot; trumped the &quot;Brussels effect&quot;?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The last 6 months have seen unprecedented turbulence in the field of sustainability regulation. The EU, historically a world leader in environmental standards and responsible business conduct, appears to be backtracking on its leading position and fitting in with the political mood in the US. But a key question &#x2013; particularly for those working out how to respond to the ever-shifting sands &#x2013; is whether recent changes reflect a fundamental shift away from sustainability regulation and towards d...]]></description>
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                            Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:44:02 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>PISCES &#x2013; Key questions answered</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[With the legal framework  now in place for the Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System (&quot;PISCES&quot;) regime to become operational, in this briefing we answer the key questions that clients are asking about this innovative trading platform for private companies.]]></description>
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                            Fri, 13 Jun 2025 12:01:51 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Financial Reporting Council publishes the updated UK Stewardship Code 2026</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 3 June 2025, the Financial Reporting Council (&quot;FRC&quot;) published the UK Stewardship Code 2026 (the &quot;Code&quot;). The Code is a voluntary framework designed to promote high standards of stewardship among financial market participants, encouraging the responsible allocation, management and oversight of capital. This edition of the Code will replace the UK Stewardship Code 2020 (the &quot;2020 Code&quot;) as of 1 January 2026. The Code outlines a number of Principles and Disclosures for effective stewardship...]]></description>
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                            Wed, 11 Jun 2025 09:02:31 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Innovative remedies: an investor&#x27;s role in cleaning up supply chains</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Modern slavery and human rights abuses impact countless supply chains across the world every year. Businesses and investors may be exposed to risks arising from such abuses regardless of how far down the supply chain they occur and, in some circumstances, may be under a duty to identify, remediate and prevent further violations. In this article, we explore the topic of remediation, how investors can play their part in addressing such issues and helping to ensure victims are adequately compens...]]></description>
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                            Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:55:33 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>The clock stops, but the bus rumbles on &#x2013; CSRD Omnibus clears its first hurdle</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The &quot;Stop-the-Clock&quot; proposal to delay sustainability reporting under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (&quot;CSRD&quot;) and due diligence obligations under the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (&quot;CS3D&quot;) was approved by the European Parliament on 3 April, with immediate consequences for many large companies preparing CSRD reports.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 03 Apr 2025 10:46:46 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-clock-stops-but-the-bus-rumbles-on-csrd-omnibus-clears-its-first-hurdle/</link>
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                <title>A Decade of Insight: UK Home Office updates guidance on supply chain transparency</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Earlier this week, the UK Home Office published updated guidance (the &quot;Guidance&quot;) for businesses on how to comply with the letter and spirit of the UK&#x27;s Modern Slavery Act 2015 (&quot;MSA&quot;). The Guidance lays out the Government&#x27;s expectations for corporate reporting through modern slavery statements and was formed through consultation with businesses, public bodies, civil society organisations, trade unions and academics. It also provides practical advice to help support businesses to take action...]]></description>
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                            Thu, 27 Mar 2025 10:21:45 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/a-decade-of-insight-uk-home-office-updates-guidance-on-supply-chain-transparency/</link>
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                <title>Unsustainable Pain: Navigating the Challenges of CSRD Reporting</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[As we noted in our previous CSRD briefing, 2024 saw a dizzying number of changes for companies in scope of this landmark sustainability reporting regulation. Keeping track of these changes is a big enough challenge. But the real work for many companies &#x2013; including the thousands of &quot;large&quot; EU companies who are in the second wave &#x2013; starts in 2025, as they prepare their first sustainability statements for publication in 2026. In this briefing, we will highlight some of the hurdles companies face...]]></description>
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                            Tue, 21 Jan 2025 10:21:49 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>ICYMI: A Recap of Developments in EU Sustainability Reporting in 2024</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In case you missed it: Travers Smith recaps a dramatic year in the world of sustainability reporting.]]></description>
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                            Mon, 06 Jan 2025 10:21:50 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/icymi-a-recap-of-developments-in-eu-sustainability-reporting-in-2024/</link>
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                <title>UK Modern Slavery Act 2015: to reform or not to reform &#x2013; that remains the question following latest position from Government</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this briefing, we review the Response to the recommendations set out in the Report from a corporate transparency perspective in more detail and consider their potential impacts on businesses and their supply chains in the context of that emergent international legislation.]]></description>
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                            Fri, 20 Dec 2024 10:21:50 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/uk-modern-slavery-act-2015-to-reform-or-not-to-reform-that-remains-the-question-following-latest-position-from-government/</link>
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                <title>Failure to prevent fraud guidance published &#x2013; what do businesses need to do now?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[As part of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (the &quot;ECCTA&quot;), which was granted Royal Assent on 26 October 2023, a new &#x27;failure to prevent fraud&#x27; offence was introduced in the UK (the &quot;FTPF Offence&quot;). The FTPF Offence is modelled on similar existing offences for &#x27;failure to prevent bribery&#x27; and &#x27;failure to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion&#x27;. The FTPF Offence is intended to hold certain corporate entities criminally liable for fraud committed by their associates (unles...]]></description>
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                            Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:43:56 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>World Uyghur Congress Case Ruling: A game changer for supply chains?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Earlier this year, the World Uyghur Congress was successful in its appeal in a case which centered on concerns about the importation of cotton products to the UK from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the People&#x2019;s Republic of China. In this article we will explore the important legal and practical ramifications of this decision, in light of more recent allegations against large multinational entities for failing to prevent slavery and human trafficking abuses in their supply chains. We...]]></description>
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                            Tue, 05 Nov 2024 10:21:53 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/world-uyghur-congress-case-ruling-a-game-changer-for-supply-chains/</link>
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                <title>Episode 8: AI Insights &#x2013; Corporate Governance implications of the EU AI Act</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this episode, Partner James Longster in our Technology &amp; Commercial Transactions team sits down with Senior Associate Laura Smyth in our Operational Risk &amp; Environment team, to discuss the Corporate Governance implications of the new EU Artificial Intelligence Act. &#xD;&#xA; &#xD;&#xA;Together they explore key best practice and legal requirements for businesses, including the importance of dedicated AI governance committees, AI ethics and acceptable use policies, promoting training and leveraging upon ex...]]></description>
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                            Wed, 30 Oct 2024 10:46:12 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Update on UK Subsidy Control Act: Latest Developments</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK Subsidy Control Act 2022 (the &quot;Act&quot;) came into force on 4 January 2023 in order to replace the European Union (&quot;EU&quot;) state aid regime and satisfy the UK&#x27;s obligations under the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement. The Act sets out a framework for public bodies to comply with when awarding subsidies to businesses and provides a means for private challenge of the granting of any such awards.]]></description>
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                            Tue, 20 Aug 2024 09:59:09 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: impact on financial services businesses</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 15 Aug 2024 10:21:56 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-corporate-sustainability-due-diligence-directive-impact-on-financial-services-businesses/</link>
