Alice Johnson

1 week ago | ibanet.org | Alice Johnson

The Post Office Scandal is described as one of the worst miscarriages of justice in legal history. Evidence submitted to the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry highlighted the failings in the private prosecution of over 700 Post Office operators who were wrongfully convicted of theft and false accounting. In response, the Ministry of Justice has launched a consultation on private prosecutions seeking to improve accountability and transparency in the system.

3 weeks ago | ibanet.org | Alice Johnson

Ayoka Akinosi, Principal Corporate Counsel at technology company Microsoft, speaks to In-House Perspective about her career in cross-border corporate compliance, the challenges she has faced and what makes in-house roles meaningful to her. Ayoka Akinosi grew up in Lagos, in West Nigeria. Her family was heavily involved in the church and valued education, service and accountability, which shaped her ambition.

1 month ago | ibanet.org | Alice Johnson

The UK government has introduced a deregulatory agenda aimed at boosting economic growth and generating wealth for working people. The Prime Minister Keir Starmer, likened regulation in the UK economy to ‘Japanese knotweed’ and his chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has outlined a plan to scale back regulations for businesses and exert greater control over the UK’s regulatory bodies.

1 month ago | ibanet.org | Alice Johnson

Syril, 25, carries a large banner of the US constitution with a number of other demonstrators during a protest marking US President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office, in Washington, DC, US, 30 April 2025. REUTERS/Allison BaileyThe Trump administration has executed a wide-ranging crackdown on freedom of speech by targeting student protestors, lawyers and the press. Global Insight assesses the threat to the rule of law and what is being done to protect it.

2 months ago | ibanet.org | Alice Johnson

In February US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to halt enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The White House announced that the pause will last for 180 days while the Attorney General reviews ‘guidelines and policies governing investigations and enforcement actions under the FCPA’. Nicola Bonucci is a Member of the IBA Anti-Corruption Committee Advisory Board and former Director of Legal Affairs at the OECD.