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The Built Environment

Building safety: government supports removal of EWS1 forms for lower risk buildings

An independent expert report has urged for a more risk-based and proportionate approach to building fire safety in medium and

Competition, antitrust and trade

A New Deal for UK consumers?

A government consultation is proposing an overhaul of UK consumer and competition law policy.

Real estate

Supreme Court provides much-needed clarity on liquidated damages

Long-awaited Supreme Court judgment indicates a return to normal service in the interpretation of liquidated damages clauses

IT and data

Cross-border data transfers: what's the state of play?

Seven takeaways for businesses considering data transfers and the use of new SCCs

Future of work

Hybrid working: what are the legal risks to fast-track business growth?

New ways of working during the pandemic have put the onus on businesses to 'do it right' by their employees

Competition, antitrust and trade

European Commission considers decarbonisation and digitalisation as it reviews rules on collaboration

Sustainability concerns and need for competition law to better reflect market developments prompts public consultation on revision of horizontal block

Tech, Media and Comms

UK National Security & Investment Act – implementation date and 17 mandatory sectors confirmed

The UK government has confirmed that the National Security & Investment Act 2021 will fully come into effect on 4

Dispute resolution

Construction industry looks to life after Covid-19 and the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020

Does the extension of pandemic protections risk creating 'zombie' businesses in the building sector?

Dispute resolution

AI and the future of Dispute Resolution: Computer Says No?

Will your dispute be decided by a human being in the future?

IT and data

How businesses across Europe can handle the rise of data protection litigation

Mass damage claims in data protection litigation vary between European jurisdictions and require different approaches and considerations

Tech, Media and Comms

New levy obligations for audiovisual media services adopted in France

The French government has moved ahead with its far-reaching reforms of the financing of audio-visual and cinema productions