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Blockchain

Report on the UK's blockchain landscape confirms London as global hub

The Big Innovation Centre highlights the strength and breadth of UK's blockchain ecosystem in its new report
Employment and pensions

Employment Law Coffee Break: Covid-19 update, fire and re-hire, and our immigration spotlight for November

Welcome to our latest Employment Law Coffee Break in which we look at the latest legal and practical developments impacting
The Building Safety Act

Build Safe Live Safe | The Building Safety Bill: Claims for defective work

Developers and contractors would be subject to a new 15 year liability period in relation to construction defects under the
Tech, Media and Comms

Supreme Court in Lloyd v Google dismisses data protection class action

The judgment that overturns the Court of Appeal's ruling and disallows a collective claim for 4.5m iPhone users will come
ESG, sustainability and responsible business

The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation: the latest piece in the puzzle

New draft regulatory technical standards on taxonomy-related product disclosures
Dispute resolution

Corporate proprietary rights take precedence over criminal confiscation orders

Will the Crown Prosecution Service be more likely to prosecute companies alongside their directors in future?
Dispute resolution

The reform of the civil cassation appeal in the Preliminary Draft of Procedural Efficiency Measures

The reform contained in the Preliminary Draft proposes significant modifications to the current regulation of civil cassation appeals. Worth noting
Dispute resolution

US corporate crime crackdown announced

Inadequate compliance systems and terms of deferred prosecution agreements in spotlight
Financial Services

Funds Legal Update

Welcome to our latest Funds Legal Update.
Sustainable disruption: 12 decarbonising technologies for cities

Sustainable disruption: 12 decarbonising technologies for cities | Report

Identifying impactful, scalable and investable technologies to drive urban decarbonisation. Download here.
Energy and Utilities

The Energy Transition | Central network planner and 'green' corporate bond purchases

This week, we look at Ofgem's consultation on proposals for a new centralised strategic network planning model and process, the
Intellectual property

The future regulation of AI: UKIPO consults on patent protection

The consultation includes policy options on how patent protection for AI-devised inventions should be managed with respondents asked to rank