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                <title>New EU AI Act &#x2013; Corporate Governance Considerations</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 13 Aug 2024 10:21:56 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/new-eu-ai-act-corporate-governance-considerations/</link>
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                <title>CSRD implementation across the EU: Corporate Sustainability Reporting Delays?</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 09 Aug 2024 10:21:56 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/csrd-implementation-across-the-eu-corporate-sustainability-reporting-delays/</link>
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                <title>The Dispute Resolution Yearbook 2024</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The 2024 edition of our award winning Dispute Resolution Yearbook provides an overview of the disputes market in general, insights into our practice, and an opportunity to learn more about our team.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 17 Jul 2024 11:27:44 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-dispute-resolution-yearbook-2024/</link>
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                <title>Beyond Supply Chains: new EU rules increase pressure on companies to adopt responsible business practices</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 12 Jul 2024 10:21:57 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/beyond-supply-chains-new-eu-rules-increase-pressure-on-companies-to-adopt-responsible-business-practices/</link>
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                <title>MUR Shipping v RTI: key lessons from the Supreme Court&#x27;s ruling on force majeure clauses</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In a further twist of the MUR Shipping BV v RTI Ltd proceedings, the Supreme Court has overturned the Court of Appeal&#x27;s decision and ruled that a &quot;reasonable endeavours&quot; proviso in a force majeure clause does not require a party to accept non-contractual performance.  The judgment has important implications for the drafting and interpretation of force majeure clauses generally &#x2013; and the impact of sanctions in particular.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 17 Jun 2024 13:19:38 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/mur-shipping-v-rti-key-lessons-from-the-supreme-courts-ruling-on-force-majeure-clauses/</link>
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                <title>Sanctions Update: new US guidance for overseas sanctions enforcement, the impact of the EU&#x27;s &quot;no Russia&quot; clause for certain businesses, the EU&#x27;s new liability directive and some notable sanctions de-listings and challenges</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This update provides a brief summary of some notable recent developments from an international sanctions perspective. This includes the publication of a &#x27;Tri-Seal Compliance Note&#x27; by certain government bodies in the US, emphasising the potential applicability of US sanctions to non-US persons and the corresponding risks of non-compliance, the impact of the EU&#x27;s new &quot;no Russia&quot; law, which requires certain contractual obligations to be satisfied when exporting specific goods from the EU, and  t...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 05 Jun 2024 15:50:46 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/sanctions-update-new-us-guidance-for-overseas-sanctions-enforcement-the-impact-of-the-eus-no-russia-clause-for-certain-businesses-the-eus-new-liability-directive-and-some-notable-sanctions-de-listings-and-challenges/</link>
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                <title>Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: Dead in the water?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[After years of planning, months of negotiations and several key hurdles surpassed, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (&#x27;CS3D&#x27;) looked like it was on the home straight.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 29 Feb 2024 14:41:24 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/corporate-sustainability-due-diligence-directive-dead-in-the-water/</link>
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                <title>Sanctions January Update: new UK enforcement unit, further guidance on ownership and control and OFSI&#x27;s Annual Review</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 05 Jan 2024 10:34:22 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/sanctions-january-update-new-uk-enforcement-unit-further-guidance-on-ownership-and-control-and-ofsis-annual-review/</link>
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                <title>The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: some answers, but questions remain</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 05 Jan 2024 10:34:50 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-corporate-sustainability-due-diligence-directive-some-answers-but-questions-remain/</link>
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                <title>QCA Publishes Revised Corporate Governance Code</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Last week the Quoted Companies Alliance (the &quot;QCA&quot;) published its revised Corporate Governance Code (the &quot;Revised Code&quot;).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 21 Nov 2023 10:51:26 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/qca-publishes-revised-corporate-governance-code/</link>
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                <title>Sanctions Autumn Update: Court of Appeal ownership and control commentary and OFSI first use of public disclosure power</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This update provides a brief summary of some notable recent developments in the UK sanctions world, including interesting commentary from the Court of Appeal on a potentially wide interpretation of the &quot;ownership and control&quot; test, which was rapidly followed by a statement from the Government suggesting such an interpretation should be limited, and the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation&#x27;s (&quot;OFSI&quot;) first use of its public disclosure enforcement power.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 02 Nov 2023 14:01:34 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/sanctions-autumn-update-court-of-appeal-ownership-and-control-commentary-and-ofsi-first-use-of-public-disclosure-power/</link>
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                <title>CSRD: a moving target?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[As many companies take the first steps towards understanding the impact of CSRD on their organisations, a series of seemingly impactful changes to the regime, and corresponding alarming headlines, have emerged. However, while these changes and headlines might make businesses worry that they will need to pivot their plans and processes as a reaction, in practice, many of those currently preparing for CSRD reporting may find that recent developments do not move the dial significantly and they m...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 19 Oct 2023 10:59:19 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/csrd-a-moving-target/</link>
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                <title>Webinar: Corporate Sustainability Disclosures in the EU</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 20 Sep 2023 09:39:40 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/events-container/webinar-corporate-sustainability-disclosures-in-the-eu/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/events-container/webinar-corporate-sustainability-disclosures-in-the-eu/</guid>
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                <title>Trendsetting: key developments in ESG for the fashion sector</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Major fashion brands are increasingly making efforts to capitalise on growing ESG consciousness by consumers. At the same time however, brands are also aware of activity by regulators and campaigners that seeks to hold businesses accountable for &quot;greenwashing&quot; and human rights risks present in their value chain.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 24 Jul 2023 09:49:50 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/trendsetting-key-developments-in-esg-for-the-fashion-sector/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/trendsetting-key-developments-in-esg-for-the-fashion-sector/</guid>
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                <title>International Sustainability Standards Board (&quot;ISSB&quot;) publishes global sustainability disclosure standards</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 26 June 2023, the ISSB issued its inaugural standards concerning sustainability-related disclosures for international capital markets: IFRS S1 General Requirements for Disclosure of Sustainability-related Financial Information (&quot;IFRS S1&quot;) and IFRS S2 Climate-related Disclosures (&quot;IFRS S2&quot;) (together, the &quot;ISSB Standards&quot;). The UK&#x27;s Financial Conduct Authority (&quot;FCA&quot;) published a statement on the same day emphasising that it intends to update its climate-related disclosure rules to referenc...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 28 Jun 2023 15:27:57 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/international-sustainability-standards-board-issb-publishes-global-sustainability-disclosure-standards/</link>
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                <title>Revamp of the OECD Guidelines: What&#x27;s Changed?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 8 June 2023, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (&quot;OECD&quot;) published an updated version of its Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (the &quot;Guidelines&quot;)]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 27 Jun 2023 14:02:01 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/revamp-of-the-oecd-guidelines-whats-changed/</link>
