Asian Legal Review

Technology providers and other suppliers that provide material services to financial services firms could be brought into scope of UK financial services regulation, under plans outlined by regulators.

Sources say ambassador Han Tae-song may have been involved in the illegal trade of elephant tusks and rhino horns through deals in four African countries.

The UK’s Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (the Act) has reformed the law of corporate criminal attribution for a wide range of economic crimes and introduced a new offence of corporate failure to prevent economic crimes.

The Indonesian president says his government ‘will take strict action against human trafficking perpetrators’.

The recently announced government package designed to cut the number of migrant workers and their dependants entering the UK will squeeze legal migration routes, particularly those for workers in the health and social care sector, according to an immigration expert at Pinsent Masons. 

Beijing hailed the deal as ‘great news’, while the city state said the new 30-day arrangement would come into force early next year.

Penny Simmons tells HRNews about the IR35 set-off mechanism which the Autumn Statement made clear would apply at the start of the next tax year.

Analysts say Indonesian voters see the pairing as remaining just ‘like Jokowi’s era’, while Prabowo benefits from his rival Anies’ lack of branding.

Washington’s ally, seen as bulwark against Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific, is singled out after accusations of involvement in a killing and murder plot.

A recent Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) consultation paper (CP) provides clarity on upcoming changes to the regulation of overseas investments in the UK.