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Intellectual property

UK Court of Appeal confirms Samsung is liable for third-party content on app store

Samsung was not entitled to rely on the eCommerce Directive's hosting safe harbour
Employment and pensions

UK Employment Law Coffee Break: Taking stock, looking ahead, and flexible working requests and other legislative changes from April 2024

Welcome to our latest Coffee Break in which we look at the latest legal and practical developments impacting UK employers
Regulatory and compliance

MPs call for improved value and competitive measures in UK public procurement

Poor data on contracts highlighted by an all-party report into the government's £259bn procurement spend in 2021-22
Dispute resolution

UK National Security Act 2023 brings in scheme to register 'political influence' arrangements

FIRS is intended to provide assurance around the activities of certain foreign powers – but what does it mean for
Competition, antitrust and trade

UK competition regulator issues first informal guidance on sustainability collaborations

Open-door policy can provide businesses with competition law certainty on proposed green agreements
ESG – Environmental, Social and Governance

How to avoid greenwashing risk in the European real estate sector

As sustainability becomes an integral part of developing and managing property, the possibility of a claim of greenwashing is now
Energy and Utilities

The Energy Transition | COP28: Transition away from fossil fuels announced for first time

Welcome to our top picks of the latest energy regulatory and market developments in the UK's transition to net zero
Regulatory and compliance

UK Crown Estate publishes plans for fifth round of offshore wind leasing

Celtic Sea leasing round will start in February 2024 and will have some important differences to previous competitions
Artificial intelligence

German supervisory authorities issue guidance for GDPR compliant use of AI

Hamburg and Baden-Wurttemberg data protection authorities have drawn up practice-oriented guides for organisations.
Real estate

Much-anticipated Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill introduced to UK Parliament

Reforms will give residential long-leasehold homeowners a fairer deal and greater protections
Workforce Solutions

EU Platform Work Directive: deal reached on new rules to classify status of platform workers and automated decision-making

Significant changes to employment rights for platform workers likely to affect numerous sectors