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Compliance definition What does Compliance mean? In legal practice, compliance describes the processes by which an organisation and its officers ensure adherence to applicable laws, regulatory requirements, licence conditions, professional rules, court orders and relevant industry codes. It is a descriptive expression rather than a single defined legal term, though specific regimes prescribe detailed obligations (for example, UK GDPR/Data Protection Act 2018 and, in Ireland, EU GDPR; anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing rules; and sectoral conduct requirements). Key features include identifying legal and regulatory obligations; implementing proportionate policies, controls and training; monitoring and record-keeping; regulatory notifications and reporting (including suspicious activity reports); and engagement with...
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CPR 81 civil contempt for breach of court orders/undertakings: elements, knowledge and intention, strict liability, corporate/public body liability, injunction breaches, defences, alternatives and procedural requirements (England and Wales)
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This Practice Note considers the situations in which proceedings for Contempt of Court under CPR 81 (also known as ‘committal proceedings’) may properly be brought for non-Compliance with a court order or with an undertaking. It explains the process to be adopted when bringing contempt of court proceedings, including the requirement that the order in question carries a penal notice. It further addresses the bringing of contempt proceedings for breach of a court order or undertaking against a company or a corporation. This Practice Note is to be read alongside Practice Note: Civil contempt proceedings—nature and legal framework, which provides a general overview of the key considerations in these types of proceedings, and alongside Practice Notes: Civil contempt proceedings—application considerations and Civil contempt proceedings—court order requirements. Note: where a party has failed to comply with a court order, contempt proceedings should only be brought where necessary and must not be used merely as another stick to beat the opponent with. This is highlighted by the decision in Bargain Busting v Shenzhen SKE Technology (2026), where the judge stated that contempt jurisdiction should only be exercised where it is justified, and the courts ought to be vigilant to see that its...
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