21 Dec, 2023 Financial regulators publish annual cyber resilience report By Daniel Hirschfield On 19 December 2023, the FCA, Bank of England and the PRA published their CBEST thematic report, the first time the report has been...
12 Dec, 2023 Entry into force of new UK-Luxembourg tax treaty to impact indirect holdings of UK real estate By Liz Wilson Claire Hawley HMRC has confirmed that a new double tax treaty that was signed by the UK and Luxembourg last year has been ratified by both countries...
07 Dec, 2023 FCA finalises its sustainability disclosure framework By Daniel Hirschfield On 28 November 2023, the FCA published a much awaited policy statement, PS23/16 (the Statement), in which it set out the final rules and...
06 Dec, 2023 UPC on staying parallel actions with the EPO By Paul England Like many national European courts, the Unified Patent Court allows for patent revocation proceedings to run in parallel to opposition...
24 Nov, 2023 The straw man lives on in the UPC By Paul England The Paris seat of the UPC Central Division has confirmed a question of strategic importance to parties seeking patent revocation: the...
21 Nov, 2023 Don’t ask for a UPC technical judge too soon By Paul England The UPC Rules of Procedure do not provide prescriptive directions for every possible eventuality in the court. Space is instead left for...
10 Nov, 2023 Guidance on UPC confidentiality clubs By Paul England How do parties to litigation in the UPC protect their confidential information? A number of decisions have now come from the UPC...
09 Nov, 2023 EBA publishes consultations on MiCAR By Charlotte Hill The European Banking Authority has been busy with three consultations yesterday, 8 November, on draft Technical Standards and two more on...
09 Nov, 2023 Ofcom consults on protecting people from illegal harms under the Online Safety Act By Debbie Heywood Ofcom has published its consultation on protecting people from illegal harms online. This is the first of four major consultations...
03 Nov, 2023 The AI Safety Summit – a little less conversation, a little more action? By Victoria Hordern Debbie Heywood The AI Safety Summit, hosted by the UK at Bletchley Park, has certainly attracted key political heavyweights including the EU's Ursula...
02 Nov, 2023 Royal Assent given to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act By Annie Harvey The Levelling Up and Regeneration Act received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023. It aims to support the government's commitment to...
02 Nov, 2023 Der Widerrufsbutton – Kleines „Element“ mit großen Problemen By Erik Steiner Die rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen im Online-Handel sind einem ständigen Wandel unterworfen. Mit der Einführung des Art. 11a der...