Pursuant to the Energy Act 2023, DESNZ has published a consultation document on heat network zoning in England, which invites interested parties to submit representations by 26 February 2024...

The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill completed its Committee stage in the House of Commons in July, with minor amendments, and now awaits Report. A Carry-over Motion has been agreed...

Following 18 months of Parliamentary scrutiny, the Procurement Bill received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023. This marks a key milestone in the implementation of what the UK Government...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) are undertaking work to understand better how consumer protection legislation can be used to tackle...

The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (DMCC Bill) completed its Committee stage in the House of Commons in July, with minor amendments, and now awaits Report. A Carry-over Motion...

This case provides useful guidance on the correct approach, including the parameters for comparison, to be taken before assessing registered design infringement...

Legal professionals navigate the complexities of facilities management, exploring how strategic estate optimization intersects with regulatory compliance and operational efficiency. This analysis examines the critical legal considerations organizations must address when managing their physical assets and infrastructure. Discover the essential frameworks and best practices that enable businesses to align their facilities management strategies with broader organizational objectives.

When parties disclose documents in court proceedings, those documents are generally protected from being used for any other purpose outside the immediate case. This protection, known as the collateral undertaking, is embedded in civil procedure rules but is not absolute. Recent case law explores the boundaries of when courts will grant permission to use disclosed documents in other proceedings...

Bristol Crown Court recently fined a landowner £15,000 (with an additional £8,000 payable for costs) for two breaches of s3(2) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 for a failure...

The final version of the Defined Benefit (DB) Funding Regulations have just been published by the Department for Work and Pensions...

Important reading for trustees and employers of defined benefit (DB) schemes in distress scenarios. The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has updated its guidance on RAAs.

The platform sector has grown rapidly over recent years and is likely to continue this form. The FCA has intense focus on ensuring that the very highest of standards apply in an environment...

This briefing looks more closely at the duty of disclosure and at the broker's role in helping business clients to comply with this onerous duty.

There is an ever-widening gap firstly between the lending the commercial real estate sector needs to refinance debt coming due and secondly the amount that lenders are willing and able to refinance...

The recent judgment handed down by the High Court in Manolete v White [2023] EWHC 567 (Ch) reinforces the Court's power to order a judgment debtor to exercise a right to draw down on their pension...

From 1 January 2024, the UK Intellectual Property Office ("UK IPO") is changing the Address for Service ("AFS") rules for UK comparable trade marks and re-registered designs.

The European Commission has launched its 2024 SME Fund, a scheme which runs between 22 January 2024 and 06 December 2024.

In August, we reported on the challenges and opportunities discussed at the roundtable summit on smart contract templates. The second summit on 16 November was again held simultaneously...

The Court of Appeal decision in David Frost v Wake Smith & Tofields Solicitors [2013] EWCA Civ 1960 provides a cautionary reminder of why it is always preferable to document any terms agreed by clients in a legally binding agreement as soon as possible.

A Canadian and Maltese national fell victim to a sophisticated cryptocurrency fraud scheme, losing approximately £10.5 million after being persuaded to transfer Bitcoin and other digital assets into what they believed were legitimate trading accounts. The English Commercial Court has now granted summary judgment against multiple defendants, many still unidentified, ordering the return of traced Bitcoin and awarding compensation for misappropriated digital assets.