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                <title>New UK measures to address SLAPPs: a panacea or a missed opportunity?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Government announced on Monday that it will introduce new measures to address Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (&quot;SLAPPs&quot;) through amendments to the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 15 Jun 2023 15:35:25 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/new-uk-measures-to-address-slapps-a-panacea-or-a-missed-opportunity/</link>
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                <title>A step closer to the European Sustainability Reporting Standards</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 9 June, the European Commission published a draft delegated act containing the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (&quot;ESRS&quot;) which will implement the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (&quot;CSRD&quot;).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 12 Jun 2023 15:57:28 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/a-step-closer-to-the-european-sustainability-reporting-standards/</link>
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                <title>Importance of solicitors&#x27; duties to keep clients fully apprised of developments affecting their matter or claim: Mackenzie v Rosenblatt Solicitors (a firm) and another [2023] EWHC 331 (Ch)</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the recent decision in Mackenzie v Rosenblatt Solicitors (a firm) and another, Fancourt J dismissed a professional negligence claim against a defendant firm of solicitors arising out of advice they had given to the claimant in relation to a claim he had issued against his former employer and certain directors of the employer for unlawful means conspiracy.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 25 Apr 2023 10:33:08 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/importance-of-solicitors-duties-to-keep-clients-fully-apprised-of-developments-affecting-their-matter-or-claim-mackenzie-v-rosenblatt-solicitors-a-firm-and-another-2023-ewhc-331-ch/</link>
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                <title>Mapping the social audit trail: what the Tesco and LBMA claims tell us about the direction of ESG litigation in the UK</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Businesses with overseas operations, and firms that provide social audit support services to those businesses, need to be cognisant of attempts by claimant law firms to extend the existing boundaries of tort law and bring novel and ambitious value chain liability claims against them]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 20 Apr 2023 14:46:37 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/mapping-the-social-audit-trail-what-the-tesco-and-lbma-claims-tell-us-about-the-direction-of-esg-litigation-in-the-uk/</link>
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                <title>Late payment clauses: time for a review?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The recent announcement of the UK Government&#x27;s Payment and Cash Flow Review has once again put the spotlight on late payment clauses and other payment practices. Larger businesses in particular may be criticised for failure to comply with legal requirements or &quot;best practices&quot; in relation to their purchasing activity.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 14 Mar 2023 08:36:30 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/late-payment-clauses-time-for-a-review/</link>
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                <title>Landmark High Court Decision on Supply Chains and Human Rights</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The British Government has defended a claim brought by the World Uyghur Congress (&quot;WUC&quot;) and the Global Legal Action Network (&quot;GLUN&quot;)]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 09 Mar 2023 09:23:11 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/landmark-high-court-decision-on-supply-chains-and-human-rights/</link>
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                <title>Supermarket and retailer litigation risk: Claimants using novel Value Chain Liability concepts to target household names</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Value chains are under the spotlight with the increase in so-called value chain liability claims in the UK]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 09 Mar 2023 14:58:39 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/supermarket-and-retailer-litigation-risk-claimants-using-novel-value-chain-liability-concepts-to-target-household-names/</link>
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                <title>Failure to prevent fraud: a new offence?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK Government confirmed that it intended to put forward a failure to prevent fraud offence in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (the &quot;Bill&quot;). The Bill comes off the back of the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act, passed in March 2022, and is intended to further reform and improve the UK&#x27;s anti-financial crime legal framework.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 07 Feb 2023 08:48:00 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/failure-to-prevent-fraud-a-new-offence/</link>
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                <title>CSRD &#x2013; Getting to grips with the latest (and greatest?) corporate sustainability reporting</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The EU&#x27;s Directive on Corporate Sustainability Reporting (&quot;CSRD&quot;) was published in its final form in mid December 2022, giving companies in its scope certainty about when the significantly expanded reporting requirements will apply to them.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 01 Feb 2023 10:18:13 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/csrd-getting-to-grips-with-the-latest-and-greatest-corporate-sustainability-reporting/</link>
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                <title>Human Rights &#x2013; time to refresh your corporate policies and procedures?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Last week one of the most significant conferences related to biodiversity concluded in Canada. COP15 has come shortly after the close of COP27 and attendees sought to agree a new set of goals to hopefully halt and reverse the worrying loss of natural capital that our planet is currently facing.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 05 Jan 2023 12:14:45 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/human-rights-time-to-refresh-your-corporate-policies-and-procedures/</link>
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                <title>Update on Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Last week the Government announced that it will be introducing legislation that enables judges to use procedural shortcuts to dismiss so-called Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (or &quot;SLAPPs&quot;) at an early stage.  This follows a campaign by UK newspapers  to prevent wealthy individuals from issuing SLAPPs with the intention of preventing legitimate public interest journalism.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 06 Dec 2022 09:33:48 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/update-on-strategic-lawsuits-against-public-participation/</link>
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                <title>Force majeure, reasonable endeavours and sanctions: Court of Appeal takes a different view</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In MUR Shipping BV v RTI Ltd, the Court of Appeal ruled that a force majeure clause did not apply because the party unable to comply with its obligations had offered suitable alternative performance (as envisaged by the clause, which included a reasonable endeavours obligation).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 05 Dec 2022 15:51:29 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/force-majeure-reasonable-endeavours-and-sanctions-court-of-appeal-takes-a-different-view/</link>
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                <title>Water and Sewerage Group Claim in England: the Competition Appeal Tribunal collective proceedings regime continues to be tested</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Claimants are finding novel ways to advance collective proceedings, including the increasingly popular collective proceedings regime in the Competition Appeal Tribunal (&quot;CAT&quot;).&#xA0; While this regime was introduced to facilitate competition law claims, claimant law firms are finding creative ways to use it for matters that do not appear, at first blush, to be &quot;competition&quot; related matters at all.&#xA0;&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;Leigh Day&#xD;&#xA;Fideres&#xD;&#xA;Carolyn Roberts&#xD;&#xA;Bench Walk&#xD;&#xA;AlixPartners / Alix Partners &#xD;&#xA;Monckton Chambers...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 01 Dec 2022 15:36:44 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/water-and-sewerage-group-claim-in-england-the-competition-appeal-tribunal-collective-proceedings-regime-continues-to-be-tested/</link>
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                <title>ESG Newsletter - Autumn 2022</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[ESG and sustainability issues continue to be a priority for policy makers and regulators globally. The impact of the Ukraine conflict on energy policy and the recent publication of the IPCC&#x27;s (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) &quot;state of the union&quot; report on the slender window we have to take action in order to meet our climate targets both highlight the scale of the global challenge we face on climate issues.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 30 Nov 2022 11:11:38 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/esg-newsletter-autumn-2022/</link>
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                <title>Investment Association Principles of Remuneration 2023</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 9 November 2022, the Investment Association (the &quot;IA&quot;) published its latest version of the IA Principles of Remuneration (the &quot;Principles&quot;) and Letter to Remuneration Committee Chairs (the &quot;Letter&quot;).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 16 Nov 2022 12:49:40 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/investment-association-principles-of-remuneration-2023/</link>
