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Jan 15, 2025 | 
hastingsindependentpress.co.uk | Geoff Martin
Hastings has been chosen as the key UK location to mark International Clash Day on the 1st February 2025 with a major show at the Pig on the seafront. The event, which has already attracted ticket sales from across the UK and Europe, is being promoted by the team behind Joe Strummer’s last show, a benefit for striking fire fighters at Acton Town Hall in November 2002.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
britsafe.org | Geoff Martin |Liam Knight |Stuart Taylor
The risk of relying on incomplete inspectionsIt’s easy to assume that once your materials handling equipment has been inspected, you’re covered. Many businesses will hear the term “thorough examination” and naturally assume everything has been inspected. Photograph: CFTSBut what if that inspection hasn’t checked everything? Many businesses are unknowingly leaving themselves exposed to serious risks by relying on incomplete Thorough Examinations – and the consequences can be costly.
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Jul 2, 2024 | 
newsletter.co.uk | Geoff Martin
'Keeping the Faith' author Alf McCreary at the launch of the book at Queen's University in Belfast. Picture: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker PressAlf McCreary’s latest book belies its title, Keeping the Faith. It’s his best in a range of works spanning over 40 years, which in this case represents the height of his chronicling the social history of Northern Ireland between the Second World War and the Good Friday Agreement, and up to the present day.
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Mar 22, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Terence Gilroy |Geoff Martin |Rob O’Brien
On March 7, 2024, the US Department of Justice (“DOJ”) National Security Division (“NSD”) published a revised (“Enforcement Policy”). The Enforcement Policy was first issued by the NSD on December 13, 2019 and subsequently updated March 1, 2023. Our blog post discussing the original policy is here.
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Mar 21, 2024 | 
sanctionsnews.bakermckenzie.com | Terence Gilroy |Geoff Martin |Rob O'Brien
On March 7, 2024, the US Department of Justice (“DOJ”) National Security Division (“NSD”) published a revised (“Enforcement Policy”). The Enforcement Policy was first issued by the NSD on December 13, 2019 and subsequently updated March 1, 2023. Our blog post discussing the original policy is here.
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Jan 5, 2024 | 
yorkshirebylines.co.uk | Geoff Martin
The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) stands in isolation amongst all political parties – with no exceptions. It stands alone. Its demands are irreconcilable. It is holding to ransom the future of Northern Ireland and is wearing very thin any possibility of more concessions from Westminster and Whitehall. The last Northern Ireland Assembly election was held nearly two years ago and Sinn Féin became the largest party.
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Dec 31, 2023 | 
irishnews.com | Geoff Martin
The Democratic Unionist Party stands in isolation throughout these islands and amongst all political parties – with no exceptions. It stands alone. Its demands are irreconcilable. It is holding to ransom the future of Northern Ireland and is wearing very thin any possibility of more concessions from Westminster and Whitehall. How long can this be allowed to go on? An election was held nearly two years ago. Sinn Féin became the largest party but the DUP refused to serve under a Catholic first minister.
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Nov 2, 2023 | 
britsafe.org | Stuart Taylor |Ben Haseley |RED Distribution |Geoff Martin
As we see all too often in industry news reports, materials handling operations can be extremely dangerous if proper safety measures are not taken. Indeed, it’s telling that the transportation and storage sector, for instance, which is heavily reliant on materials handling equipment (MHE) use, has significantly higher injury and fatality rates than the UK average.
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Aug 16, 2023 | 
globalcompliancenews.com | Janet Kim |Alexandre Lamy |Geoff Martin |Daniel Andreeff
Author Janet K. Kim Janet Kim focuses on outbound trade compliance issues that arise under US economic sanctions, export control laws, investment restrictions, antiboycott regulations, anti-money laundering laws and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. She represents and advises US and non-US companies in criminal and regulatory proceedings, internal investigations, and compliance audits relating to these areas of law.
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Aug 11, 2023 | 
sanctionsnews.bakermckenzie.com | Janet Kim |Alexandre Lamy |Geoff Martin |Daniel Andreeff
On July 26, 2023, the US Departments of Treasury, Commerce, and Justice published a Tri-Seal Compliance Note on the voluntary self-disclosure (“VSD”) of potential violations of US sanctions, export controls, and other national security laws (the “VSD Note”). This publication is the second Tri-Seal Compliance Note issued by the agencies and continues the enforcement focus on the sanctions and export control measures targeting Russia in particular and national security concerns more generally.
