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The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill ("Martyn's Law") mandates public venue operators to implement security measures against terrorist attacks. The phased 2025 rollout requires procedural changes, staff training, and, for larger venues, enhanced security infrastructure.

BCL partner Michael Drury and senior associate Caroline Mair analyse the recent Parliamentary report, "Beyond Brexit: policing, law enforcement and security", by the ‘EU Security and Justice...

Nearly a quarter century after its passage, the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act of 1996 – commonly known as Helms-Burton, after its sponsors

The reaction of anti-corruption campaigners, in contrast, has been far from positive.

Military neurotechnology is creating unprecedented challenges for international humanitarian law as brain-computer interfaces blur the boundaries between combatants and equipment, medical treatment and military enhancement, and conscious decision-making and automated response.

The UK Information Commissioner has published guidance on a new lawful basis for processing personal data under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025. This recognised legitimate interest basis allows controllers to rely on five pre-approved conditions without conducting traditional balancing tests, fundamentally shifting how organisations can justify data processing activities while maintaining compliance obligations.

JCT has published the new edition of 2016 Design and Build Contract in conjunction with the Design and Build Sub-Contract for use with it.

The U.K. government possesses extraordinary powers to impose secrecy orders on privately developed defense technology through patent applications, restricting publication, commercialization, and even foreign filings. With over 1,150 active secrecy directions currently in force and declassification rates collapsing since 2016, defense technology companies face growing risks when seeking patent protection for innovations they have independently funded and developed.

On 20 July 2021, the UK Government announced that the National Security & Investment Act 2021 (the Act) will come into effect on 4 January 2022. From that date, as previously reported...

This blog is no stranger to the increasing number of challenges against citizenship deprivations. Despite the absence of Home Office data since 2019, ‘transparency data', Freedom...

Last month the Cabinet Office published the second Annual Report (the Report), for the period running from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023 (the Reporting Period)...

The author has a 14-years' experience in the Canadian Army with operational experience in Afghanistan.

During Q4 2025, anchored by its strategic objective to drive economic growth, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) showed little sign of slowing down in its efforts...

The U.K. Government has announced a number of serious measures to reduce contact between people

On July 20, the U.K. government prohibited for the first time a transaction under the new National Security and Investment Act 2021, or NSIA.

The UK Government's Defence Investment Plan represents a strategic shift toward autonomous systems, artificial intelligence, and advanced manufacturing, creating significant opportunities for the North West's defence technology sector. With substantial investment flowing into uncrewed platforms, cyber resilience, and digital infrastructure over the next decade, regional businesses must understand how intellectual property protection will determine their competitive advantage. This analysis examines the plan

The UK National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSI Act) created a stand‑alone UK screening regime for acquisitions of control over entities and assets that may pose a national security risk.

The events of ‘9/11’ shattered conventional thinking about insurance in a number of ways. A tricky debate has centred on the question of what cover had been provided for the Twin Towers at the time of the attack. By September 11th no final wordings had been agreed, there were only temporary contracts from the insurers pledging to provide insurance.