The annual Whistleblowing Awareness Week, hosted by WhistleblowersUK, brought together policymakers, legal experts, and international advocates to push for stronger protections and support for whistleblowers worldwide. Baroness Susan Kramer, in the House of Lords, sponsored the event which took place from July 3 to 11. Throughout a series of high-profile panel discussions and policy briefings, topics ranged from corporate fraud and AI ethics to whistleblower protections in conflict zones and emerging democracies.
The growing momentum for legislative reform in UK whistleblower policy was a significant theme throughout the week. There is growing support across party lines in the UK for an independent Office of the Whistleblower and a financial reward system similar to those in the United States.
WhistleblowersUK brought together speakers from Australia, Ukraine, and the United States to highlight global trends in whistleblower legislation. Representatives from U.S. law firm Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto, known for their work on landmark whistleblower cases, spoke at several sessions. Attorney Benjamin Calitri and international liaison Kate Reeves emphasized the success of U.S. whistleblower reward programs in driving corporate accountability and transnational enforcement. Reeves highlighted the potential impacts of a qui tam whistleblower law for Ukraine in the context of the nation’s current conflict, noting that the U.S.’s hallmark qui tam law, the False Claims Act, was...
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