UK Knowledge Collection | Green agreements and competition law, avoiding supply chain risk, and cyber resilience

As businesses strive to develop more sustainable practices, the UK competition regulator has published its second informal guidance under its "open door" policy in relation to green agreements. Its willingness to provide such guidance provides businesses with an opportunity to obtain clarity and assurance for their own agreements with competitors on sustainability collaborations.

Sustainability reporting and transparency obligations are growing, and businesses increasingly need to look to their whole value chains. Our webinar series on supply chain risk, starting next week, looks how to implement a compliant sustainable supply chain, with other sessions also covering digitalisation, spotting distress in your supply chain, and reducing exposure to cyber risk.

Our "Dipping into Data" webinar examines more broadly the developing legal landscape of cybersecurity for businesses, and our "Eating Compliance for Breakfast" series discusses the new security obligations for connected devices, that come into force this month.

Recent Insights

Employment Coffee Break

Our update on employment law reports on the new Presidential Guidance for awards to injury to feelings in line with the Vento bands, an important Employment Appeal Tribunal decision on trial periods and reasonable adjustments, and an immigration update.
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Orders to preserve evidence under the Unified Patent Court: seven trends from the emerging case law

The Unified Patent Court has demonstrated a flexible approach – and so far has routinely granted ex parte orders to preserve evidence of suspected infringement. The approach adopted confirms that these orders are a highly relevant procedural tool for patentees.
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Decision time for UK medical device regulation: diverge or converge with the EU?

As the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency progresses with its roadmap, industry will be looking forward to receiving more information on proposed new UK medical devices regulations.
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UK FCA reaffirms tackling financial crime as a top priority

The financial regulator has set out its areas of focus for preventing and reducing financial crime in 2024.
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UK competition regulator issues fresh guidance on green collaborations for sustainability

The Competition and Markets Authority has provided new guidance on a collective agreement between leading UK supermarkets that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in grocery supply chains.
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Events

Digitalising your supply chain – avoid the pitfalls

16 April | 10:00-10:30

Increasing numbers of businesses are looking to make better, data-driven decisions by digitalising their supply chains. Using a practical case study, we will look at how to identify and mitigate against the risks.
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How to implement a transparent, sustainable supply chain

18 April | 10:00-10:30

A webinar on the legal and reporting obligations for businesses, and the practical steps that can be taken to evaluate exposure, reduce risk and achieve compliance.
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'Umbrella' companies: new regulatory regime

23 April | 09:00-09:30

How will the government announcement, expected on 18 April, on a new legislative regime for "umbrella" companies affect staffing companies and users of umbrella workers?
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Dipping into Data | Cybersecurity: navigating the developing legal landscape

24 April | 16:00-16:30

Cybersecurity obligations are evolving, becoming increasingly targeted at specific sectors and threats. The session provides an overview of new and upcoming legislation and how companies should approach cybersecurity.
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Eating Compliance for Breakfast | Connected devices and new security obligations

25 April | 09:00-09:30

The Product Security and Telecommunication Infrastructure Act introduces new security requirements for connected products which come into force on 29 April. What are the new requirements and what should businesses do to ensure compliance?
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