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Tech, Media and Comms

Blockchain in the metaverse: what international regulatory challenges lie ahead?

A metaverse unleashed by blockchain technology raises big questions for digital, financial and data regulators the world over
The Built Environment

ESG in real estate: Does it translate well across Europe? (episode two)

What does the "S" and "G" of ESG mean in practice across the European real estate markets?
The Built Environment

ESG in real estate: Does it translate well across Europe? (episode one)

What does the "E" of ESG mean in practice across the European real estate markets?
Corporate

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence

On 23 February 2022, the proposal for a Directive, which aims to encourage a responsible and sustainable environmental and human
Tech, Media and Comms

Work in the metaverse will pose novel employment law questions

What will the impact of the metaverse be on how people work?
Regulatory and compliance

Defra publishes proposal to reform the UK packaging waste regime

Eight changes that businesses need to prepare for as the introduction of the Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme is proposed for
Future of work

Hybrid working: ‘The Risk Factor’

Risk Review and Reset: For growth beyond 2022
Dispute resolution

Back to basics: The Pre-Action Protocol for Construction and Engineering Disputes

The series on dispute resolution issues for construction projects takes a look at the protocol that governs issuing proceedings
Dispute resolution

Back to basics: acceleration of construction projects

The series on dispute resolution issues for construction projects considers the implications of contractors speeding up work
Dispute resolution

Supreme Court confirms that the expectation of liquidators to identify 'concealed' claims is not the same as that of trading companies

Insolvency practitioners will welcome the confirmation that they cannot be expected to be aware of same degree of information as
Competition, antitrust and trade

UK and EU regulators offer further detail on how competition law can support sustainability

What are the implications of CMA and European Commission proposals for businesses in sustainability collaborations with competitors?
Energy and Utilities

UK hydrogen ambitions get boost from energy security strategy and consultations

The government want to raise the profile of hydrogen in the UK energy mix and has consulted widely on how