The Council of Ministers recently green-lighted the proposed Law of Corporate Reporting on Sustainability, a decisive step towards greater transparency and accountability in business activity. This regulatory framework, which is now headed for parliamentary processing, includes environmental, social and governance… Read more

In September 2024, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) released an update to its guidance on the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (ECCP). This document aims to provide prosecutors with guidance on investigating and assessing the effectiveness of organisations’… Read more

In today’s increasingly regulated and complex business environment, organizations face constant scrutiny from their suppliers, customers, and stakeholdersin general. In this scenario, the consequences derived from a regulatory breach or irregularity in an organization can be highly damaging, not only… Read more

The Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) analyses this issue in its Opinion 77/2023, following a consultation in which the possibility of using the information received through the Internal Information System (SII) for other purposes was raised, after verifying that it… Read more

The year 2023 stands out as a crucial period in Spain’s ongoing battle against corruption. The country’s courts have displayed a commendable activity in investigating and prosecuting cases linked to illegal practices in the public and political spheres. In this… Read more

Last Wednesday, the 13th of March, marked one (1) year since the Anti-Fraud Office of Catalonia (hereinafter referred to as the Anti-Fraud Office or OAC, for its acronym in Catalan) assumed the responsibilities for the protection of whistleblowers in accordance… Read more

The deadline for implementing the necessary changes for the use of cookies, according to the criteria set out in the Guide on the Use of Cookies, has expired, after a transitional period of six months. On 11 July 2023, the Spanish Data… Read more

Desde el Departamento de Compliance de Molins Defensa Penal se ha preparado el presente monográfico de todos los ComplianceKeys publicados en nuestro web y en las redes sociales hasta la fecha. Como se puede comprobar, este serie de ComplianceKeys trata cuestiones básicas y de interés en… Read more

Properly managing the protection of personal data within an organization is of vital importance today. We are constantly witnessing administrative sanctions and reputational judgments to which those organizations that do not comply with the regulations in this area and/or have… Read more