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Several bills receive Royal Assent in UK Parliamentary prorogation

JURIST

Among these are the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill 2023, the Online Safety Bill and the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill. The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill had its first parliamentary reading on September 22, 2022.

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Canada inquiry probes Nike, Dynasty Gold over allegations of use of forced Uyghur labor

JURIST

The Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise Sheri Meyerhoffer announced the inquiry Tuesday as a part of a broader initiative to evaluate and probe substantial grievances against corporations operating within Canada. Eleven other prominent corporations operating within Canada are also currently undergoing scrutiny.

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Five UK environmental activists jailed over protests

JURIST

Environmental advocacy group Just Stop Oil announced Tuesday that five supporters had been remanded to prison, which they say means the “number of people imprisoned in the UK for demanding action to address the climate crisis has now risen to 26.” Many of my friends have been sent to prison, but we will not be deterred.

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Can Predictive Policing Criminalize Kids’ Online Searches?

The Crime Report

To date, there has been no systematic review of these efforts to forecast crime in the UK. A recent report has provided valuable insight into how UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) is adopting these technologies in a cybercrime context, with some interesting case study examples. Data-Driven Policing in the UK.

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International Operation Shuts Down iSpoof Call Spoofing Site, Arrests 142 Scammers

The Crime Report

Last Thursday, Europol announced that a task force of judicial and law enforcement agencies in Europe, Australia, Ukraine, Canada and the United States succeeded in shutting down a “spoofing” website that allowed criminals to impersonate corporations or personal contacts in order to scam people out of their sensitive information. .

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Paralegal Compliance Officer – An Interview with Melissa Andrews

Paralegal Bootcamp

How did you go from working as a personal injury paralegal to a privacy and compliance officer for a corporation? Like with criminal procedures, you’re very, these are the elements of the crime. So you don’t get really strict elements of a crime in compliance regulations as you do in Criminal types of laws and regulations.

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Interview: International law firms on legal freelancing | Vincenzo Senatore

LexForti

I am Vincenzo Senatore , dual Italian/English qualified lawyer with over 14 years of combined experience representing and advising clients on matters involving corporate law, Italian and English law, domestic and international business transactions, business litigation, international criminal law. Can you elaborate on that.