Work Area: Whistleblowing

UK government to review whistleblower framework

28 March 2023

US senators propose more protections for whistleblowers

20 March 2023

Spain’s new whistleblower law receives lukewarm reception

The Spanish government has passed a long-awaited but divisive whistleblowing law. Defence lawyers said it could prove tricky for companies to comply with new self-reporting obligations, while campaign groups said the legislation doesn’t sufficiently protect whistleblowers.

03 March 2023

US export violations to cost 3D printing company $25 million

A US printing business has reached civil settlements with three US agencies for exporting sensitive military and aerospace data to China and Germany without the required licences.

01 March 2023

ASIC files first whistleblower lawsuit against coal company, senior employees

01 March 2023

EU accuses eight countries of failing to adopt whistleblower measures

16 February 2023

European court throws out conviction of LuxLeaks whistleblower

Anti-corruption groups said the decision increases legal protections for whistleblowers who break laws to put confidential information in the public domain.

15 February 2023

Campaigners call for more whistleblower protection following investigation into Suisse Secrets leak

Anti-corruption organisations have called for improved whistleblowers protections in Switzerland after prosecutors announced a criminal investigation into possible breaches of the country’s criminal code and banking laws following publication of the so-called Suisse Secrets.

14 February 2023

New Cadwalader partners: prosecutors around the world are “back to work”

Since Covid-19 restrictions began to permanently lift worldwide in early 2022, every month has been busier than the last, Martin Weinstein and Jeffrey Clark told GIR upon joining their new firm.

14 February 2023

GIR’s top stories of 2022

The GIR editorial team is taking a break from regular news briefings over the next couple of weeks. We will be back on 3 January. In the meantime, please enjoy this selection of some of our favourite and most-read stories. Happy holidays!

18 December 2022

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