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Tech, Media and Comms

EU gets one step closer to adopting the Digital Services Act

New regulation of digital services expected to come into force for all businesses in late 2023

Energy and Utilities

The Energy Transition | Energy Security Bill and Ofgem's Innovation Fund

This week we look at proposals for a new Energy Security Bill which were announced as part of the Queen's
Workforce Solutions

Global Workforce Solutions Takeaway Podcast: M&A trends for WS companies

Welcome to the first episode in our Global Workforce Solutions Takeaway podcast

Tech, Media and Comms

Private right of action under Singapore's Personal Data Protection Act

Should the courts grant relief to those suffering from 'significant harm' as a result of an organisation's breach of the
Regulatory and compliance

The Queen's Speech - Data Reform Bill announced

UK government heralds next step in process of diverging from EU data protection regime, but extent of divergence not yet
Dispute resolution

The Procurement Bill is published a year on from the 2021 Queen's Speech

The much-anticipated reform of public procurement in England has embarked on its passage through Parliament

Intellectual property

Queen's Speech bill aims to bring gene-edited plants and animals to market

The Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill seeks to simplify the regulatory regime for precision-bred plants and animals

Energy and Utilities

Energy Security Bill proposed in Queen's Speech

The UK government has proposed new legislation intended to ensure the security and decarbonisation of the UK's energy supply

Employment and pensions

Employment Law Coffee Break | Government exclusivity clauses, employee social media protection, and incentives spotlight

Welcome to this week's Coffee Break looking at exclusivity clauses, protecting social media accounts and changing incentives to reflect new
Life Sciences and Healthcare

New WTO Covid-19 vaccine IP waiver proposed

A new vaccine IP waiver proposal has been published by the WTO Director-General following informal negotiations between the EU, India

Urban Mobility

Transparency and compliance pave way for mobility as a service

The integrated model for urban transport raises legal and regulatory questions around privacy, competition, contracts, policy and more
Decarbonisation

Net zero infrastructure: Reducing operational carbon in UK building stock

What measures are the UK government taking to tackle the problem of operational carbon in the built environment and what