All articles by Neil Hodge – Page 26
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BMW to blame for delayed recall that led to driver’s death
Carmaker BMW’s delay in recalling U.K. cars with an electrical fault contributed to a driver’s death, a U.K. inquest has found.
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Yahoo fined over historic data breach
The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined Yahoo £250,000 (U.S. $331,203) for a cyber-attack that placed 500 million users’ personal information at risk.
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EU accepts proposals to boost powers of states’ competition regulators
The European Union has given member states the necessary resources and the independence to investigate and penalize companies that break EU competition laws, but a lack of consistency among the states could lead to confusion.
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ArticleTaking a pull-the-plug approach to GDPR compliance
Given the two-year lead time, few would have guessed that the best way some organisations would comply with the European Union’s stringent new data rules would be to simply cut access to services.
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EU pushes for worldwide ban on testing cosmetics on animals
The European Parliament is seeking to make the EU’s ban on cosmetic testing on animals a worldwide prohibition.
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Court throws out Barclays’ Qatar fraud charges
Barclays Bank received some good news this week when a U.K. court threw out criminal charges relating to its decade-old fundraising deals in Qatar.
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Modern slavery still a force in U.K.
A new study finds that forced labour and employee abuse still permeate many industries in the United Kingdom.
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Report finds plenty of blame to go around in Carillion debacle
A report into what went wrong at collapsed construction giant Carillion reads like a masterclass in failed governance, assurance, and regulatory oversight.
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What to do to make sure you’re ready for GDPR
Data protection experts are emphatic about what a company’s first reaction should be if it believes it is not fully GDPR compliant as 25 May approaches: Don’t panic.
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Barclays’ CEO fined, but retained, as bank faces more scrutiny
Barclays CEO Jes Staley has been hit with hefty fines and penalties from U.K. regulators, but the bank is standing behind its man—will it pay the price for that decision?
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Vestager says fearsome rep ‘undeserved’
European Commissioner for Competition Magrethe Vestager talks on competition law, cartels, corporate whistleblowers, compliance, and the Commission’s reputation.
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Don’t be caught unprepared for a ‘dawn raid’
Unannounced inspections have become a fearsome weapon for regulators in Europe, so you need to know what to do in case your company ends up being a target.
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Commission proposes law to beef up EU whistleblower protection
In light of recent high-profile scandals at such big wigs as Volkswagen, the European Union is proposing new laws to strengthen whistleblower protection for reporting both internally and to public authorities.
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Don’t expect grace period for GDPR enforcement
Companies will be in for a shock if they think that European data regulators will go soft on them or allow a grace period as they prepare for tough new rules on data protection that come into force next month.
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Barclays’ Staley to be fined in whistleblower case
Barclays bank chief Jes Staley gets to keep his job but faces a significant fine after admitting using bank staff to try to reveal a whistleblower’s identity.
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Getting to the heart of what went wrong at Danske Bank
A long-running money laundering scandal at Denmark’s biggest lender has resulted in one of the bank’s executives stepping down, but he’s unlikely to be the last.
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Carillion demise brings lessons in compliance
The collapse of U.K. construction firm Carillion points to a need for compliance to step up to the plate and conduct its own due diligence, regardless of where the markets may lead.
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SFO targets Tesco executives in retrial
Although British supermarket chain Tesco secured a DPA for its 2014 fraud offence, three of its executives still face a reckoning in court—with an uncertain outcome.
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India’s garment industry put through the wringer
A recent report illustrating substantial environmental issues in India’s garment industry offers a roadmap all companies could benefit from when monitoring and auditing supply chains.
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U.K. co-op compliance failures raise regulatory questions
A series of compliance setbacks at prominent U.K. co-ops have brought increased scrutiny to both the co-ops … and their regulators.