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A EUROPEAN Court of Justice (ECJ) judgement has confirmed the legal right of the European Union (EU) and the UK to subject Russian oil companies to financial sanctions and implement them using criminal law. These rights had been challenged by Russian oil and gas major Rosneft, and the case had been subsequently referred to the ECJ by the High Court for England and Wales.…

A EUROPEAN Court of Justice (ECJ) judgement has confirmed the legal right of the European Union (EU) and the UK to subject Russian oil companies to financial sanctions and implement them using criminal law. These rights had been challenged by Russian oil and gas major Rosneft, and the case had been subsequently referred to the ECJ by the High Court for England and Wales.…

It is fair to say the eyes of the UK paint and coatings industry are firmly on Brussels and Downing Street now that Article 50 has been triggered and negotiations on Britain quitting the European Union (EU) are now under preparation.…

Ongoing concerns about underfunding and even the future abolition of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) could hamper the UK’s fight against bribery, according to the latest assessment report from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) working group on bribery.…

Even as the official withdrawal of the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has been greeted by enthusiasm by American automakers, the focus is shifting to the bilateral trade deals that President Donald Trump has promised will take its place.…

HUMAN resources specialists are advising Vietnam’s government and private sector to get smarter over their personnel policies if it wants to maintain the productivity improvements that have helped pull this southeast Asian country out of poverty.

A report released in October (2016) by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) on the issue has cited research from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to highlight Vietnam’s strong record: the report notes that Vietnam’s productivity grew 184% from 1991-2012, far surpassing Thailand’s 85%, Singapore’s 81% and Malaysia’s 80% growth over the same period.…

A PRECAUTIONARY approach should be used when cooking beef burgers or minced beef, European Union (EU) experts have suggested at a meeting of a network on microbiological risk assessment hosted by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) at its Parma, Italy, headquarters.…

THE EUROPEAN Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is investigating if European Union (EU)-wide controls are needed to protect consumers against substances used in tattoo inks and permanent make-up (PMU) – with one solution expanding the scope of the EU cosmetics directive.

While the printing ink industry has suffered a recession, the tattoo and PMU ink sectors are booming in the wake of a huge increase in purchases of tattoos EU-wide.…

The European Commission needs to reform its governance systems to boost its efficiency and make it less prone to corruption scandals, Lazaros Lazarou, the Cypriot member of the European Union’s (EU) financial watchdog, the European Court of Auditors, has told Accounting & Business.…

As the Northern Ireland government lurched from crisis to political crisis in recent years there has been less focus on the rivers of dirty money flowing through and out of the province, the results of criminal enterprises run by Ulster’s paramilitaries.…