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Marketinglaw update | June 2023

Welcome to the latest edition of Marketinglaw.
Employment and pensions

Revocation of the state of epidemic threat in Poland

On 1 July 2023, the state of epidemic emergency declared in relation to COVID-19 will be revoked in Poland. What
Urban Dynamics

Drone liability in the age of AI and cybercrime: What is the legal framework?

Who is liable if damages occur due to a cyber attack on a drone? Which precautions have manufacturers to undertake
Dispute resolution

Spanish Supreme Court sets first damages for truck cartel at 5%

The Supreme Court has cleared up doubts about the existence of damage to the truck cartel and the claimants' entitlement
Retail and Consumer

Polish watchdog investigates practices in the fast-moving consumer goods sector

Businesses face new legal challenges over dark patterns practices and need to take notice of consumer protection regulations
Retail and Consumer

Supermarket clash underscores need for clarity from UK Supreme Court on trade mark bad faith

Bad faith claim succeeded in ongoing dispute but trade mark and copyright infringement and passing off still found

Life Sciences and Healthcare

Use of trade mark for food supplements does not amount to genuine use for pharma products

Food supplements are not considered as a sub-set of pharmaceutical products in class 5 for proving genuine trade mark use
Tax

HMRC consults on proposals to change the tax treatment of lending and staking tokens in the UK

Changing the tax treatment of decentralised finance lending and staking of cryptoassets could bring welcome certainty for VC and PE

Real estate

UK Supreme Court rules in favour of ratepayer in charity business rates dispute

Unanimous decision upheld Court of Appeal judgment entitling Nuffield Health to non-domestic rates relief for charities