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Employment and pensions

Employee Incentives Update | May 2023

In this edition, we cover annual reporting for employment-related securities arrangements (including changes to HMRC's templates), recent improvements to tax-advantaged
Commercial

Telecoms Takeaway Podcast Series

Welcome to the Telecoms Takeaway podcast homepage.
Employment and pensions

UK Pensions Action Plan Q3 2023

What pensions law changes and proposals over the last quarter do employers and trustees need to respond to this year?
Regulatory and compliance

'Vet-ting' medicinal claims in Great Britain: top tips on advertising pet products with health benefits

Complying with regulatory requirements and ensuring that advertising and marketing copy is accurate increases consumer confidence in brands
Energy and Utilities

The Energy Transition | Octopus' call for grid reform and Ofgem's consultation on consumer standards

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

New Aragonese Decree-Law undertakes an important transposition of regulations not transposed by the State in energy matters and creates the so-called "local consumption"

The new regulation covers direct lines, self-consumption, energy communities, closed distribution grids, administrative milestones, etc
Commercial

In UK commercial contracting, is nothing agreed until everything is agreed?

'Ever Given' Suez grounding raised questions over whether there was a binding agreement for salvage services
The Built Environment

Rental and safety reforms spark debate for the UK real estate 'living' sector

Investors, developers and operators are assessing the implications of a renters' reform bill and the Building Safety Act
Intellectual property

Unified Patent Court offers new opportunities for effective enforcement of European patents

The UPC becomes operational on 1 June and introduces major changes to patent litigation across Europe
Digitalisation

Digital inclusion by design

Looking at inclusive design of digital products, services and platforms through a legal lens
Financial Services

Non-fungible tokens: what are they really all about?

Business and organisations have a range of practical and legal questions about NFTs and their use in the metaverse
Energy and Utilities

Approval of the Royal Decree regulating the procedure for the creation and authorisation of closed electricity distribution networks

The regulation addresses the need to promote the competitiveness of industrial areas by reducing electricity costs