Day: February 23, 2023

In the news today ist is reported that archaeologist Richard Cooke, considered the father of archaeology in Panama, has died at 75. Born in England an holder of an MBE,  he obtained a degree in archaeology and modern languages at the University of Bristol and in 1969 came to Panama to work on what resulted in his PhD from the University of London in 1972. Overshadowed in many ways by the ancient history of its Latin American neighbours, Panama has nevertheless a rich history from long before the Spanish arrived.

23 FEBRUARY 2023

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On 22 February, an article from Allen & Overy comments on a recent court case which it says will be of interest to companies that have identified such risks in their supply chains, when determining the potential regulatory consequences that flow from them.  It says that the case provides a unique insight into the authorities’ current thinking (with which the court agreed) on the applicability of POCA to goods moving through a global supply chain, and is the first case to look at the defence of ‘adequate consideration’ in the context of modern slavery and how it might be assessed.

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/supply-chains-and-uk-money-laundering-5494379/

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EU Regulation 2023/407/EU introduces an exemption to the freezing of the assets of, and to the restrictions on making funds and economic resources available to, designated natural or legal persons and entities, for the benefit of international organisations and certain defined categories of actors involved in humanitarian activities and for an initial period of 6 months, to 25 August.

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32023R0407&from=EN

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=uriserv:OJ.LI.2023.056.01.0004.01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2023:056I:TOC

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