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Energy and Utilities

The Energy Transition | DfT ends plug-in car scheme and Octopus completes flexibility trial

This week we look at the DfT's decision to end its plug-in car scheme, Octopus Energy's Scottish flexibility trial, SSEN
The Built Environment

Is consent the hallmark of ethical data use in a real estate context?

As the world we live, work and play in becomes ever smarter and more digital, the property sector has a
Business crime

Corporate criminal liability: the Law Commission considers how to apportion fault

The Law Commission has set out options for reforms, after considering the challenges faced by the criminal justice system in

Employment and pensions

Employment Law Coffee Break | Acas uplift for sham redundancy, agency staff and strikes, and a podcast on employment status issues

Welcome to this week's Coffee Break setting out the latest legal and practical developments impacting UK employers.
Commercial

Marketinglaw update | June 2022

Welcome to the latest edition of Marketinglaw.
Sanctions, ownership and related issues

Sanctions update: strict liability test comes into force with revised guidance from OFSI

UK regulator OFSI sets out its approach to new rules imposing a strict liability test for breaching the sanctions regime
Data-driven business models

Data pooling and data integration in groups of companies​

There are various stages in the life-cycle of a dataset. First, the dataset must be created, whether this is achieved
Data-driven business models

Data law landscapes beyond Europe

European businesses with an appetite for global growth cannot afford to ignore the data law landscape in other markets. Regulation
Data-driven business models

Rethinking regulation of data-driven digital platforms

The European Union is about to enact the Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act. Both are focused on reshaping
Data-driven business models

Trust and Legal Certainty for the data-driven Economy? A look into the EU Data Governance Act

The EU sees a bright future for a European data economy. The ambition of the Data Governance Act (DGA) is
Data-driven business models

Challenging the environmental impact of data-driven business models

Net-zero goals have become a strategic priority for many businesses and so the carbon footprint of data-driven business models has