On January 30, 2014, the UK Parliament adopted the “Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014.” Covington today issued a client advisory explaining the new law, which imposes mandatory registration and disclosure requirements on certain organizations that lobby in the UK. Significantly, however, unlike in the
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Proposed UK Lobbying Bill Faces Criticism
By Lisa Peets on
Posted in Lobbying Compliance
On 17 July 2013, the UK Government introduced draft legislation, the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill, that would, if enacted, create a mandatory and publicly-accessible register for “consultant lobbyists.” Any person or organization that falls within the statutory definition would be required to register…
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