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Decarbonisation

Urban Transformation: the World Economic Forum addresses the decarbonisation challenge in cities

The World Economic Forum's report on the value of integrated energy solutions to deliver decarbonised, sustainable and resilient cities around

Decarbonisation

Countdown to COP26 | Decarbonising transport in the UK

Decarbonising the transport sector is crucial to achieving net zero and air quality ambitions

Employment and pensions

Employment Law Coffee Break | New consultation on flexible working, employment status in the tax tribunal and a spotlight on immigration for HR

Welcome to our latest Employment Law Coffee Break in which we look at the latest legal developments impacting UK employers.

Commercial

Marketinglaw Update: September 2021

This edition includes a selection of articles from the team over the summer. Coverage includes: the fine against Amex by

Life Sciences and Healthcare

The government has vision for the UK as the world's leading hub for life sciences

Details on the funding of the 10-year strategy, which builds on the UK's world-class capability and on lessons from the

IT and data

Virtual voice assistants' challenge to comply with data protection legislation

On 7 July 2021, a new version of the guidelines on virtual voice assistants was adopted by the European Data

Intellectual property

Court of Appeal finds inventors must be human

An artificial intelligence (AI) machine cannot be an 'inventor' for purpose of Patents Act 1977 and owner of machinery cannot

Regulatory and compliance

How to minimize corruption and bribery risks when hiring a third party

There are different laws (FCPA, UK Bribery Act, the Spanish Criminal Code, to mention some) that set out the possibility

Intellectual property

Skykick: Court of Appeal endorses broad terms and clarifies the scope of bad faith

Ruling confirms that brand owners can continue to rely on broad terms and a lack of intention to use is

Commercial

CJEU decides electronically supplied software can be a 'good' under the Commercial Agents Directive

Significant change in protection afforded to software resellers who act as agents – UK Supreme Court ruling on point awaited