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Intellectual property

Timely trials: are UK patent proceedings becoming easier to expedite?

A recent spate of expedition applications raises questions as to whether the speeding up of patent proceedings is becoming more
Decarbonisation

COP26 | How has the global climate summit advanced the goal of adaptation and biodiversity?

Investment in nature-based solutions and support for ecosystems are core to COP26's vision to use adaptation strategies to solve both
Digitalisation

New research by ECLA

We have partnered with European Company Lawyers Association (ECLA) to produce an international thought leadership study that explores data strategies
Employment and pensions

Public Service Pensions Update | November 2021

In this edition, we focus on a private member's bill on exit pay, new rules for pensions transfers from 30
Employment and pensions

The "working time" during periods of on-call time outside the workplace

Working time is a determining element of employment relationships, but it is often difficult to determine what is meant by
Energy and Utilities

The Energy Transition | Ofgem consult on energy price cap and £9.4m hydrogen funding

This week, we look at Ofgem's consultations on potential modifications to the energy price cap, £9.4 million in government funding
Real estate

NEC4 contracts: Key Dates and the liability incurred by missing them

The fundamental distinction in NEC contracts between 'key dates' and 'sectional completions' means one should always consider what the consequence
COP27

COP26 | How innovation will decarbonise and transform cities and the built environment

The Glasgow summit showed that there is global ambition to accelerate innovation in cities and industry and the next step
Employment and pensions

Employment Law Coffee Break: Social gatherings, freedom of expression and employer reputation, and our HR pensions spotlight for November

Welcome to this week's Employment Law Coffee Break in which we look at the latest legal and practical issues impacting
The Building Safety Act

Build Safe Live Safe | The Building Safety Bill: who pays?

The question of who pays for future safety measures within residential buildings can be contentious and emotive, but is one
Decarbonisation

Private copy levy and refurbished devices

On July 1, 2021, a decision by the committee for the private copy levy (“Commission pour la rémunération de la