Since the inception of the European Union’s Whistleblowing Directive in 2019, we have seen greater scrutiny of whistleblowing practices and a number of key jurisdictions beyond Europe upgrading their whistleblowing laws. Read on for a summary of the latest developments in whistleblowing laws across the globe.
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In Asia Pacific, towards the tail end of 2021, Australia’s corporate regulator began ramping up its review of corporations’ whistleblowing policies to check compliance with Australia’s amended Corporations Act. Meanwhile, Japan is set to enforce its amended Whistleblower Protection Act in June 2022, mandating organizations of a certain size to implement whistleblowing systems. In Hong Kong, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited amended its Corporate Governance Code to include...
New Delhi / Atlanta: Indian-origin doctor Dr. Jitendra Patel, along with his Atlanta-based clinic Advanced Urology, has agreed to a settlement of approximately 161 crore (USD 14 million) to resolv...