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                <title>COP27: What is it and why is it important?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[COP27 is due to take place in Egypt from 6 to 18 November 2022. The summit comes at a time when there are acute energy issues across the globe, increasing numbers of extreme weather events and worrying data from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (&quot;IPCC&quot;) which indicates we may not be doing enough to avoid the worst aspects of the climate crisis.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 01 Nov 2022 14:11:41 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cop27-what-is-it-and-why-is-it-important/</link>
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                <title>Sanctions Update: UK enforcement, international regulator collaboration and further restrictive measures taken in response to Russia&#x27;s invasion of Ukraine</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 15 March 2022, the UK&#x27;s new Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act (the &quot;ECA&quot;) received Royal Assent. The legislation contained a number of important provisions, including the introduction of a new &#x27;Register of Overseas Entities&#x27; and reforms to unexplained wealth orders.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 21 Oct 2022 08:12:46 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/sanctions-update-uk-enforcement-international-regulator-collaboration-and-further-restrictive-measures-taken-in-response-to-russias-invasion-of-ukraine/</link>
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                <title>New EU Proposed Regulation seeks to ban products made using forced labour</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The EU recently revealed its proposal for a new Regulation to combat the use of forced labour in the production of goods.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 14 Oct 2022 10:18:07 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/new-eu-proposed-regulation-seeks-to-ban-products-made-using-forced-labour/</link>
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                <title>ESG risk and the tech and automotive sectors: why Tesla&#x27;s proposed &quot;solution&quot; to the supply chain pinch may not be for everyone</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Surging commodity prices are creating headaches in the tech and automotive sectors, with the cost of key materials such as lithium, cobalt and nickel (key components in electric car batteries) rising following supply chain disruptions associated with Covid and the war in Ukraine.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 13 Oct 2022 16:09:04 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/esg-risk-and-the-tech-and-automotive-sectors-why-teslas-proposed-solution-to-the-supply-chain-pinch-may-not-be-for-everyone/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/esg-risk-and-the-tech-and-automotive-sectors-why-teslas-proposed-solution-to-the-supply-chain-pinch-may-not-be-for-everyone/</guid>
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                <title>The SRA adds its weight to the growing discourse around so-called &quot;SLAPPs&quot;</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Solicitors Regulation Authority (&quot;SRA&quot;) is the latest organisation to indicate that it is looking to curb the use of so-called Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (&quot;SLAPPs&quot;) in England &amp; Wales.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 27 Sep 2022 10:22:23 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-sra-adds-its-weight-to-the-growing-discourse-around-so-called-slapps/</link>
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                <title>Release of the white elephant? Court of Appeal opens the door to &#xA3;5bn multi-jurisdictional group litigation</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 8 July 2022, the Court of Appeal handed down its long-awaited judgment in the Municipio De Mariana group litigation claim, granting permission for some 200,000 Brazilian claimants to pursue in the UK their group action for damages caused by the collapse of the Fund&#xE3;o Dam in Brazil in 2015.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 05 Sep 2022 14:35:50 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/release-of-the-white-elephant-court-of-appeal-opens-the-door-to-5bn-multi-jurisdictional-group-litigation/</link>
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                <title>The cost of doing business: Dyson and global value chain liability</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[There is a growing trend amongst activists and claimant law firms to pursue novel causes of action against companies for acts or omissions that, while not directly attributable to them, are said to result in alleged human rights breaches in their value chains.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:04:24 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-cost-of-doing-business-dyson-and-global-value-chain-liability/</link>
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                <title>Government Plans for Reform to Tackle Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (&quot;SLAPPs&quot;) in England and Wales</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 20 July 2022 the Deputy Prime Minister, Dominic Raab, announced a package of measures designed to tackle the increased use of SLAPPs in the courts of England and Wales.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 11 Aug 2022 09:17:26 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/government-plans-for-reform-to-tackle-strategic-lawsuits-against-public-participation-slapps-in-england-and-wales/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/government-plans-for-reform-to-tackle-strategic-lawsuits-against-public-participation-slapps-in-england-and-wales/</guid>
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                <title>Parent company liability hurdles and &quot;class actions&quot;: what comes next?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Since the Supreme Court&#x27;s rulings in Vedanta Resources Plc v Lungowe [2019] UKSC 20 (&quot;Vedanta&quot;) and HRH Emere Okpabi v Royal Dutch Shell [2021] UKSC 3 (&quot;Okpabi&quot;), much has been written about the potential impact these decisions may have on UK-domiciled businesses with foreign operations and, in particular, how they will assist claimants who wish to initiate large-scale group litigation.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 01 Aug 2022 16:07:20 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/parent-company-liability-hurdles-and-class-actions-what-comes-next/</link>
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                <title>Do we finally have some clarity over &quot;minimum safeguards&quot; in sustainable finance?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The EU&#x27;s Platform on Sustainable Finance (&quot;PSF&quot;) &#x2013; an expert group established to advise the European Commission &#x2013; recently published a helpful draft report on so-called &quot;minimum safeguards&quot; (&quot;MS&quot;) under sustainable finance legislation.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 27 Jul 2022 16:08:11 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/do-we-finally-have-some-clarity-over-minimum-safeguards-in-sustainable-finance/</link>
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                <title>The ever-expanding world of corporate sustainability reporting</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The EU continues to beat a path to a more sustainable future. Nothing too new there, perhaps, but it is increasingly determined to bring the rest of the world along with it. It first proposed a directive on corporate sustainability reporting (&quot;CSRD&quot;) in February 2021, which when proposed caused a stir for the significant expansion of non-financial information obligations on non-listed corporates.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 06 Jul 2022 16:18:26 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-ever-expanding-world-of-corporate-sustainability-reporting/</link>
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                <title>SFO secures conviction against Glencore of seven counts of bribery</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Further to our previous article here, the SFO has now secured a conviction against Glencore on seven counts of international bribery. The successful prosecution makes Glencore the first company to admit to bribing a person under the Bribery Act and is the SFO&#x2019;s third corporate conviction under these rules.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 24 Jun 2022 11:35:40 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/sfo-secures-conviction-against-glencore-of-seven-counts-of-bribery/</link>
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                <title>Sanctions Update: UK&#x27;s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation sets out new enforcement guidance in advance of enhanced powers coming into force</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 15 March 2022, the UK&#x27;s new Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act (the &quot;ECA&quot;) received Royal Assent. The legislation contained a number of important provisions, including the introduction of a new &#x27;Register of Overseas Entities&#x27; and reforms to unexplained wealth orders.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:03:43 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/sanctions-update-uks-office-of-financial-sanctions-implementation-sets-out-new-enforcement-guidance-in-advance-of-enhanced-powers-coming-into-force/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/sanctions-update-uks-office-of-financial-sanctions-implementation-sets-out-new-enforcement-guidance-in-advance-of-enhanced-powers-coming-into-force/</guid>
