27 Feb, 2023 International evidence gathering - §1782 application found not to be “unconscionable” By Nikolas Ireland Madeleine Brown Obtaining evidence from an overseas jurisdiction should be a consideration of all litigants engaged in disputes with an international...
27 Feb, 2023 Road blocks to Roblox? New data protection guidance for game developers By Cliodhna Ni Ghadhra Rosie Duckworth Last week, the Information Commissioner’s Office (the ICO) published new guidance for video game developers on protecting children. This...
24 Feb, 2023 New frontiers of English law: UKJT publishes legal statement on digital securities By Sapheen Meran Thomas Gawda In our last post, we discussed the United Kingdom Jurisdictional Task Force's (UKJT) consultation on the issuance and transfer of digital...
22 Feb, 2023 Meta successfully resists certification in data privacy collective action By Jennifer Reeves Simon Day Cameron Firth In an early victory for Meta, the Competition Appeal Tribunal has refused to certify a collective claim brought on behalf of some 45...
20 Feb, 2023 Generative AI’s copyright conundrum By Mark Cusack AI tools which produce realistic content have burst onto the scene over the past 12 months. From the images generated by OpenAI’s DALL-E...
17 Feb, 2023 Home Office decides not to appeal landmark EU Settlement Scheme judgment By Edward Reed Just before Christmas 2022, the High Court ruled against the Home Office on the legality of the two step EU Settlement Scheme application...
14 Feb, 2023 CMA joins global competition authorities in focusing on compliance in labour markets By Rachel Carter Charlie Critchley Richard Pepper The CMA has issued a publication concerning competition law compliance in labour markets. The guidance, which was published last week,...
14 Feb, 2023 First out of the gate: what can we learn from the First Tier Tribunal’s first remediation contribution order? By Richard Alam The First Tier Tribunal (FTT) recently published its first decision on an application for a remediation contribution order, in the case...
13 Feb, 2023 Crypto advertising in the UK - new regulatory regime incoming By Alishea Patel Rosie Duckworth On 1 February HM Treasury published a consultation and call for evidence on its proposals for a financial services regulatory regime for...
13 Feb, 2023 Warning shot across the wings for UK airport operators By Rachel Carter The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) have issued an open letter to airport operators regarding...
13 Feb, 2023 High Court creates uncertainty over the deadline for bringing a contractor’s claim for payment By Andy Mather A recent High Court case has created uncertainty about when a contractor’s right to payment arises. There now appear to be conflicting...
10 Feb, 2023 Posthumous conception: court refuses gamete collection on human rights grounds By Elizabeth Doherty Jacob Ward Last August, we reported on a landmark decision in which the Court of Protection (Court) approved the use of frozen embryos after the...
10 Feb, 2023 Financial Times Adviser: Understanding HMRC's approach to careless and deliberate tax behaviours By Gideon Sanitt Ben Webster Sophie Rhind The revelations about Nadhim Zahawi and the widely reported suggestion that he paid a tax penalty for a “careless but not deliberate”...
09 Feb, 2023 Workplace leaders: an interview with GoodCourse By Katherine Milliken I recently sat down with Chris Mansfield, co-founder of GoodCourse, to speak about the initiatives I have been part of at Macfarlanes to...
06 Feb, 2023 Room loses its view By Mark Lawrence Jonathan Pratt The Supreme Court has decided [1] that the use of a viewing gallery on the tenth floor of the Blavatnik Building at the Tate Gallery...
03 Feb, 2023 The pursuit of tax: HMRC face increased pressure to boost tax revenue By Klara Kronbergs A recent report, published by the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee on 11 January, urges HMRC to increase the resources given to...