Nov 24, 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...
Nov 21, 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...
Nov 10, 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...
Nov 09, 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...
Nov 09, 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...
Nov 03, 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...
Nov 02, 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...
Nov 02, 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...
Nov 02, 2023 What's in the Online Safety Act? By Debbie Heywood Louise Popple The UK's Online Safety Act aims to protect online users, and especially children, from illegal and certain types of harmful...
Nov 01, 2023 Draft Code of Practice on predictable work patterns By Shireen Shaikh On 25 October 2023, Acas launched a consultation on a draft statutory Code of Practice in relation to the right to request predictable...
Nov 01, 2023 Careless drafting costs tax By Liz Wilson The recent Upper Tribunal decision in McEnroe and Newman v HMRC demonstrates the importance of drafting the consideration clause in a...
Nov 01, 2023 UPC invokes Brexit in costs decision, but did it really matter? By Paul England Harvard College has been awarded security for costs in the sum of EUR 300,000 in revocation proceedings brought against it by NanoString...