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                <title>Glencore guilty pleas to offer welcome relief for SFO</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Glencore has indicated that it will plead guilty to seven counts of bribery in connection with its oil operations in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, and South Sudan. The Serious Fraud Office opened its investigation in 2019 and alleges that the commodities giant approved the payment of over $25m in bribes for preferential access to oil.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 31 May 2022 16:14:18 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/glencore-guilty-pleas-to-offer-welcome-relief-for-sfo/</link>
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                <title>Queen&#x27;s speech signals strengthening of UK&#x27;s Modern Slavery Act</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Queen&#x27;s speech delivered on 10 May 2022 announced the intention of strengthening the protection and support for victims of human trafficking and modern slavery as well as increasing the accountability of organisations in driving out modern slavery from their supply chains through the implementation of a Modern Slavery Bill (the &quot;MSA Bill&quot;).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 24 May 2022 13:56:16 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/queens-speech-signals-strengthening-of-uks-modern-slavery-act/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/queens-speech-signals-strengthening-of-uks-modern-slavery-act/</guid>
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                <title>ESG Newsletter - Spring 2022</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[ESG and sustainability issues continue to be a priority for policy makers and regulators globally. The impact of the Ukraine conflict on energy policy and the recent publication of the IPCC&#x27;s (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) &quot;state of the union&quot; report on the slender window we have to take action in order to meet our climate targets both highlight the scale of the global challenge we face on climate issues.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 04 May 2022 13:57:45 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/esg-newsletter-spring-2022/</link>
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                <title>The Dispute Resolution Yearbook 2022</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Meet the people who make up our Dispute Resolution practice and learn more about the market-leading work we do. Containing a host of thought leadership pieces on trending topics and current developments in the UK litigation market and insights into what matters to us as a team.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 28 Apr 2022 15:48:42 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-dispute-resolution-yearbook-2022/</link>
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                <title>Sanctions Update: Further measures taken by UK, EU and US in response to Russia&#x27;s invasion of Ukraine, including the UK&#x27;s new Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 16 Mar 2022 13:22:55 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/sanctions-update-further-measures-taken-by-uk-eu-and-us-in-response-to-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-including-the-uks-new-economic-crime-transparency-and-enforcement-act/</link>
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                <title>Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence: A long-awaited proposal revealed</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The European Commission recently unveiled its long-awaited proposal for a directive on corporate sustainability due diligence, which is designed to tackle human rights and environmental impacts across value chains (the &quot;CSDD&quot;).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 04 Mar 2022 15:30:13 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/corporate-sustainability-due-diligence-a-long-awaited-proposal-revealed/</link>
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                <title>Sanctions Update: Further measures taken by UK, EU and US in response to Russia&#x27;s invasion of Ukraine</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 03 Mar 2022 10:31:26 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/sanctions-update-further-measures-taken-by-uk-eu-and-us-in-response-to-russias-invasion-of-ukraine/</link>
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                <title>Sanctions Update: UK, US and EU set to impose further and more significant sanctions on Russia following &#x27;full-scale invasion&#x27; of Ukraine on 24 February 2022</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 25 Feb 2022 13:24:33 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/sanctions-update-uk-us-and-eu-set-to-impose-further-and-more-significant-sanctions-on-russia-following-full-scale-invasion-of-ukraine-on-24-february-2022/</link>
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                <title>Sanctions Update: UK, US and EU set to impose first round of new sanctions on Russia in response to escalation of Ukrainian crisis, while Germany blocks Nord Stream 2 certification</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[During the build-up of Russian military forces on the borders of Ukraine over the course of recent months, the UK and other countries have issued firm statements that any further incursion by Russia into Ukraine would result in additional economic sanctions on Russian entities and individuals. Today, following Russia&#x27;s recognition of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions of Ukraine as independent (and the corresponding movement of Russian forces into these regions), a number of new sanctions and ot...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 22 Feb 2022 13:25:11 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/sanctions-update-uk-us-and-eu-set-to-impose-first-round-of-new-sanctions-on-russia-in-response-to-escalation-of-ukrainian-crisis-while-germany-blocks-nord-stream-2-certification/</link>
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                <title>Social Auditor Accountability &#x2013; Proposals for Reform</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Business and Human Rights Resource Centre recently produced a report calling into question the quality and utility of the now ubiquitous social audit reporting (Social Audit Liability: Hard Law Strategies to Redress Weak Social Assurances) (the &quot;Report&quot;).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 02 Dec 2021 13:58:34 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/social-auditor-accountability-proposals-for-reform/</link>
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                <title>Business &amp; Human Rights: Proposals for a New &#x27;Failure to Prevent&#x27; Regime</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK&#x27;s Corporate Justice Coalition (&quot;CJC&quot;), an organisation made up of various UK and international Civil Society Organisations (&quot;CSOs&quot;) including Anti-Slavery International, Friends of the Earth and Business Human Rights Resource Centre has recently recommended the implementation of a potentially wide-reaching corporate &quot;failure to prevent&quot; regime targeting negative human rights and environmental impacts. Such a regime would track similar EU proposals relating to the diligence of &#x27;value ch...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 03 Nov 2021 13:58:24 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/business-human-rights-proposals-for-a-new-failure-to-prevent-regime/</link>
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                <title>A business-friendly guide to the UK-EU Brexit trade deal</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[At over 2500 pages, the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) signed by the UK and EU in December 2020 does not make for an easy read. This guide breaks it down into the key topics of interest to business.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 15 Oct 2021 15:10:21 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/a-business-friendly-guide-to-the-uk-eu-brexit-trade-deal/</link>
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                <title>A business-friendly guide to the UK-EU Brexit trade deal: now fully updated</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[We have recently updated our cross-practice area guide to the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), which breaks it down into key topics of interest to business.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 15 Oct 2021 13:28:10 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/a-business-friendly-guide-to-the-uk-eu-brexit-trade-deal-now-fully-updated/</link>
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                <title>ESG litigation trends: Australian financial disclosure claim may pave the way for a new claimant toolkit</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Shareholders in Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), Australia&#x27;s largest bank, have applied to the Federal Court of Australia to compel the CBA to furnish them with documents pertaining to its decisions to finance certain energy projects.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 20 Sep 2021 09:34:27 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/esg-litigation-trends-australian-financial-disclosure-claim-may-pave-the-way-for-a-new-claimant-toolkit/</link>
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                <title>ESG litigation trends: the Milieudefensie claim expands beyond the Netherlands</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[It has been reported that two German NGOs (Greenpeace and Deutsche Umwelthilfe) have written a letter of claim to Volkswagen, BMW, Daimler&#x27;s Mercedes-Benz and independent oil and gas company Wintershall Dea, alleging that the companies need to put in place measures to reduce their CO2 emissions by 45% (as against 2019 levels) by 2030.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 16 Sep 2021 13:58:09 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/esg-litigation-trends-the-milieudefensie-claim-expands-beyond-the-netherlands/</link>
