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Regulatory Outlook | January 2022

Welcome to our Regulatory Outlook. This revamped version of the Regulatory Outlook provides you with high-level summaries of important forthcoming
Tech, Media and Comms

Development and potential change to the Electronic Communications Code

PTSI Bill introduces changes intended to resolve difficulties encountered in practice with the Code since its introduction
Urban Dynamics

Future living: How proptech is transforming home buying

Increased technology usage since the pandemic began has fundamentally altered the residential transaction process
Employment and pensions

The main keys to the Spanish labour reform

After a long and complex period of negotiations between labour unions, employers, and the Ministry of Labour of the Spanish

Tax

Tax impact of the correction of accounting errors

The Spanish Supreme Court has established, in its ruling dated 25 October 2021 (appeal number 6820/2019), that accounting errors will
Life Sciences and Healthcare

2022 Finance Act increases State investment in Italian national health system

Pharmaceutical spending ceilings are increased and reforms to technical standards are expected
Tech, Media and Comms

How the 'green' cloud is powering sustainable tech and cloud services

The reduction of cloud-based processing's carbon footprint to zero depends on environmentally conscious system design and supply chain management
Intellectual property

High Court provides clarity for brand owners on interpreting Brexit-related legislation

UK courts retain jurisdiction to grant pan-EU injunctions in EU trade mark cases pending at the end of the Brexit
Tech, Media and Comms

Legislators worldwide move to adopt regulation by design

A new form of regulation is emerging that will help keep pace with developments in artificial intelligence
Employment and pensions

HR pensions spotlight: TUPE transfers and pensions

There are a number of pension questions for employers to resolve when staff are transferring under TUPE regulations
Workforce Solutions

Proposed EU directive may classify most gig workers and contractors as employees

Will some staffing platforms cease to be commercially viable, and will traditional contractor and consultancy arrangements in EU be affected?
IT and data

Inbox advertising and the need for prior user consent

The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that the insertion of advertising messages in users' inboxes in