Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has hired forensic accounting specialist David Lister as partner to bolster its professional services capabilities in investigations and fraud risk management.

Legislation to tackle modern slavery was introduced in Australia in 2018. This guide sets the main legal requirements arising for businesses under the Commonwealth Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth).

The JCT recently introduced its Design and Build Contract 2024. The update gives employers and contractors in the construction industry clarity as to whether liquidated damages for delay can be ...

The FCA recently published its guidance (23 pages / 393 KB) ahead on the new anti-greenwashing rule coming into effect on 31 May. From this date, businesses will be required to ensure sustainability ...

Businesses across sectors and their directors should be aware of upcoming changes to the UK’s key regulations restricting the production, sale and use of certain long-lasting harmful chemicals, known ...

Legislation to tackle modern slavery was introduced in Australia in 2018. This guide sets the main legal requirements arising for businesses under the Commonwealth Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth).

Employers and contractors should adopt the 2024 version of the Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) design and build contract as well as the design and build subcontract as soon as possible to ensure their ...

The Australian government’s recently proposed reform of merger control legislation will significantly impact companies undertaking merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in Australia if their proposed ...

The UK’s Serious Fraud Office’s (SFO) new five-year strategy marks a significant shift in tone for the agency under the leadership of director Nick Ephgrave, emphasising a reinvigorated and dynamic ...

In particular, the views of ‘generation Z’ (gen Z) – those born between 1997 and 2012 – are shifting from positive perceptions of feminism to negative. Recent research conducted by Kings College ...

According to Johannesburg-based anti-corruption law experts Deirdré Simaan and Edward James of Pinsent Masons, while the corporate ADR process is not a “get out of jail free card” for all corruption, ...

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems to support the recruitment of new staff or internal decision-making affecting existing employees is set to be more tightly regulated when the EU AI Act ...