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                <title>&quot;Mere Corporate Presence&quot; and Corporate Liability: the US Supreme Court&#x27;s Nestle Decision</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[English courts are seeing an increasing number of claims brought against UK companies who are said to be responsible for harm to claimants who live outside of the UK, even though the company was not directly involved in the wrongful conduct alleged. There are two main areas of caselaw developing: the &quot;parent company liability&quot; line of caselaw (where the leading cases are Vedanta and Okpabi) and the &quot;value chain&quot; line of caselaw (where the leading cases are Maran, Kalma and more recently, Josi...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 06 Sep 2021 13:58:06 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/mere-corporate-presence-and-corporate-liability-the-us-supreme-courts-nestle-decision/</link>
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                <title>High Court declines to strike out &quot;value chain&quot; negligence claim</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The recent judgment of the High Court in Josiya &amp; Ors v British American Tobacco PLC &amp; Ors [2021] EWHC 1743 (QB) is the latest in a series of cases in which the English Courts have refused to strike out novel claims against UK companies in respect of alleged unethical conduct in their overseas business operations.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 09 Aug 2021 13:58:01 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/high-court-declines-to-strike-out-value-chain-negligence-claim/</link>
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                <title>Holding asset managers to account</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[We recently held our third webinar in the series &quot;Sustainability and alternative asset managers: the new normal&quot;.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 15 Jul 2021 10:49:23 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/holding-asset-managers-to-account/</link>
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                <title>Beyond the headlines: Recent trends in global climate change litigation</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Two climate change related cases made global headlines in recent weeks: a Dutch case, brought by a group of activists, against Royal Dutch Shell that imposed carbon emission limits on the oil producing multinational and an Australian case that found the Minister for the Environment had a duty to protect young people from the effects of climate change.  In this article, we look at these decisions in their wider legal context, and consider how the law may continue to develop in this area, inclu...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 13 Jul 2021 13:57:53 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/beyond-the-headlines-recent-trends-in-global-climate-change-litigation/</link>
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                <title>Sanctions Update: is the US &#x27;maximum pressure&#x27; approach to sanctions (including against Iran) set to thaw?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In recent weeks, rumours have started to circulate that President Biden&#x27;s administration is set to depart from the US government&#x27;s current approach to the use of sanctions. While the administration&#x27;s review of US sanctions policy remains ongoing, details of a new softer approach, which is expected to be formally outlined when the review is published at the end of the summer, were described by a number of current and former administration officials in a series of high-level meetings held in th...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 12 Jul 2021 13:25:57 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/sanctions-update-is-the-us-maximum-pressure-approach-to-sanctions-including-against-iran-set-to-thaw/</link>
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                <title>Anti-bribery update: SFO enters into &#xA3;103m DPA with Amec Foster Wheeler</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 1 July, which marks the 10th anniversary of the UK&#x27;s Bribery Act coming into force, the Serious Fraud Office (&quot;SFO&quot;) secured court approval for a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (&quot;DPA&quot;) with Amec Foster Wheeler Energy Limited (&quot;AFWEL&quot;). This latest DPA concludes yet another significant multi-year corruption probe and highlights the importance of continued ABC compliance measures for multinational organisations.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 08 Jul 2021 13:57:52 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/anti-bribery-update-sfo-enters-into-103m-dpa-with-amec-foster-wheeler/</link>
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                <title>Regulating AI &#x2013; which approach will prevail?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In February 2021 Travers Smith and techUK led a webinar which, amongst other issues, examined how the growing need to provide more transparency and possibly to formally report on the use of AI and algorithms could lead to the development of an effective audit and assurance framework.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 20 May 2021 16:28:19 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/regulating-ai-which-approach-will-prevail/</link>
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                <title>Corporate Governance in Private Equity</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Earlier this year, we launched a series of webinars on the theme of &quot;Sustainability and alternative asset managers: the new normal&quot;.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 06 May 2021 10:44:09 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/corporate-governance-in-private-equity/</link>
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                <title>UK Introduces New Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regime</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 26 April 2021, the Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021 (&quot;ACSR&quot;) came into force in the UK &#x2013; the second targeted sanctions regime the UK has introduced in under a year. This follows the July 2020 Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations, which we reported on here.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 06 May 2021 13:57:29 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/uk-introduces-new-global-anti-corruption-sanctions-regime/</link>
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                <title>COP26: What are key stakeholders doing?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[COP26 is the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 06 May 2021 09:09:55 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cop26-what-are-key-stakeholders-doing/</link>
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                <title>&quot;Value chain&quot; negligence claims: the door has been opened</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[A recent Court of Appeal judgment (Hamida Begum v Maran (UK) Limited [2021] EWCA Civ 326 (&quot;Maran&quot;)) may have significant ramifications for the scope of corporate risk faced by UK companies conducting business overseas.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 28 Apr 2021 13:57:27 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/value-chain-negligence-claims-the-door-has-been-opened/</link>
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                <title>COP26: New US and EU greenhouse gas reduction commitments</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 22 and 23 April 2021, US President Joe Biden hosted a global two-day international climate summit to formally mark the US&#x27; return to the Paris Agreement (the &quot;Climate Summit&quot;).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 28 Apr 2021 09:09:53 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cop26-new-us-and-eu-greenhouse-gas-reduction-commitments/</link>
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                <title>Okpabi v Shell: the Supreme Court lowers the bar for parent company liability claims</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 12 February 2021 the Supreme Court handed down its long-awaited judgment in Okpabi v Royal Dutch Shell [2021] UKSC 3.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 22 Apr 2021 13:57:27 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/okpabi-v-shell-the-supreme-court-lowers-the-bar-for-parent-company-liability-claims/</link>
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                <title>COP26: The UK leads by example?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 20 April the UK Government announced that it would significantly increase its climate ambition, ahead of the COP26 international climate summit in Glasgow in November.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 21 Apr 2021 09:09:54 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cop26-the-uk-leads-by-example/</link>
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                <title>COP26: What is it and why is it important?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[COP26 is the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 01 Apr 2021 09:09:55 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cop26-what-is-it-and-why-is-it-important/</link>
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                <title>COP26: The role of the UK</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK&#x27;s main piece of legislation on climate change is the Climate Change Act 2008 (the &quot;Act&quot;). It established the UK&#x27;s legally binding target to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions in order to meet its net zero commitment by 2050.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 01 Apr 2021 09:09:55 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cop26-the-role-of-the-uk/</link>
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                <title>COP26: Impact on business</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[While the Paris Agreement certainly represents the most important part of the international effort to alleviate the impact of climate change, there is also increasing recognition that the business world needs to play a central role in meeting net zero, as industrial activities are the biggest contributor to rising temperatures on the planet.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 01 Apr 2021 09:09:54 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cop26-impact-on-business/</link>
