On 16 December 2019, the European Union adopted an important Directive on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union Law, Directive (EU) 2019/ 1937, the "Whistleblowing Directive" which was transposed into national law on 4 February 2022, the Protection of Persons Reporting Breaches of Union and national Law of 2022 ("the Whistleblowing Law") or ("the Law").

A 'whistleblower' is a person who discloses and reports insider information on illegal activities occurring within an organisation and are harmful to the public interest, such as an employee revealing acts of corporate tax infringements. A breach is any violation or infraction of a law affecting the public interest and creating significant risks for the welfare of the society. The breaches mentioned by this Law cover the following areas: public procurement, financial services, products and markets, and prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing, product safety and compliance, transport safety, protection of the environment, radiation protection and nuclear safety, food and feed safety, animal health and welfare, public health, consumer protection, protection of privacy and personal data, and security of network and information systems, breaches affecting the financial interests and internal market of the European Union.

As insiders within a private or public organisation, whistleblowers may unveil any information on unlawful patterns of action or behaviour of which the board of directors or...

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