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27 October 2011
Issue: 7487 / Categories: Legal News
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Business unprepared for regulatory laws

Survey shows lack of preparation & training in compliance

Global businesses are failing to prepare for regulatory laws such as the Bribery Act and the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, according to Kroll’s annual Global Fraud Report, published last week.

Less than a quarter of UK executives believe their company is well-prepared and less than half have trained their senior managers, vendors, agents or foreign employees in compliance.

Fear of fraud is stifling international expansion, with 46% of respondents indicating fraud dissuaded them from pursuing business opportunities in at least one foreign country.

The report was carried out among 1,200 executives at large businesses in 10 different industry sectors worldwide.

Issue: 7487 / Categories: Legal News
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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