Official Information in UK Law
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European Commission publishes Insurance Product Information Document (IPID) implementing regulation in the Official Journal
The European Commission implementing regulation ((EU) 2017/1469) on the format and content of the Insurance Product Information Document (IPID) was published in the Official Journal of the European...
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UK ICO Fines Vote Leave £40,000 for Unsolicited Texts
The UK's Information Commissioner's Office has fined Vote Leave Limited (the UK’s official Brexit campaign) £40,000 for sending almost 200,000 unsolicited texts promoting the aims of the campaign....The UKs Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has fined Vote Leave Limited (the UKs official ... ...
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“Official Secrets” opens today. Good reviews for Hollywood take on UK whistleblower
While working as a translator for the a British spy agency, Katherine Gun leaked a government memo to the press. In doing so, she violated the country’s Official Secrets Act. The memo detailed a re...... ... In doing so, she violated the countrys Official Secrets Act. The memo detailed a request for damaging information the UK and US wanted to use as leverage with UN Security Council members reluctant to vote for the 2003 Iraq war. Official Secrets,a movie ... ...
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Alert: Who Owns a Bribe: the Bribed Public Official or the Defrauded State?
A public official receives a bribe to award a contract. Does the bribe "belong" to the official or to the state that he or she represents? The answer to the question can matter a great deal to the ...... ... claims available to that state when it pursues the proceeds ... of corruption ... This information is a general description of the law; it is not intended to ... provide specific legal advice nor is it intended to create an attorney- ... ...
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Brexit: UK Government Publishes EU Exit Plan - Official policy document outlines agenda on laws, workers’ rights, trade and free movement of people
The UK Government published its long-awaited official policy document on Brexit – the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union (EU) – on 2 February, 2017, which outlined many of its goals for the Br...... ... In the White Paper, the Government commits to providing as much Brexit ... information as it can without undermining the national interest before and ... throughout the negotiations. Some of the key aspects of the Brexit policy ... ...
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Tangled
...The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and Information Commissioner (IC) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), ... 1998 to act as the UK's independent regulator promoting access to official information and protecting personal information ... Both bodies have ... ...
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Freedom of Information: The Teeth of Contractual Consultation Obligations
... ... Zealand case law under that country's Official Information Act 1982 ... Consultation ... as a prerequisite to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act ... Where an authority is in doubt as ... ...
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New UK government website for public access to official data
The UK government has announced plans to launch a new website www.data.gov.uk , which will allow public access to official data, and has called on web-founder Sir Tim Berners-Lee, to assist. The w...... ... The website aims to improve transparency and will be similar to the US site data.gov, which already includes information from the US defense department and NASA. The plan, initiated by PM Gordon Brown last year, is to develop a websitefor the public to find ... ...
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The U.K. Passes the Bribery Act Creating Several New Anti-Corruption Offenses, Including “Strict” Criminal Liability
A major development in the enforcement and prosecution of overseas bribery occurred last week with the long awaited passage of the U.K.’s Bribery Act. The Act, which received royal assent last Thur...... ... the FCPA, the Bribery Act makes it illegal to bribe a foreign official, prohibiting anyone from offering, promising, or providing any advantage ... ...
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UK Bribery Act – Publication of Government Guidance
Guidance Issued The UK Ministry of Justice has published its long-awaited official guidance (the Guidance) on anti-corruption compliance procedures, which organisations should implement in order...... ... Issued The UK Ministry of Justice has published its long-awaited official guidance (the Guidance) on anti-corruption compliance procedures, which ... For more information, please contact your regular McDermott lawyer, or: Brigid Breslin: +44 20 ... ...
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