Beyond COVID-19: Risk and regulatory

US: Senator Marco Rubio announces investigation of small business Paycheck Protection Program recipients

Rubio announced that the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship will conduct aggressive oversight of the PPP.

United States | Publication | April 21, 2020

New provisions regarding internal investigations under new German draft bill to fight corporate crimes

Germany: New provisions regarding internal investigations under new draft bill to fight corporate crimes

After prolonged discussions, the German government together with the relevant ministries issued a draft bill on sanctioning corporate crimes (Verbandssanktionengesetz, “VerSanG”) in summer 2019.

Global | Publication | April 21, 2020

France: COVID-19 crisis: European Commission's guidelines for an optimal and rational supply of medicines

Impacts for pharmaceutical companies in practice?

France | Publication | April 16, 2020

Cooperation agreements during the health crisis: European Commission’s guidelines

On April 8, 2020, the European Commission published a communication setting out a temporary framework for analyzing agreements entered into between competitors whose purpose is to address the urgent needs arising from the health crisis (the Temporary Framework).

Global | Publication | April 16, 2020

UK: Procedural requirements when conducting UK disciplinary investigations

Two recent employment cases have highlighted the importance of conducting investigations into employee misconduct correctly.

United Kingdom | Publication | April 15, 2020

Banking reform updater: Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive II

The EU banking package was adopted on May 20, 2019 by way of two directives (the Capital Requirements Directive V (CRD V) and the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive II (BRRD II)) and two regulations (the Capital Requirements Regulation II (CRR II) and the Single Resolution Mechanism Regulation II (SRMR II)).

United Kingdom | Publication | April 15, 2020

Australia: Regulators and COVID-19: A changed enforcement focus does not excuse non-compliance

Australian regulators have acknowledged the tremendous challenges and disruptions facing Australian businesses as a result of COVID-19.

Australia | Publication | April 15, 2020

Quebec’s environmental protections relaxed during health emergency

Since the COVID 19 outbreak was declared a health emergency by the Quebec government on March 13, many measures have been taken, some of which have an impact on businesses’ environmental obligations.

Canada | Publication | April 15, 2020

Triaging, scoping and managing investigations: Making difficult decisions

We have set out below ten top tips on triaging, scoping and managing investigations.

Global | Publication | April 14, 2020