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                <title>3 minute video guide to the UK-EU Brexit trade deal</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this short video, Knowledge Counsel Jonathan Rush provides a 3 minute guide to the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 24 Mar 2021 13:57:20 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/3-minute-video-guide-to-the-uk-eu-brexit-trade-deal/</link>
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                <title>The Integrated Review 2021: new UK sanctions and money laundering regimes to be introduced</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 16 March 2021, the UK Government published a delayed integrated review of security, defence, development and foreign policy, setting out in general terms the UK&#x27;s approach to national security and international policy over the next five years (the &quot;Integrated Review&quot;).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 19 Mar 2021 13:57:18 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-integrated-review-2021-new-uk-sanctions-and-money-laundering-regimes-to-be-introduced/</link>
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                <title>Business &amp; Human Rights Update: EU Supply Chain Directive proposals</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[As the risk and impact of business human rights and other ESG failings become ever more apparent, the EU&#x27;s plan for a mandatory supply chain due diligence regime gains pace.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 15 Mar 2021 13:57:16 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/business-human-rights-update-eu-supply-chain-directive-proposals/</link>
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                <title>The Dispute Resolution Yearbook 2021</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 02 Mar 2021 15:48:59 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-dispute-resolution-yearbook-2021/</link>
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                <title>Why are UK businesses restricting deliveries of goods to Northern Ireland?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Since the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020, there have been numerous reports of businesses struggling to deliver goods and even halting deliveries to customers in Northern Ireland.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 15 Feb 2021 12:23:12 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/why-are-uk-businesses-restricting-deliveries-of-goods-to-northern-ireland/</link>
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                <title>Why are there import VAT and customs duties on sales of goods to UK consumers by EU sellers?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Throughout January, papers and media websites were full of stories about people being asked to pay large and unexpected tax and custom duties charges on the arrival of goods from the EU.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 15 Feb 2021 12:23:12 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/why-are-there-import-vat-and-customs-duties-on-sales-of-goods-to-uk-consumers-by-eu-sellers/</link>
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                <title>Business &amp; Human Rights Update: UK Government announces further supply chain restrictions</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK&#x27;s Foreign Secretary has stated that businesses that fail to comply with their obligations under the Modern Slavery Act could face further fines. This comes amidst an announcement of restrictions faced by companies with links to the Xinjiang province of China, where the UK has highlighted continued evidence of the abuse of the Uyghur Muslims.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 03 Feb 2021 13:57:00 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/business-human-rights-update-uk-government-announces-further-supply-chain-restrictions/</link>
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                <title>AGMs and Reporting: What&#x27;s on the agenda for premium listed companies in 2021?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Many premium listed companies will now be starting to prepare for their 2021 AGM and their FY2020 annual reports.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 08 Jan 2021 13:56:50 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/agms-and-reporting-whats-on-the-agenda-for-premium-listed-companies-in-2021/</link>
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                <title>AGMs and Reporting: What&#x27;s on the agenda for AIM companies in 2021?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Many AIM companies will now be starting to prepare for their 2021 AGM and their FY2020 annual reports.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 08 Jan 2021 13:56:50 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/agms-and-reporting-whats-on-the-agenda-for-aim-companies-in-2021/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Sustainability Insights: The EU&#x27;s corporate governance proposals</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In 2018, the European Commission published an ambitious and wide-ranging 10-point sustainable finance action plan. If there was any doubt in 2018, it is now clear that sustainable finance is a legislative priority.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 04 Dec 2020 15:54:58 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-sustainability-insights-the-eus-corporate-governance-proposals/</link>
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                <title>Brexit and goods trade: what will be the impact?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Disruption to goods supply chains is widely expected after the Brexit transition period ends on 31 December 2020.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 26 Nov 2020 13:56:38 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-and-goods-trade-what-will-be-the-impact/</link>
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                <title>Brexit UK exporter checklist</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Brexit is likely to have a major impact on goods supply chains, whether or not a trade deal can be reached with the EU.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 23 Nov 2020 13:56:38 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-uk-exporter-checklist/</link>
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                <title>Brexit Readiness Portal - updated January 2021</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[With the Brexit transition period due to expire on 31 December 2020, there is not much time left to prepare.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 13 Nov 2020 13:56:28 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-readiness-portal/</link>
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                <title>Brexit and goods trade: what you need to do to prepare</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Brexit is likely to have a major impact on goods supply chains, whether or not a trade deal can be reached with the EU.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 13 Nov 2020 16:06:53 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-and-goods-trade-what-you-need-to-do-to-prepare/</link>
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                <title>KTN: Law &amp; Regulation for Robotics &amp; AI Innovation</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In September, Travers Smith Partner and Head of Risk &amp; Operational Regulatory Doug Bryden featured as a guest speaker on KTN&#x27;s webinar addressing some of the legal and regulatory issues faced by the robotics and AI community in the UK.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 04 Nov 2020 13:56:30 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/ktn-law-regulation-for-robotics-ai-innovation/</link>
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                <title>Brexit: a Q&amp;A on the proposed EU/UK trade deal</title>
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                            Fri, 30 Oct 2020 13:51:38 &#x2B;0000
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                            Fri, 30 Oct 2020 13:53:26 &#x2B;0000
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                    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to the latest edition of our Anti-Bribery Newsletter, our regular review of developments in the fight against bribery and corruption in the UK and other jurisdictions.]]></description>
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                            Tue, 27 Oct 2020 13:56:25 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Exporting Dual-Use items to EU Member States from the UK: The new rules</title>
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                            Mon, 26 Oct 2020 13:56:26 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>EU Conflict Minerals Regulation</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The EU passed a Regulation on Conflict Minerals  (&quot;the Regulation&quot;) back in 2017 and its requirements will finally begin to apply to importers of covered minerals as of 1 January 2021.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 15 Oct 2020 13:56:22 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>CFIUS Update &#x2013; US Treasury Department modifies filing requirements for critical technologies</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Following a consultation undertaken by the US Treasury Department, a new rule will come in to force on 15 October 2020 altering the current mandatory Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (&quot;CFIUS&quot;) filing requirements.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 08 Oct 2020 13:56:21 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>UK Government responds to transparency in supply chains consultation</title>
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                            Thu, 24 Sep 2020 13:56:16 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>UK investigations into modern slavery and supply chain exploitation</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Respect for the human rights of workers in businesses across all jurisdictions and supply chains is now recognised as a core part of corporate compliance and accountability.]]></description>
