Our independently-conducted research reveals growing interest across Europe in finding new ways to pay for legal advice in high-value disputes.

Governments the world over have been ramping up their digital agendas in recent months, each seeking to instil the importance of cyber security on citizens and businesses alike.

Shifting consumer habits and seemingly inexhaustible developments in technology for the masses mean that businesses now have access to information about how their customers tick as never before.

In their second article, Jayne Elkins and Karen McGinley consider the remedies available to victims.

In late September, the EU Commission approved a €682 million support scheme for the Belgian government to bolster offshore wind energy. This initiative is part of the EU's Temporary Crisis...

Being the target of a raid by regulatory authorities in the EU, and particularly the EU's antitrust authorities, is a traumatic experience.

The Regulation No 1062/2014 on the review programme for existing active substances under the 528/2012 Biocidal Products Regulation was published in the EU Official Journal.

On 25 February 2014 the European Parliament adopted the long awaited legislation to amend the Biocidal Products Regulation.

The European Competition Commissioner, Margarethe Vestager, has announced that there will be a major competition inquiry into the e-commerce sector in Europe.

It seems that the EU Commission's investigation into 'sweetheart' tax deals are top priority.

In London, the licensed black taxi cabs are permitted to drive in bus lanes whilst minicabs are not, except to pick up or set down pre-booked passengers.

In the EU, agreements between companies that have either the object or the effect of restricting or distorting competition are in principle prohibited.

Suppliers that seek to restrict online sales via third party platforms (e.g. eBay, Amazon) risk being found to have infringed the EU antitrust rules.

On 27 November 2013 ECHA and the Commission announced that the roadmap for substances of very high concern (SVHCs) was approved by the meeting of the competent authorities for REACH and CLP.

The Google antitrust investigations in the EU reflect fevered interest in Europe in the notion of data and access to and management of data as an unlawful abuse of dominance.

Companies are increasingly incorporating whistleblowing and regulatory complaints into their commercial strategies.

The European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") has published its discussion paper on the reporting framework under the Securities Financing Transactions Regulation ("SFTR").

The Trademark Clearinghouse, which originally intended to operate a notification system to warn rights holders about registrations of potentially infringing domain names in new TLDs in the first 60 days of general availability, has announced this week that the notification period will be extended indefinitely.

The majority of EU member states have signed the final agreement required to create a new EU patent system.

For any successful domestic US business, expansion into Europe is a logical next step, offering exciting new business opportunities and growth potential, but also raising complex legal, regulatory and cultural challenges.