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                            Tue, 07 Jul 2020 13:55:57 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>UK announces first sanctions under new &#x27;post-Brexit&#x27; global human rights regime on 49 people and organisations</title>
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                            Tue, 07 Jul 2020 13:55:57 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Anti-bribery and Corruption during COVID-19: key compliance steps</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Bribery and corruption risks are often elevated in times of crisis and affect all aspects of the compliance world.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 25 Jun 2020 13:55:55 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/anti-bribery-and-corruption-during-covid-19-key-compliance-steps/</link>
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                <title>Spotlight on the &quot;S&quot; in ESG in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The &quot;S&quot; of ESG has historically been neglected in favour of a focus on climate change and corporate governance.]]></description>
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                            Tue, 19 May 2020 13:55:44 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>UK Anti-Bribery and Corruption Newsletter - Spring 2020</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to the latest edition of our Anti-Bribery Newsletter, our regular review of developments in the fight against bribery and corruption in the UK and other jurisdictions.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 14 May 2020 16:50:05 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Modern Slavery Update: Reporting during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) period</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Under Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act (&quot;MSA&quot;), certain businesses are required to publish an annual modern slavery statement setting out the steps they take to prevent&#xA0; modern slavery in their business and their supply chains.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 06 May 2020 13:55:35 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>COVID-19: UK and EU&#x27;s actions to circumvent sanctions speak louder than US words</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 31 March 2020 France, Germany and the UK confirmed that the Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX) had successfully concluded its first transaction.]]></description>
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                            Tue, 21 Apr 2020 13:55:31 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Anti-bribery update: after Airbus</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Airbus&#x27;s DPA with the SFO and regulators in France and the United States ends a long-running corruption probe with a record-breaking &#x20AC;3.6bn global settlement.]]></description>
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                            Mon, 06 Apr 2020 13:55:13 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Coronavirus &#x2013; issues for business</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The global spread of coronavirus (now officially called Covid-19) presents a number of challenges to the UK business community.]]></description>
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                            Mon, 23 Mar 2020 13:55:11 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Cancelling an event due to COVID-19 &#x2013; what&#x2019;s the fall out for a consumer-facing business?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The COVID-19 crisis is moving at an alarming pace and it may only be a matter of time before the UK Government announces measures to try to contain its spread.]]></description>
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                            Fri, 06 Mar 2020 13:55:15 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Insights for In-house Counsel - January 2020</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Our regular round-up of recent developments and topics for your radar, and news of planned training and networking events for in-house counsel in 2020.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 08 Jan 2020 15:53:54 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Payment Practices: are you paying your suppliers on time?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Many organisations are failing to publish information on their payment practices, which could lead to being barred from government contracts.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 11 Nov 2019 13:54:52 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Kester Capital on acquisition of Compliance Online Limited</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised longstanding client Kester Capital LLP (&quot;Kester&quot;) on the acquisition of Compliance Online Limited by a newco backed by Kester.]]></description>
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                            Mon, 05 Aug 2019 13:51:39 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Travers Smith advises AJ Capital Partners on the Acquisition of the DoubleTree Cambridge</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised new client Adventurous Journeys Capital Partners on its acquisition of the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Cambridge City Centre.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 02 Aug 2019 13:51:41 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>ICLG: Governance and Business Ethics: Balancing Best Practice Against Potential Legal Risk</title>
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                            Mon, 22 Jul 2019 13:55:47 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>GATT 24: is it really the solution to &quot;no deal&quot;?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[There is discussion of whether Article 24 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (&quot;GATT 24&quot;) could mitigate the adverse effects of a &quot;no deal&quot; Brexit.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 04 Jul 2019 13:54:17 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Bribery Act 2010: A refresh</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[A House of Lords Select Committee has published its long-awaited report on the UK Bribery Act 2010.]]></description>
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                            Fri, 22 Mar 2019 13:51:33 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Brexit: Operational Risk &amp; Environment</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Brexit will give rise to an array of complex commercial and legal issues in the regulatory, trade and environmental law spheres.]]></description>
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                            Tue, 01 Jan 2019 13:51:38 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Brexit: Customs Arrangements</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[If customs controls are reintroduced on trade routes to and from the EU, this may result in delays and cost increases due to increased border formalities.]]></description>
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                            Tue, 01 Jan 2019 13:52:08 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Anti-Bribery Newsletter - Autumn 2018</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to our Anti-Bribery Newsletter, our regular review of developments in the fight against bribery and corruption in the UK and other jurisdictions.]]></description>
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                            Mon, 03 Dec 2018 13:54:51 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Responsible Investment: Time for Lawyers to Engage?</title>
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                            Fri, 30 Nov 2018 13:55:45 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Bribery Update: are your procedures adequate?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the first prosecution of the UK&#x27;s Bribery Act 2010, an interiors company has been found guilty of the &#x27;corporate offence&#x27; of failing to prevent bribery.]]></description>
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                            Fri, 06 Apr 2018 13:52:03 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Corporate Transparency: Continuing focus on supply chains</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Businesses need to progress their approaches to, and governance of, human rights.]]></description>
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                            Fri, 15 Dec 2017 13:52:01 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>UK Holds Companies Responsible for Slavery in Supply Chain</title>
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                            Fri, 18 Sep 2015 13:54:04 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>UK Follows California&#x27;s Lead in Holding Companies Responsible for Slavery in Supply Chain</title>
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                            Wed, 12 Aug 2015 13:54:04 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>BVCA Technical Bulletin: Modern Slavery Act</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The private equity industry has arguably been at the forefront of the Environmental, Social and Governance (&#x201C;ESG&#x201D;) debate.]]></description>
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                            Tue, 07 Jul 2015 13:54:04 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>The real cost of compliance</title>
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                            Fri, 20 Feb 2015 13:54:04 &#x2B;0000
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                            Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:54:52 &#x2B;0000
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                            Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:15:18 &#x2B;0000
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